CN100409708C - Anti-theft method and system of mobile communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses an anti-theft method and system of mobile communication terminal capable of recording proper HW ID in the terminal and locking the terminal when the HW ID is lost, at the same time unlocking only by proper HW ID. The invention contains the following steps: the user who lost the cellphone uses any communication equipment to connect to the server and reports the loss of cellphone; the server records the loss of the cellphone and transmits the keyword to the user; said server sets lock function for said cellphone by paging channel of the cellphone; the user who gets back the cellphone uses any communication equipment to connect to the server and requests to unlock the cellphone; the server requires the user to input the keyword aiming at the request of unlocking; the server relieves the lock function of the cellphone by its paging channel when the input keyword is consistent with distributed keyword, and notifies the user. The invention can be used to prevent lawless terminal theft.

Description

The theft preventing method of mobile communication terminal and system thereof

Technical field

The present invention relates to mobile communication terminal, especially relate to the theft preventing method and the system thereof of mobile communication terminal.

Background technology

At present, the development of information communication has enlarged popularizing of mobile communication terminal (being designated hereinafter simply as " mobile phone ").

Usually, the service network administrative center that he added that makes a telephone call to during user's lost mobile phone reports the loss or reports the loss by the Internet by operator or automatic answer function.

Thus, if when having the person of picking up that the administrative center of respective service net notice is picked up mobile phone, it is notified to the user so that the mobile phone of user's finding lost.

But, almost do not give mobile phone for change behind user's lost mobile phone now, but the winner can be found everywhere situation that own ESN and telephone number refresh (rewriting) and illegal use.Therefore the user has to buy terminal again and re-register service, bears the buying expenses of terminal simultaneously.

Summary of the invention

For addressing the above problem, the object of the present invention is to provide a kind of theft preventing method and system thereof of mobile communication terminal, at the intrinsic HW ID (Hardward Identification) of terminal record, make when losing terminal is provided with locking (locking) function, and can only be by intrinsic HW ID ability release.

For achieving the above object, the invention provides a kind of theft preventing method of mobile communication terminal, it is characterized in that:

Mobile communication terminal registers to server with the telephone number of intrinsic identification person, intrinsic number and distribution when opening; The intrinsic identification person of server record mobile communication terminal, intrinsic number and telephone number, and when reporting the loss terminal, the authentication information that will be used to remove the mobile communication terminal lock-out state offers user's step;

After utilizing communication equipment Connection Service device and application to report the loss mobile communication terminal, server is provided with the step that message is sent to mobile communication terminal with lock function;

Mobile communication terminal confirms that lock function is provided with the intrinsic identification person in the message or/and intrinsic number is provided with the lock function sign, the step of locking mobile communication terminal;

When using communication equipment to be connected to server and request to unlock function, the authentication information that server requirement input mobile communication terminal provides when reporting the loss, and after user's input authentication information, the step that its authentication information that provides when reporting the loss is compared;

When authentication information was consistent, server sent to mobile communication terminal with release message; Intrinsic identification person in the mobile communication terminal acknowledge message is or/and intrinsic number when confirming as the message that sends to oneself, with replacement lock function sign, is removed the step of the lock function of mobile communication terminal.

The theft preventing method of described mobile communication terminal is characterized in that: also comprise permanent intrinsic identification person and the intrinsic number storage step to inner memory.

And for achieving the above object, the present invention also provides a kind of burglary-resisting system of mobile communication terminal, it is characterized in that comprising following several sections:

Mobile communication terminal is used for intrinsic identification person of permanent storage and/or intrinsic number, receives to report the loss corresponding lockout message and carry out lock function, and receives the latch-release message and the function that unlocks;

Server (server), be used for when opening according to mobile communication terminal because of identification person and/or intrinsic number are arranged, generating solution remove portable terminal lock-out state authentication information and offer the user; Report the loss when application when receiving, the message of lock function is sent to mobile communication terminal; When receiving when request of unlocking, user's input authentication information and with its authentication information that provides when reporting the loss relatively is provided, when authentication information was consistent, the message that will unlock sent to mobile communication terminal.

