# US 2010/0167708 A1 · System and method for sending a safety monitor report using a mobile device

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- Number: US 2010/0167708 A1
- Document ID: US20100167708A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 12/511,237
- Filed: 2009-07-29
- Published: 2010-07-01
- Earliest claimed: 2008-12-31
- Assignees: Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd.; Chi Mei Communication Systems, Inc.
- Inventors: XU-QI YAO
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20100167708A1

## CPC

- H04M 1/72421: with automatic activation of emergency service functions, e.g. upon sensing an alarm
- G01S 5/0027: {of actual mobile position, i.e. position determined on mobile}
- H04M 1/72436: for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
- H04M 1/72475: specially adapted for disabled users
- H04M 2250/10: including a GPS signal receiver
- H04M 2250/12: including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion
- H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08)
- G01S: RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES

## Abstract

A safety monitoring system and method sets a preset acceleration and a preset gravity gradient of a mobile device, and a preset contact. If an obtained acceleration and a gravity gradient of the mobile device are greater than preset values, the system and method obtains positional data of the mobile device using a global positioning system (GPS) unit of the mobile device. The system and method further packs the positional data into short message service/multimedia message service (SMS/MMS) message, searches for the preset contact in the mobile device, and sends a safety monitor report to the preset contact by the SMS/MMS message.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A safety monitoring method using a mobile device, the method comprising:
setting monitor parameters, wherein the monitor parameters comprise a preset acceleration and a preset gravity gradient of the mobile device, and a preset contact;
obtaining an acceleration and a gravity gradient of the mobile device using a gravity sensor (G-sensor) of the mobile device;
obtaining positional data of the mobile device using a global positioning system (GPS) unit of the mobile device if the obtained acceleration is greater than the preset acceleration and the obtained gravity gradient is greater than the preset gravity gradient;
packing the positional data into short message service/multimedia message service (SMS/MMS) message; and
searching for the preset contact in the mobile device, and sending a safety monitor report to the preset contact by the SMS/MMS message.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the G-sensor is included on a printed circuit board (PCB) of the mobile device.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The method according to claim 2, wherein the GPS unit is included on the PCB of the mobile device.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the mobile device is selected from the group consisting of a cell phone, a digital camera, and a personal digital assistant (PDA).

### Claim 5

A storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a processor of a mobile device, causes the processor to perform a safety monitoring method using the mobile device, the method comprising:
setting monitor parameters, wherein the monitor parameters comprise a preset acceleration and a preset gravity gradient of the mobile device, and a preset contact;
obtaining an acceleration and a gravity gradient of the mobile device using a gravity sensor (G-sensor) of the mobile device;
obtaining positional data of the mobile device using a global positioning system (GPS) unit of the mobile device if the obtained acceleration is greater than the preset acceleration and the obtained gravity gradient is greater than the preset gravity gradient;
packing the positional data into short message service/multimedia message service (SMS/MMS) message; and
searching for the preset contact in the mobile device, and sending a safety monitor report to the preset contact by the SMS/MMS message.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The storage medium according to claim 5, wherein the G-sensor is included on a printed circuit board (PCB) of the mobile device.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The storage medium according to claim 6, wherein the GPS unit is included on the PCB of the mobile device.

### Claim 8 (depends on 5)

The storage medium according to claim 5, wherein the mobile device is selected from the group consisting of a cell phone, a digital camera, and a personal digital assistant (PDA).

### Claim 9

A safety monitoring system in a mobile device, comprising:
a parameter setting module operable to set monitor parameters, wherein the monitor parameters comprise a preset acceleration and a preset gravity gradient of the mobile device, and a preset contact;
a safety determining module operable to obtain an acceleration and a gravity gradient of the mobile device using a gravity sensor (G-sensor) of the mobile device, and determine if the obtained acceleration is greater than the preset acceleration and the obtained gravity gradient is greater than the preset gravity gradient;
a data obtaining module operable to obtain positional data of the mobile device using a global positioning system (GPS) unit of the mobile device, if the obtained acceleration is greater than the preset acceleration and the obtained gravity gradient is greater than the preset gravity gradient;
the data obtaining module further operable to pack the positional data into short message service/multimedia message service (SMS/MMS) message; and
a report sending module operable to search for the preset contact in the mobile device, and send a safety monitor report to the preset contact by the SMS/MMS message.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The system according to claim 9, wherein the G-sensor is included on a printed circuit board (PCB) of the mobile device.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The system according to claim 10, wherein the GPS unit is included on the PCB of the mobile device.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The system according to claim 11, wherein the mobile device is selected from the group consisting of a cell phone, a digital camera, and a personal digital assistant (PDA).