Remote control system in mobile communication terminal and method thereof

• US 7,050,797 B2
• Filed: 07/15/2002
• Issued: 05/23/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Jung, Soo-Yong
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, CongVan
• Application Number:
  US10/194,067
• Publication Number:
  US 20030013485A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,408 Days
• Field of Search: 455/557, 455/420, 455/458, 455/426.1, 455/3.05, 455/403, 455/404.2, 455/418, 455/419
• US Class Current: 455/420
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/67 by electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/22 Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/245 from a network towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

Disclosed is a remote control system in a mobile communication terminal and method thereof enabling a user to use the mobile communication terminal not only passively but also actively. The present invention includes a first step of receiving a remote control command from a subscriber, a second step of recording the remote control command in a reserved field of the page message, a third step of transmitting the page message to the mobile communication terminal, and a fourth step of having the mobile communication terminal operate in accordance with the remote control command included in the page message. The fourth step includes the steps of verifying a species of the received page message by parsing the received page message, extracting the remote control command by analyzing the reserved field of the page message if the received page message is for controlling the mobile communication terminal remotely, and controlling an operating state of the mobile communication terminal in accordance with the extracted remote control command.

Claims

1. A remote control system in a mobile communication terminal, comprising:

a computer receiving a remote control command for controlling the mobile communication terminal from a subscriber;

a remote control server generating a page message including information related to the inputted remote control command; and

a base station transmitting the page message transmitted from the remote control server, wherein the mobile communication terminal parses a reserved field of the page message transmitted from the base station so as to extract the remote control command, and the mobile communication terminal to operate in accordance with information related to the remote control command included in the page message transmitted from the base station.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the remote control server performs a subscriber authentication by a request of the computer.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the base station parses a reserved field of the page message so as to check whether the page message includes the remote control command.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the remote control command relates to a power off command for the mobile communication terminal.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the remote control command relates to a warning message for the mobile communication terminal.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the remote control command relates to locking of the mobile communication terminal.

7. A remote control method of a mobile communication terminal, comprising:

transmitting a remote control command inputted from a subscriber to the mobile communication terminal using a page message;

operating the mobile communication terminal in accordance with the remote control command included in the page message, wherein operating the mobile communication terminal comprises;

parsing the page message;

extracting the remote control command by analyzing a reserved field of the page message;

transmitting the extracted remote control command from a main control unit of the mobile communication terminal to a user interfacing unit; and

controlling operation of the mobile communication terminal by the user interfacing unit in accordance with the extracted remote control command.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the remote control command relates to a power off command for the mobile communication terminal.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the remote control command relates to a warning message for the mobile communication terminal.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the remote control command relates to locking of the mobile communication terminal.

11. A remote control method of a mobile communication terminal, comprising:

transmitting a remote control command inputted from a subscriber to the mobile communication terminal using a page message; and

operating the mobile communication terminal in accordance with the remote control command included in the page message, wherein transmitting the remote control command comprises;

setting the inputted remote control command in a reserved field of the page message;

transmitting the page message of which the reserved field is set to a base station from a remote control server; and

transmitting the page message from the base station to the mobile communication terminal.

12. A remote control method of a mobile communication terminal, comprising:

a first step of receiving a remote control command from a subscriber;

a second step of recording the remote control command in a reserved field of a page message;

a third step of transmitting the page message to the mobile communication terminal; and

a fourth step of operating the mobile communication terminal in accordance with the remote control command included in the page message, wherein the fourth step comprises;

verifying a species of the received page message by parsing the received page message;

extracting the remote control command by analyzing the reserved field of the page message if the received page message is for controlling the mobile communication terminal remotely; and

controlling an operating state of the mobile communication terminal in accordance with the extracted remote control command.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising the steps of:

receiving a subscriber registration information; and

authenticating the subscriber based on the subscriber registration information.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the subscriber registration information includes a phone number of the mobile communication terminal, a user identification (ID), and a social security number.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the remote control command relates to a power off command for the mobile communication terminal.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein the remote control command relates to a warning message for the mobile communication terminal.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein the remote control command relates to locking of the mobile communication terminal.

18. A remote control method of a mobile communication terminal, comprising:

a first step of receiving a remote control command from a subscriber;

a second step of recording the remote control command in a reserved field of a page message;

a third step of transmitting the page message to the mobile communication terminal; and

a fourth step of operating the mobile communication terminal in accordance with the remote control command included in the page message, wherein the third step comprises;

transmitting the page message from a remote control server to a base station;

parsing the reserved field of the received page message and checking whether the page message is for controlling the mobile communication terminal remotely; and

transmitting the page message to the corresponding mobile communication terminal.

19. A page message for controlling a mobile communication terminal remotely, comprising:

a first field indicating a sequence of a configuration message;

a second field indicating a sequence of an access message;

a third field for paging all mobile communication terminals allocated to a first class;

a fourth field for paging other mobile communication terminals allocated to a second class;

a fifth field for paging a mobile communication terminal using an identifier;

a sixth field for paging all mobile communication terminals of the identifier in ascending numerical order;

a seventh field for broadcast pages;

a reserved field for recording a remote control command inputted from a subscriber so as to control the mobile communication terminal remotely;

an eighth field indicating a length of a specific field added to a page message; and

a ninth field indicating the added specific field.

20. The page message of claim 19, wherein the identifier comprises a temporary mobile station identity (TMSI).

21. The page message of claim 19, wherein the remote control command relates to a power off command for the mobile communication terminal.

22. The page message of claim 19, wherein the remote control command relates to a warning message for the mobile communication terminal.

23. The page message of claim 19, wherein the remote control command relates to locking of the mobile communication terminal.