Mobile terminal and a method for implementing the guardianship function

• US 7,715,832 B2
• Filed: 03/28/2007
• Issued: 05/11/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Zhou, Ping
• Primary Examiner(s): ZEWDU, MELESS NMN
• Application Number:
  US11/692,732
• Publication Number:
  US 20070197193A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,140 Days
• Field of Search: 455/90.1, 4554041-4042, 455410-411, 455/421, 455423-425, 4554561-4566, 455/460, 455/466, 455/514, 455/517, 455/550.1, 455/556.2, 455557-558, 455563-565, 455/2.01, 455/3.03, 455/67.11, 455/68, 455/70, 455/88, 455/98, 455/123, 455/181.1, 455352-353, 455/405, 4554142-4143, 455418-420, 340/539.13, 340/539.15, 340/573.1
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72421 with automatic activation of emergency service functions, e.g. upon sensing an alarm
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]

Abstract

A mobile terminal with a guardianship function, includes: a first module, configured for collecting data related to use of the mobile terminal; a second module, configured for determining the use of the mobile terminal by analyzing the data collected by the first module; and a third module, configured for sending a short message informing the use of the mobile terminal determined by the second module. A method for performing the guardianship function at a mobile terminal is also provided. By using the mobile terminal and the method, a guardian is able to timely learn a ward'"'"'s use of the mobile terminal, thus effectively monitoring the ward.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a first module, configured for collecting data related to use of the mobile terminal;

a second module, configured for determining the use of the mobile terminal by analyzing the data collected by the first module; and

a third module, configured for sending a short message for informing the use of the mobile terminal determined by the second module;

wherein;

the first module further comprises a timer configured for calculating a running time of a program of the mobile terminal and transmitting the running time of the program to the third module via the second module, and a determination module configured for determining whether the running time of the program is out of a threshold and notifying the third module via the second module when the running time of the program is out of the threshold; and

the third module is further configured for sending the short message for informing of the running time of the program being out when the running time of the program is out of the threshold.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein, the first module is further configured for stopping running the program when the running time of the program is out of the threshold.

3. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a first module, configured for collecting data related to use of the mobile terminal;

a second module, configured for determining the use of the mobile terminal by analyzing the data collected by the first module;

a third module, configured for sending a short message for informing the use of the mobile terminal determined by the second module;

wherein;

the second module further comprises;

a timer configured for calculating a running time of a program of the mobile terminal and transmitting the running time of the program to the third module via the second module, and a determination module configured for determining whether the running time of the program is out of a threshold and notifying the third module via the second module when the running time of the program is out of the threshold; and

the third module is further configured for sending the short message for informing of the running time of the program being out when the running time of the program is out of the threshold.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 3, wherein, when the running time of the program is out of the threshold, the determination module is further configured for notifying the first module;

and

the first module is further configured for stopping running the program when being notified.

5. A method for implementing a guardianship function at a mobile terminal, the mobile terminal including memory and processing hardware, the method comprising:

collecting data by the processing hardware from the memory related to use of the mobile terminal;

analyzing the data by the processing hardware and determining the use of the mobile terminal according the analyzing;

sending a short message from the mobile terminal for detailing the determined use of the mobile terminal;

calculating a running time of a program at the mobile terminal, wherein, the short message further carries the running time of the program; and

wherein the short message is to identify when the running time of the program exceeds a predetermined threshold.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

stopping running the program when the running time exceeds the predetermined threshold.

7. A method for implementing a guardianship function at a mobile terminal having processing hardware and memory, comprising:

collecting data by the processing hardware related to use of the mobile terminal;

analyzing the data by the processing hardware and determining the use of the mobile terminal according the analyzing; and

sending a short message from the mobile terminal used for notifying the determined use of the mobile terminal;

receiving at the mobile terminal a remote control message for indicating that a running of at least one program at the mobile terminal should be stopped; and

stopping the running of the at least one program according to the remote control message.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

identifying whether the short message received contains a predefined password, and when the short message received contains a predefined password, determining the short message received is the remote control message.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein, the use of the mobile terminal comprises any one or any combination of the followings:

playing games, opening a data service application and making a call.