The present invention is provided with lock function to the terminal of losing, and when giving above-mentioned terminal for change, the authentication information that requires input to provide when reporting the loss if confirm as the function that unlocks when the user, thereby has prevented illegal terminal embezzlement.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the signal flow graph of the terminal anti-theft process of the embodiment of the invention.

Wherein, Reference numeral:

120: server (server) 130: mobile phone

Embodiment

The present invention is described in detail below in conjunction with accompanying drawing.

Fig. 1 is the signal flow graph of the terminal anti-theft process of the embodiment of the invention.

In Fig. 1, suppose thatmobile phone 130 is mobile phones ofuser 110.

That is, embodiments of the invention comprise following several steps: the step that theuser 110 of lostmobile phone 130 uses communication equipmentConnection Service device 120 arbitrarily and reports the loss above-mentionedmobile phone 130; The step of losing and transmit passwords of above-mentionedserver 120 recordmobile phones 130 touser 110; Above-mentionedserver 120 is provided with the step of lock function for above-mentionedmobile phone 130 by the paging channel of above-mentionedmobile phone 130; Theuser 110 who gives above-mentionedmobile phone 130 for change uses communication equipmentConnection Service device 120 arbitrarily, and request is to the step of above-mentionedmobile phone 130 releases; At the request of above-mentioned release,server 120 requires the step of user's 110 input passwords; When the password of above-mentioned input was consistent with the password that has distributed,server 120 was removed the lock function of above-mentionedmobile phone 130 by the paging channel ofmobile phone 130, and it is notified touser 110 step.

When above-mentionedmobile phone 130 goes out the city permanent intrinsic identification person (HW ID:Hardward Identifier) and intrinsic number (ESD:Electronic Serial Number) are stored into the particular sector of inner non-volatile (NV) memory, will above-mentioned intrinsic identification person (HW ID) when opening, the telephone number of intrinsic number (ESD:Electronic Serial Number) and distribution registers on theserver 120.

Above-mentionedserver 120 when opening above-mentionedmobile phone 130, the process of the intrinsic identification person of executive logging mobile phone 130 (HW ID), intrinsic number (ESN) and telephone number.

The following describes the operation and the action effect of the embodiment of the invention.

User 110 buysmobile phones 130 and in use loses accidentally, and in this case, the user utilizes to be had/the Wireless Telecom Equipment Connection Servicedevice 120 and the situation of reporting the loss of applying for above-mentioned mobile phone 130.Above-mentionedly have/Wireless Telecom Equipment is ordinary telephone set, mobile phone or PC (PC) arbitrarily.

At this moment, whether be proper user for making authentication,server 120 requires the registered password of input when openingmobile phone 130.

Behind user's 110 input passwords,server 120 compares itself and registered password.Above-mentioned password is the combination of any letter or number.

In above-mentioned comparison procedure, when confirming that password is consistent, the authentication information thatserver 120 will be used to removemobile phone 130 lock-out states offers user 110.The above-mentioned authentication information that is used to unlock by intrinsic identification person (HW ID) or/and the selectivity of intrinsic number (ESD) combination and constituting.

Subsequently,server 120 is followed the trail ofmobile phone 130 by the base station.This process is generally carried out during with base station communication for the position of registering oneself atmobile phone 130.

At this moment, when findingmobile phone 130,server 120 is sent to above-mentionedmobile phone 130 by the message of seeking the family channel and will be used to carry out above-mentionedmobile phone 130 lock functions.

Then,mobile phone 130 confirms that lock functions are provided with intrinsic identification person (HW ID) in the message or/and intrinsic number (ESD), and confirm whether be the message that sends to oneself, when confirm as send to oneself just when message the time, lock function sign (flag) will be set and make the call function deactivation.

