Mobile phone monitor and remote control system

• US 20030003907A1
• Filed: 06/29/2001
• Published: 01/02/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Inventec Appliances Corporation (Inventec Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Inventec Appliances Corporation (Inventec Corporation)
• Inventors: Hu, Shi-Wei, Lai, Cheng-Shing
• Application Number:
  US09/893,654
• Publication Number:
  US 20030003907A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/425
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/575 Means for retrieving and displaying personal data about calling party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6041 Portable telephones adapted for handsfree use
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface

Abstract

The mobile phone monitor and remote control system enables users to monitor the mobile phone operation status and remotely control its operation without taking out the mobile phone. It has an independent remote control and a message receiving module located in the mobile phone, to communicate with the remote control and indicate the mobile phone operation status, such as the number of an incoming call, on a display screen located on the remote control. Users may choose to take or pass the call through the remote control function, or take the call with a coupling headset and microphone.

Claims

1. A mobile phone monitor and remote control system for monitoring mobile phone operation status and performing remote control operation without taking the mobile phone, comprising:

a first wireless transmission module installed in the mobile phone for emitting the mobile phone operation status and related messages in a wireless fashion and receiving operation commands from outside;

a server monitor program installed in the mobile phone for monitoring the mobile phone operation status and controlling the mobile phone to proceed a corresponding process when a preset event taking place;

a remote controller including a display screen, a control interface and a second wireless transmission module which receives messages from the first wireless transmission module and displays the message on the display screen and transmits operation commands issued by the control interface to the first wireless transmission module for remotely controlling the mobile phone; and

a request monitor program installed in the remote controller for processing the messages received by the second wireless transmission module.

2. The mobile phone monitor and remote control system of claim 1, wherein the server monitor program transmits incoming phone number to the second wireless transmission module through the first wireless transmission module when the mobile phone receives the incoming phone and displaying the phone number on the display screen of the remote controller.

3. The mobile phone monitor and remote control system of claim 1, wherein the server monitor program transmits caller identity data to the second wireless transmission module through the first wireless transmission module when the mobile phone receives an incoming phone and displays the identity data on the display screen of the remote controller.

4. The mobile phone monitor and remote control system of claim 1, wherein the first wireless transmission module and second wireless transmission module are bluetooth modules which employ bluetooth technology.

5. The mobile phone monitor and remote control system of claim 1, wherein the first wireless transmission module and second wireless transmission module are wireless radio frequency modules.

6. The mobile phone monitor and remote control system of claim 1, wherein the control interface of the remote controller includes a taking-call button for taking phone call and a cutoff-call button for passing phone call.

7. The mobile phone monitor and remote control system of claim 1, wherein the remote controller has an ornamental exterior shape for serving as an ornament to hang on an user'"'"'s body.

8. The mobile phone monitor and remote control system of claim 1 further having a headset linked to the mobile phone, the headset including an earpiece and a microphone.