System and method for tracking a mobile telecommunication apparatus

• US 8,504,065 B2
• Filed: 04/18/2012
• Issued: 08/06/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Leadtek Research, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Leadtek Research, Inc.
• Inventors: Ku, Chen-Wei, Chao, Chun-Chi, Yu, Sheng-Lung
• Primary Examiner(s): Magloire, Vladimir
• Assistant Examiner(s): MAPA, MICHAEL Y
• Application Number:
  US13/450,446
• Publication Number:
  US 20120302198A1
• Time in Patent Office: 475 Days
• Field of Search: 455/410, 455/404.2, 455/456.1, 455/457, 455/414.2, 455/466, 701/32.4
• US Class Current: 455/456.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/20 Services signaling; Auxiliary data signalling, i.e. transmitting data via a non-traffic channel

Abstract

A system and a method for tracking a mobile telecommunication apparatus are provided. The system includes a first mobile telecommunication apparatus and a second mobile telecommunication apparatus. The first mobile telecommunication apparatus has a Global Positioning System (GPS) module to provide position information of the first mobile telecommunication apparatus. The second mobile telecommunication apparatus transmits a query instruction to the first mobile telecommunication apparatus by the Short Message Service (SMS). The first mobile telecommunication apparatus transmits the position information back to the second mobile telecommunication apparatus by the SMS in accordance with the query instruction.

Claims

1. A system for tracking a mobile telecommunication apparatus, comprising:

a first mobile telecommunication apparatus, comprising a Global Positioning System (GPS) module to provide position information of the first mobile telecommunication apparatus; and

a second mobile telecommunication apparatus, transmitting a query instruction to the first mobile telecommunication apparatus by the Short Message Service (SMS), wherein the second mobile telecommunication apparatus converts the position information to an address corresponding to a location of the first mobile telecommunication apparatus;

wherein the first mobile telecommunication apparatus transmits the position information back to the second mobile telecommunication apparatus by the SMS in accordance with the query instruction;

a third mobile telecommunication apparatus, transmitting a query request to the second mobile telecommunication apparatus by the SMS;

wherein the second mobile telecommunication apparatus transmits the query instruction to the first mobile telecommunication apparatus in accordance with the query request; and

the second mobile telecommunication apparatus transmits the address back to the third mobile telecommunication apparatus by the SMS.

2. The system for tracking a mobile telecommunication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the query instruction comprises a leading code and a password;

and if the first mobile telecommunication apparatus determines that the leading code and the password are correct, the first mobile telecommunication apparatus transmits the position information back to the second mobile telecommunication apparatus by the SMS.

3. The system for tracking a mobile telecommunication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein after the first mobile telecommunication apparatus receives the query instruction, the GPS module is powered on to generate the position information;

after the first mobile telecommunication apparatus transmits the position information back to the second mobile telecommunication apparatus, the GPS module is powered off; and

after the position information is transmitted back to the second mobile telecommunication apparatus, the first mobile telecommunication apparatus deletes an SMS message carrying the query instruction and an SMS message carrying the position information.

4. The system for tracking a mobile telecommunication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the position information comprises a leading code, a latitude and a longitude.

5. The system for tracking a mobile telecommunication apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the position information further comprises an international mobile equipment identify code, a mobile country code, a mobile network code, a location area code, a cell ID code, and universal time coordinated.

6. The system for tracking a mobile telecommunication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second mobile telecommunication apparatus comprises a map management module;

and the map management module converts the position information to the address corresponding to the location of the first mobile telecommunication apparatus.

7. The system for tracking a mobile telecommunication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second mobile telecommunication apparatus comprises a database management module for recording the position information.

8. The system for tracking a mobile telecommunication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the query instruction comprises a leading code, a password and a phone number of the third mobile telecommunication apparatus;

and if the first mobile telecommunication apparatus determines the leading code and the password are correct, the first mobile telecommunication apparatus transmits the position information back to the second mobile telecommunication apparatus by the SMS.

9. The system for tracking a mobile telecommunication apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the position information comprises a leading code, a latitude, a longitude, an international mobile equipment identify code, a mobile country code, a mobile network code, a location area code, a cell ID code, universal time coordinated, and a phone number of the third mobile telecommunication apparatus.

10. The system for tracking a mobile telecommunication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second mobile telecommunication apparatus comprises a database management module for recording at least one emergency contact phone number;

when an emergency function of the first mobile telecommunication apparatus is triggered, the first mobile telecommunication apparatus transmits emergency position information to the second mobile telecommunication apparatus by the SMS;

the second mobile telecommunication apparatus converts the emergency position information to an address corresponding to a location of the first mobile telecommunication apparatus; and

the second mobile telecommunication apparatus transmits the address and an emergency text to a telecommunication apparatus corresponding to the at least one emergency contact phone number recorded by the database management module by the SMS.

11. The system for tracking a mobile telecommunication apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the emergency position information comprises a leading code, a latitude, a longitude, an international mobile equipment identify code, a mobile country code, a mobile network code, a location area code, a cell ID code, and universal time coordinated.

12. The system for tracking a mobile telecommunication apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the second mobile telecommunication apparatus records the emergency position information in the database management module;

and the second mobile telecommunication apparatus comprises a map management module for converting the emergency position information to the address.

