MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL

• US 20080014967A1
• Filed: 07/09/2007
• Published: 01/17/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/21/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NTT Docomo Incorporated (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation)
• Original Assignee: NTT Docomo Incorporated (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation), Super Wave Corporation
• Inventors: Miyamoto, Kenichi, Sasakura, Toyoki, Ishikawa, Hironori, Murata, Mitsuru
• Application Number:
  US11/775,084
• Publication Number:
  US 20080014967A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.4
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/24 Reminder alarms, e.g. anti-loss alarms
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/22 Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities

Abstract

A mobile communication terminal, which can be found promptly when lost, misplaced or stolen, is provided. A mobile communication terminal comprises a short-range wireless communication portion which transmits a request for transmission of ID information to a key terminal on regular basis and receives ID information which is transmitted from the key terminal in response to the request for transmission, a terminal function restriction portion which restricts the function of the mobile communication terminal when the ID information is no longer received by the short-range wireless communication portion, a GPS positioning portion which acquires the location information of the mobile communication terminal by using a GPS system when the ID information is no longer received by the short-range wireless communication portion, and a data communication portion which transmits the location information of the mobile communication terminal, which is acquired by the GPS positioning portion, to a location registration apparatus when the ID information is no longer received by the short-range wireless communication portion.

Claims

1. A mobile communication terminal comprising:

acquiring unit for acquiring regularly its own location information;

receiving unit for receiving a signal transmitted from a communication terminal on regular basis;

transmitting unit for transmitting the location information to a predetermined transmission destination;

wherein the location information acquired by acquiring unit is regularly stored in a memory,

when said signal is no longer received by said receiving unit, and when its own location information is able to be acquired by said acquiring unit, said acquiring unit acquires its own location information and said transmitting unit transmits its own location information acquired by said acquiring unit to the predetermined transmission destination,

when said signal is no longer received by said receiving unit, and when its own location information is not able to be acquired by said acquiring unit, said transmitting unit transmits its own location information stored in said memory to the predetermined transmission destination,

and said transmitting unit keeps transmitting regularly the location information.

2. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, further comprising function restricting unit for restricting the function of the mobile communication terminal, said functions to be restricted not including the transmission function that transmits to the predetermined transmission destination when said signal is no longer received by said receiving unit.

3. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein said receiving unit regularly transmits to said communication terminal a request for transmission of said signal, and receives said signal transmitted from said communication terminal in response to the request for transmission.

4. A mobile communication method comprising:

acquiring step for acquiring regularly its own location information;

receiving step for receiving a signal transmitted from a communication terminal on regular basis;

transmitting step for transmitting the location information to a predetermined transmission destination;

wherein

the location information acquired by acquiring step is regularly stored in a memory,

when said signal is no longer received by said receiving step, and when its own location information is bale to be acquired by said acquiring step, said acquiring step acquires its own location information and said transmitting step transmits its own location information acquired by said acquiring step to the predetermined transmission destination,

when said signal is no longer received by said receiving step, and when its own location information is not able to be acquired by said acquiring step, said transmitting step transmits its own location information stored in said memory to the predetermined transmission destination,

and said transmitting step keeps transmitting regularly the location information.