METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING LOST MODE IN A MOBILE DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method for performing a lost mode in a mobile device, the method comprising:
- setting a lost mode on the mobile device when receiving a communication message containing a lost notification string;
connecting the mobile device in the lost mode to a social network server, based on user authentication information previously registered in the mobile device; and
transmitting a lost notification message, containing information regarding a location where the mobile device is currently located, to the social network server.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for performing a lost mode in a mobile device are provided. When the mobile device receives a communication message containing a lost notification string, a lost mode is executed. The mobile device in the lost mode is connected to a social network server, based on user authentication information previously registered in the mobile device. The mobile device transmits a lost notification message, containing information regarding a location where the mobile device is currently located, to the social network server. As a result, it is more likely that the owner of the lost mobile device can retrieve the mobile device from a person who found it.
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1. A method for performing a lost mode in a mobile device, the method comprising:
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setting a lost mode on the mobile device when receiving a communication message containing a lost notification string; connecting the mobile device in the lost mode to a social network server, based on user authentication information previously registered in the mobile device; and transmitting a lost notification message, containing information regarding a location where the mobile device is currently located, to the social network server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for performing a lost mode in a mobile device, the method comprising:
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setting a lost mode on the mobile device when the mobile device receives a communication message including a lost notification string; and transmitting, when an operation command is created in the lost mode, a lost notification message including information regarding a location where the mobile device is currently located, based on identification-information previously stored in the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for performing a lost mode in a mobile device, the apparatus comprising:
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a Radio Frequency (RF) communication unit for performing RF communication; a lost mode execution determining unit for setting a lost mode, when receiving a communication message including a lost notification message via the RF communication unit; and a lost mode performing unit for connecting the mobile device to a social network server via the RF communication unit, based on user authentication information previously registered, in the lost mode, and for transmitting a lost notification message, including information regarding a location where the mobile device is currently located, to the social network server. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A mobile device, comprising:
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a Radio Frequency (RF) communication unit for performing RF communication; a lost mode execution determining unit for setting a lost mode, when receiving a communication message including a lost notification message via the RF communication unit; and a lost mode performing unit for transmitting a lost notification message, including information regarding a location where the mobile device is currently located, based on identification-information previously stored in the mobile device, when an operation command is created in the lost mode. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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