Portable telephone set with crime prevention function

• US 7,091,866 B2
• Filed: 01/21/2003
• Issued: 08/15/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Nishibori, Takahisa
• Primary Examiner(s): Wu, Daniel
• Assistant Examiner(s): PHAM, LAM P
• Application Number:
  US10/348,185
• Publication Number:
  US 20030137422A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,302 Days
• Field of Search: 340/573.1, 340/540, 340/571, 340/692, 340/574, 348/14, 348/17, 348/148, 348/149, 348/158, 348/14.01, 348/14.02, 348/14.03, 348/14.04, 455/556, 455/575, 455/521, 455/404, 455/404.1, 455/556.1, 455/575.1, 362/109, 362/88, 362/24
• US Class Current: 340/574
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 15/004 using portable personal devices hand-held or body-worn self-defence devices using repellent gases or chemicals F41H9/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72409 by interfacing with external accessories hands-free H04M1/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72424 with manual activation of emergency-service functions

Abstract

When an emergency push-button is depressed, an alarm sound output part in a portable telephone set outputs a high volume level alarm sound, and a flashlight part 8 emits light or flickered light. Furthermore, at the time of the light emission from the flashlight part 8, a camera 7 picks up an evidence photograph and causes the picked-up photograph to be automatically transmitted to a predetermined mail address of police or a guard company.

Claims

1. A portable telephone set with a crime prevention function, said portable telephone set having electronic mail transmission capability, said portable telephone set comprising:

an alarm sound generator located on a display face of the portable telephone set;

a flashlight part located on said display face of the portable telephone set;

a digital camera disposed on said portable telephone set; and

an emergency push-button located on said portable telephone set, wherein;

in response to the depression of the emergency push-button an alarm sound is generated and outputted from said alarm sound generator in conjunction with an evidence photograph produced by said digital camera transmitted using said electronic mail transmission capability in conjunction with light or flickered light emitted from the flashlight part.

2. A crime prevention adapter for use in connection to a portable telephone set having an electronic mail transmission function, comprising:

an alarm sound generator located on said crime prevention adapter;

a flashlight part, located on said crime prevention adapter;

a digital camera disposed on said crime prevention adapter; and

the emergency push-button the alarm sound generator generates and outputs an alarm sound, located on said crime prevention adapter, wherein;

in response to the depression of an emergency push-button, the flashlight part emits flashlight, and, in conjunction, the digital camera picks up a photograph and causes the picked-up photograph to be automatically transmitted from the portable telephone set to a predetermined mail address.