ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ANTI-THEFT METHOD

• US 20170337788A1
• Filed: 04/25/2017
• Published: 11/23/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/18/2016
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Futaihua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Futaihua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: WU, WEI, FENG, JUN, LEE, CHIEH-YU, KUO, HSU-MIN
• Application Number:
  US15/495,989
• Publication Number:
  US 20170337788A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/00 Security arrangements for protecting computers, components thereof, programs or data against unauthorised activity
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/88 Detecting or preventing theft or loss
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/1409 for removal detection of electrical appliances by detecting their physical disconnection from an electrical system, e.g. using a switch incorporated in the plug connector
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/1445 with detection of interference with a cable tethering an article, e.g. alarm activated by detecting detachment of article, breaking or stretching of cable furniture, e.g. shelves for displaying merchandise, incorporating tethers to prevent theft A47F7/024, A47F5/0861
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0045 concerning the insertion or the connection of the batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/67 by electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/126 Anti-theft arrangements, e.g. protection against subscriber identity module [SIM] cloning

Abstract

An anti-theft method includes controlling an electronic device to enter a locked status, when a charging interface of the electronic device and an I/O plug of a charger are interlocked, and a charging plug of the charger and a power outlet are interlocked. Once the electronic device is determined to be in an abnormal status according to a working status of a charging interface of the electronic device, a prompt is transmitted.

Claims

1. An anti-theft method applied to an electronic device, the method comprising:

providing a first interlocking mechanism, wherein the first interlocking mechanism is used to interlock a charging interface of the electronic device and an I/O plug of a charger;

providing a second interlocking mechanism, wherein the second interlocking mechanism is used to interlock a charging plug of the charger and a power outlet;

when the charging interface of the electronic device and the I/O plug of the charger are interlocked, the charging plug of the charger and the power outlet are interlocked, controlling the electronic device to enter a locked status;

detecting a working status of the charging interface when the electronic device is in the locked status;

determining whether the electronic device is in an abnormal status according to the working status of the charging interface; and

transmitting a prompt when the electronic device is in the abnormal status.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

providing a user interface for receiving a password input by a user when the electronic device is in the locked status; and

unlocking the electronic device when the received password matches with a preset unlocking password.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device enters the locked status when a working status of the charging interface is switched from a non-charging status to an on-charge status.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the prompt is transmitted by controlling a speaker to play an audio warning, or the prompt is transmitted by sending a predetermined message to a predetermined phone number.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein when the electronic device is in the locked status, and the working status of the charging interface is switched from an on-charge status to a non-charging status, the electronic device is determined to be in the abnormal status.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein when the electronic device is in the locked status, the working status of the charging interface is switched from an on-charge status to a non-charging status, and the electronic device is not fully charged, the electronic device is determined to be in the abnormal status.

7. An electronic device, comprising:

a storage device; and

at least one processor, wherein the storage device stores one or more programs that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to;

control the electronic device to enter a locked status, when a charging interface of the electronic device and an I/O plug of a charger are interlocked, and a charging plug of the charger and a power outlet are interlocked;

detect a working status of the charging interface when the electronic device is in the locked status;

determine whether the electronic device is in an abnormal status according to the working status of the charging interface; and

transmit a prompt when the electronic device is in the abnormal status.

8. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the at least one processor is further caused to:

provide a user interface for receiving a password input by a user when the electronic device is in the locked status; and

unlock the electronic device when the received password matches with a preset unlocking password.

9. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the electronic device enters the locked status when a working status of the charging interface is switched from a non-charging status to an on-charge status.

10. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the prompt is transmitted by controlling a speaker to play an audio warning, or the prompt is transmitted by sending a predetermined message to a predetermined phone number.

11. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein when the electronic device is in the locked status, and the working status of the charging interface is switched from an on-charge status to a non-charging status to, the electronic device is determined to be in the abnormal status.

12. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein when the electronic device is in the locked status, the working status of the charging interface is switched from an on-charge status to a non-charging status, and the electronic device is not fully charged, the electronic device is determined to be in the abnormal status.

13. A non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a processor of an electronic device, causes the processor to perform an anti-theft method, the method comprising:

controlling the electronic device to enter a locked status, when a charging interface of the electronic device and an I/O plug of a charger are interlocked, and a charging plug of the charger and a power outlet are interlocked;

detecting a working status of the charging interface when the electronic device is in the locked status;

determining whether the electronic device is in an abnormal status according to the working status of the charging interface; and

transmitting a prompt when the electronic device is in the abnormal status.

14. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 13, wherein the method further comprises:

providing a user interface for receiving a password input by a user when the electronic device is in the locked status; and

unlocking the electronic device when the received password matches with a preset unlocking password.

15. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 13, wherein the electronic device enters the locked status when a working status of the charging interface is switched from a non-charging status to an on-charge status.

16. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 13, wherein the prompt is transmitted by controlling a speaker to play an audio warning, or the prompt is transmitted by sending a predetermined message to a predetermined phone number.

17. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 13, wherein when the electronic device is in the locked status, and the working status of the charging interface is switched from an on-charge status to a non-charging status, the electronic device is determined to be in the abnormal status.

18. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 13, wherein when the electronic device is in the locked status, the working status of the charging interface is switched from an on-charge status to a non-charging status, and the electronic device is not fully charged, the electronic device is determined to be in the abnormal status.