IP Library Granted Patent US 9,258,403
Granted Patent B2
US 9,258,403 · App. 14/470,692 · Granted Feb 9, 2016

Mobile terminal, report control method, and report system

Inventors: Yosuke Tomita (Aichi, JP); Koji Takizawa (Kyoto, JP)
Assignee: OMRON AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H04M1/72538H04B1/3883H04B5/0031H04B5/0037H04W4/046H04W4/22H04M2250/12
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,258,403
App. No.
14/470,692
Granted
Feb 9, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

The mobile terminal adequately reports when the mobile terminal receives an impact due to an accident of a vehicle. When it is determined in step S 1 that the mobile terminal is set on a charge pad and it is determined in step S 2 that the mobile terminal is set to a normal mode, the mobile terminal is set to an automatic report mode in step S 3 . Meanwhile, when it is determined in step S 1 that the mobile terminal is not set on the charge pad and it is determined in step S 6 that the mobile terminal is set to the automatic report mode, and when a timeout time is set in step S 7 and it is determined in step S 10 that the timeout time passes, the mobile terminal is set to the normal mode in step S 11.

Claims (32)

1. A mobile terminal which can be charged by a charging device provided in a vehicle, the mobile terminal comprising:

a set detecting unit which detects whether or not the mobile terminal is set on the charging device;

an impact detecting unit which detects an impact on the mobile terminal; and

a report unit which reports when the set detecting unit detects that the mobile terminal is set on the charging device and the impact detecting unit detects the impact, or when the set detecting unit detects that the mobile terminal is set on the charging device and then detects that the mobile terminal is not set on the charging device and the impact detecting unit detects the impact until a predetermined time passes.

2. The mobile terminal according to claim 1 , further comprising a communication unit which performs near field communication with the charging device, wherein

the charging device wirelessly charges the mobile terminal, and

the set detecting unit detects whether or not the mobile terminal is set on the charging device based on a state of the near field communication between the communication unit and the charging device.

3. The mobile terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the report unit reports in a state where an application program which reports is activated.

4. The mobile terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the report unit reports to a predetermined report destination through a mobile communication network.

5. The mobile terminal according to claim 2 , wherein the report unit reports in a state where an application program which reports is activated.

6. The mobile terminal according to claim 2 , wherein the report unit reports to a predetermined report destination through a mobile communication network.

7. The mobile terminal according to claim 3 , wherein the report unit reports to a predetermined report destination through a mobile communication network.

8. A report control method of a mobile terminal which can be charged by a charging device provided in a vehicle, the report control method comprising:

set detecting step of detecting whether or not the mobile terminal is set on the charging device;

impact detecting step of detecting an impact on the mobile terminal; and

reporting step of reporting when it is detected that the mobile terminal is set on the charging device and the impact on the mobile terminal is detected, or when it is detected that the mobile terminal is set on the charging device, then it is detected that the mobile terminal is not set on the charging device and the impact on the mobile terminal is detected until a predetermined time passes.

9. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer readable program code, which when executed by a mobile terminal which can be charged by a charging device provided in a vehicle and which can detect an impact, the program causes the mobile terminal to:

set detecting step of detecting whether or not the mobile terminal is set on the charging device; and

report controlling step of reporting when it is detected that the mobile terminal is set on the charging device and the impact on the mobile terminal is detected, or when it is detected that the mobile terminal is set on the charging device, then it is detected that the mobile terminal is not set on the charging device and the impact on the mobile terminal is detected until a predetermined time passes.

10. A report system comprising:

a mobile terminal; and

a charging device which can charge the mobile terminal and which is provided in a vehicle, wherein

the mobile terminal includes:

a set detecting unit which detects whether or not the mobile terminal is set on the charging device;

an impact detecting unit which detects an impact on the mobile terminal; and

a report unit which reports when the set detecting unit detects that the mobile terminal is set on the charging device and the impact detecting unit detects the impact, or when the set detecting unit detects that the mobile terminal is set on the charging device and then detects that the mobile terminal is not set on the charging device and the impact detecting unit detects the impact until a predetermined time passes, and

the charging device includes a charge unit which charges the mobile terminal.

11. The report system according to claim 10 , wherein

the mobile terminal further includes a first communication unit which can perform near field communication with the charging device,

the charging device further includes a second communication unit which can perform near field communication with the first communication unit,

the set detecting unit detects whether or not the mobile terminal is set on the charging device based on a state of the near field communication between the first communication unit and the second communication unit, and

the charge unit wirelessly charges the mobile terminal.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE PROPERTY NUMBER PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 48826 FRAME: 958. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Apr 24, 2019
From: OMRON AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
To: OMRON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 048982/0140 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 18, 2019
From: OMRON AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
To: OMRON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 048626/0958 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 5, 2014
From: TOMITA, YOSUKE; TAKIZAWA, KOJI
To: OMRON AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 033674/0953 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2013-175139 · Aug 27, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
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