System and method for monitoring geographical position of stolen mobile phone

Abstract

The invention discloses a system and a method for monitoring the geographical location of a stolen mobile phone. The system of the invention comprises a user mobile phone, a short message gateway and a location server which are connected in sequence, and the short message gateway is connected with a monitored mobile phone. The user mobile phone comprises a processor and a memory, a transceiver, a GPS module and a short message receiving and sending module which are respectively connected with the processor, wherein, the transceiver is connected with an antenna and the short message receiving and sending module sends a message which contains location information to the short message gateway; the short message gateway is connected with the user mobile phone and the monitored mobile phone through a GSM or CDMA wireless network; the transceiver contains a wireless signal of information on the number of a base station by the antenna. The method of the invention includes that an anti-theft option for the selection and use of the user is arranged in a function menu of the user mobile phone and the anti-theft option contains the arrangement method for initiating the anti-theft function for the first time and the method for automatically initiating the anti-theft function for the follow-up for the user. No matter whether the stolen mobile phone has the GPS function or not, the system and the method can help the owner of the lost mobile phone obtain the position of the lost mobile phone so as to provide an effective way for retrieving the stolen mobile phone to the owner.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a mobile phone monitoring system. In particular, it relates to a system and method for monitoring the geographical position of a stolen mobile phone, which can enable the owner of the lost mobile phone to obtain the location of the lost mobile phone. Background technique [0002] With the development of technology related to communication products, mobile phones have entered the range of use of people from all walks of life. At present, mobile phones have a wide range of functions. For users, they are not only a mobile phone that can talk, but also a storage tool for storing phone numbers, photos, videos and other information. Once the mobile phone is lost, not only the value of the mobile phone itself will be lost for the user, but also all the contact information of relatives, friends and colleagues will be lost, and some precious photos will also be lost, which will bring great inconvenience to life. [0003] Existing mobi...

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[0004] However, the existing technology focuses on clearing the user's private data, or making the stolen mobile phone unusable by locking the mobile phone. In terms of assisting the user to find the lost mobile phone, there is only one way for the owner to know the new card number of the mobile phone, and no effective way is provided. Helping the owner find the lost mobile phone will not substantially reduce the economic loss caused by the loss of the user's mobile phone

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