APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REPORTING ACCIDENT IN PORTABLE TERMINAL

• US 20110189974A1
• Filed: 12/07/2010
• Published: 08/04/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/29/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: PARK, Eun-Hee, KIM, Byung-Sam, SONG, Chang-Won
• Application Number:
  US12/961,967
• Publication Number:
  US 20110189974A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/404.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72418 for supporting emergency services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72421 with automatic activation of emergency service functions, e.g. upon sensing an alarm
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/04 with alarm systems, e.g. fire, police or burglar alarm systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/50 for emergency connections

Abstract

An apparatus and a method of accident reporting in a portable terminal are provided. The method of accident reporting includes displaying a plurality of dangerous situation classification codes on a screen upon selection of a menu for reporting occurrence of a danger, selecting at least one dangerous situation classification code among the plurality of dangerous situation classification codes, requesting an input of an authentication number with respect to transmission of the selected dangerous situation classification code, and if the authentication code is valid, transmitting to a destination a specific message including a description of the selected dangerous situation classification code.

Claims

1. A method of accident reporting in a portable terminal, the method comprising:

displaying a plurality of dangerous situation classification codes on a screen upon selection of a menu for reporting occurrence of a danger;

selecting at least one dangerous situation classification code among the plurality of dangerous situation classification codes;

requesting an input of an authentication number with respect to transmission of the selected dangerous situation classification code; and

if the authentication code is valid, transmitting a specific message including a description of the selected dangerous situation classification code to a corresponding destination.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the dangerous situation classification codes are mapped to descriptions pre-defined for respective dangerous situations.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the specific message is one of a Short Message Service (SMS) message and a Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) message.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

inserting at least one of user'"'"'s personal information and location information to the specific message.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the personal information includes at least one of a user'"'"'s name, a user'"'"'s resident registration number, and a user'"'"'s photo.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the authentication number comprises at least one of a password of the portable terminal and an authorized number received from an authentication server.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

adding, changing, or deleting the dangerous situation classification code.

8. A method of accident reporting in a portable terminal, the method comprising:

displaying a plurality of dangerous situation classification codes on a screen upon selection of a menu for reporting occurrence of a danger;

selecting at least one dangerous situation classification code among the plurality of dangerous situation classification codes;

searching for a phone number of a destination which receives the selected dangerous situation classification code; and

transmitting a specific message including a description of the selected dangerous situation classification code to the destination based on the found phone number.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the dangerous situation classification codes are mapped to descriptions pre-defined for respective dangerous situations.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the specific message is one of a Short Message Service (SMS) message and a Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) message.

11. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

inserting at least one of user'"'"'s personal information and location information to the specific message.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the personal information includes at least one of a user'"'"'s name, a user'"'"'s resident registration number, and a user'"'"'s photo.

13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

inputting an authentication number before transmitting the specific message to the destination, wherein the authentication number comprises at least one of a password of the portable terminal and an authorized number received from an authentication server.

14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

adding, changing, or deleting the dangerous situation classification code.

15. An apparatus for accident reporting in a portable terminal, the apparatus comprising:

a display unit for displaying a plurality of dangerous situation classification codes on a screen upon selection of a menu for reporting occurrence of a danger; and

a controller for selecting at least one dangerous situation classification code among the plurality of dangerous situation classification codes, for requesting an input of an authentication number with respect to transmission of the selected dangerous situation classification code, and if the authentication code is valid, for transmitting to a destination a specific message including a description of the selected dangerous situation classification code.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the dangerous situation classification codes are mapped to descriptions pre-defined for respective dangerous situations.

17. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the specific message is one of a Short Message Service (SMS) message and a Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) message.

18. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the controller inserts at least one of user'"'"'s personal information and location information to the specific message.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the personal information includes at least one of a user'"'"'s name, a user'"'"'s resident registration number, and a user'"'"'s photo.

20. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the authentication number comprises at least one of a password of the portable terminal and an authorized number received from an authentication server.

21. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the controller adds, changes, or deletes the dangerous situation classification code.

22. An apparatus for accident reporting in a portable terminal, the apparatus comprising:

a display unit for displaying a plurality of dangerous situation classification codes on a screen upon selection of a menu for reporting occurrence of a danger; and

a controller for selecting at least one dangerous situation classification code among the plurality of dangerous situation classification codes, for searching for a phone number of a destination which receives the selected dangerous situation classification code, and for transmitting a specific message including a description of the selected dangerous situation classification code to the destination based on the found phone number.

23. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the dangerous situation classification codes are mapped to descriptions pre-defined for respective dangerous situations.

24. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the specific message is one of a Short Message Service (SMS) message and a Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) message.

25. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the controller inserts at least one of user'"'"'s personal information and location information to the specific message.

26. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein the personal information includes at least one of a user'"'"'s name, a user'"'"'s resident registration number, and a user'"'"'s photo.

27. The apparatus of claim 22,

wherein the controller inputs an authentication number before transmitting the specific message to the destination, and

wherein the authentication number comprises at least one of a password of the portable terminal and an authorized number received from an authentication server.

28. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the controller adds, changes, or deletes the dangerous situation classification code.