13. A method for tracking a mobile telecommunication apparatus, comprising:

providing position information of a first mobile telecommunication apparatus by a Global Positioning System (GPS) module;

transmitting a query instruction from a second mobile telecommunication apparatus to the first mobile telecommunication apparatus by the Short Message Service (SMS);

transmitting the position information from the first mobile telecommunication apparatus back to the second mobile telecommunication apparatus by the SMS in accordance with the query instruction and converting the position information to an address corresponding to a location of the first mobile telecommunication apparatus by the second mobile telecommunication apparatus;

transmitting a query request from a third mobile telecommunication apparatus to the second mobile telecommunication apparatus by the SMS;

transmitting the query instruction from the second mobile telecommunication apparatus to the first mobile telecommunication apparatus in accordance with the query request; and

transmitting the address from the second mobile telecommunication apparatus back to the third mobile telecommunication apparatus by the SMS.

14. The method for tracking a mobile telecommunication apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the query instruction comprises a leading code and a password;

and the method further comprises;

checking the leading code and the password by the first mobile telecommunication apparatus; and

transmitting the position information from the first mobile telecommunication apparatus back to the second mobile telecommunication apparatus by the SMS if the first mobile telecommunication apparatus determines that the leading code and the password are correct.

15. The method for tracking a mobile telecommunication apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising:

powering on the GPS module to generate the position information after the first mobile telecommunication apparatus receives the query instruction;

powering off the GPS module after the first mobile telecommunication apparatus transmits the position information back to the second mobile telecommunication apparatus; and

deleting an SMS message carrying the query instruction and an SMS message carrying the position information by the first mobile telecommunication apparatus after the position information is transmitted back to the second mobile telecommunication apparatus.

16. The method for tracking a mobile telecommunication apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the position information comprises a leading code, a latitude and a longitude.

17. The method for tracking a mobile telecommunication apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the position information further comprises an international mobile equipment identify code, a mobile country code, a mobile network code, a location area code, a cell ID code, and universal time coordinated.

18. The method for tracking a mobile telecommunication apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising:

converting the position information to the address corresponding to the location of the first mobile telecommunication apparatus by the second mobile telecommunication apparatus.

19. The method for tracking a mobile telecommunication apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising:

recording the position information by the second mobile telecommunication apparatus.

20. The method for tracking a mobile telecommunication apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising:

recording at least one emergency contact phone number by the second mobile telecommunication apparatus;

transmitting emergency position information from the first mobile telecommunication apparatus to the second mobile telecommunication apparatus by the SMS when an emergency function of the first mobile telecommunication apparatus is triggered;

converting the emergency position information to an address corresponding to a location of the first mobile telecommunication apparatus by the second mobile telecommunication apparatus; and

transmitting the address and an emergency text from the second mobile telecommunication apparatus to a telecommunication apparatus corresponding to the at least one emergency contact phone number by the SMS.

21. The method for tracking a mobile telecommunication apparatus according to claim 20, wherein the emergency position information comprises a leading code, a latitude, a longitude, an international mobile equipment identify code, a mobile country code, a mobile network code, a location area code, a cell ID code, and universal time coordinated.

22. The method for tracking a mobile telecommunication apparatus according to claim 20, further comprising:

recording the emergency position information by the second mobile telecommunication apparatus.

23. A system for tracking a mobile telecommunication apparatus, comprising:

a first mobile telecommunication apparatus, comprising a Global Positioning System (GPS) module to provide an emergency position information of the first mobile telecommunication apparatus; and

a second mobile telecommunication apparatus, comprising a database management module for recording at least one emergency contact phone number;

wherein when an emergency function of the first mobile telecommunication apparatus is triggered, the first mobile telecommunication apparatus transmits the emergency position information to the second mobile telecommunication apparatus by the Short Message Service (SMS);

the second mobile telecommunication apparatus converts the emergency position information to an address corresponding to a location of the first mobile telecommunication apparatus; and

the second mobile telecommunication apparatus transmits the address and an emergency text to a telecommunication apparatus corresponding to the at least one emergency contact phone number recorded by the database management module by the SMS.

24. The system for tracking a mobile telecommunication apparatus according to claim 23, wherein the emergency position information comprises a leading code, a latitude, a longitude, an international mobile equipment identify code, a mobile country code, a mobile network code, a location area code, a cell ID code, and universal time coordinated.

25. The system for tracking a mobile telecommunication apparatus according to claim 23, wherein the second mobile telecommunication apparatus records the emergency position information in the database management module;

and the second mobile telecommunication apparatus comprises a map management module for converting the emergency position information to the address.

26. A method for tracking a mobile telecommunication apparatus, comprising:

providing an emergency position information of a first mobile telecommunication apparatus by a Global Positioning System (GPS) module;

recording at least one emergency contact phone number by a second mobile telecommunication apparatus;

transmitting the emergency position information from the first mobile telecommunication apparatus to the second mobile telecommunication apparatus by the Short Message Service (SMS) when an emergency function of the first mobile telecommunication apparatus is triggered;

converting the emergency position information to an address corresponding to a location of the first mobile telecommunication apparatus by the second mobile telecommunication apparatus; and

transmitting the address and an emergency text from the second mobile telecommunication apparatus to a telecommunication apparatus corresponding to the at least one emergency contact phone number by the SMS.

27. The method for tracking a mobile telecommunication apparatus according to claim 26, wherein the emergency position information comprises a leading code, a latitude, a longitude, an international mobile equipment identify code, a mobile country code, a mobile network code, a location area code, a cell ID code, and universal time coordinated.