And, when setting lock function, can makemobile phone 130 display messages to represent that this is a lost handset by said process.

Thus, can prevent the illegal use ofmobile phone 130.

Have, when themobile phone 130 of finding lost, remove the lock function that is provided with in themobile phone 130 for making,user 110 uses communication equipmentConnection Service device 120 arbitrarily, and the lock function of above-mentionedmobile phone 130 is removed in request.

At this moment, the authentication information thatserver 120 provides when requiring user's 110input handsets 130 to report the loss, after user's input authentication information, the authentication information that provides when it is reported the loss with the above-mentionedmobile phone 130 of registration compares.

When authentication information is consistent,server 120 sends tomobile phone 130 with release message by paging channel, intrinsic identification person (HW ID) in the above-mentioned message of above-mentionedmobile phone 130 affirmations is or/and intrinsic number (ESD), when confirming as the message that sends to oneself, the replacement lock function is identified and makes the call function activate.

Thus,user 110 can utilizemobile phone 130 to receive session services.

As mentioned above, the present invention is provided with lock function to the terminal of losing, and when giving above-mentioned terminal for change, the authentication information that requires input to provide when reporting the loss if confirm as the function that unlocks when the user, thereby prevents illegal terminal embezzlement.

Certainly; the present invention also can have other various embodiments; under the situation that does not deviate from spirit of the present invention and essence thereof; those of ordinary skill in the art work as can make various corresponding changes and distortion according to the present invention, but these corresponding changes and distortion all should belong to the protection range of the appended claim of the present invention.

Claims (4)

1. the theft preventing method of a mobile communication terminal provides in the method for session services to mobile communication terminal at server, it is characterized in that: comprise following several steps:

Mobile communication terminal registers to server with the telephone number of intrinsic identification person, intrinsic number and distribution when opening; The intrinsic identification person of server record mobile communication terminal, intrinsic number and telephone number, and when reporting the loss terminal, the authentication information that will be used to remove the mobile communication terminal lock-out state offers user's step;

After utilizing communication equipment Connection Service device and application to report the loss mobile communication terminal, server is provided with the step that message is sent to mobile communication terminal with lock function;

Mobile communication terminal confirms that lock function is provided with the intrinsic identification person in the message or/and intrinsic number is provided with the lock function sign, the step of locking mobile communication terminal;

When using communication equipment to be connected to server and request to unlock function, the authentication information that server requirement input mobile communication terminal provides when reporting the loss, and after user's input authentication information, the step that its authentication information that provides when reporting the loss is compared;

When authentication information was consistent, server sent to mobile communication terminal with release message; Intrinsic identification person in the mobile communication terminal acknowledge message is or/and intrinsic number when confirming as the message that sends to oneself, with replacement lock function sign, is removed the step of the lock function of mobile communication terminal.

2. the theft preventing method of mobile communication terminal according to claim 1 is characterized in that: also comprise: with permanent intrinsic identification person and the intrinsic number storage step to inner memory.

3. the theft preventing method of mobile communication terminal according to claim 1 is characterized in that: described authentication information by intrinsic identification person or/and the selectivity of intrinsic number combination and constituting.

4. the burglary-resisting system of a mobile communication terminal is characterized in that: comprise following several sections:

Mobile communication terminal is used for intrinsic identification person of permanent storage and/or intrinsic number, receives to report the loss corresponding lockout message and carry out lock function, and receives the latch-release message and the function that unlocks;

Server is used for when opening intrinsic identification person and/or intrinsic number according to mobile communication terminal, generating solution remove portable terminal lock-out state authentication information and offer the user; Report the loss when application when receiving, the message of lock function is sent to mobile communication terminal; When receiving when request of unlocking, user's input authentication information and with its authentication information that provides when reporting the loss relatively is provided, when authentication information was consistent, the message that will unlock sent to mobile communication terminal.

Images