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Radio telecommunication apparatus
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1991-05-29
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2011-05-29
Abstract
Abstract The automobile telephone apparatus comprises the EEPROM (370), into which a telephone number MIN, and a system identification number SID of a geographical area corresponding thereto are written before shipment. A predetermined operation disabling code is stored in the EEPROM (370), and the apparatus is disabled while this code is stored therein. Each of the product apparatus is assigned with its own disabling code. When the assigned disabling code is input to the CPU (331) from the keyboard (430), the CPU (331) erase the disabling code stored in the EEPROM (370), enabling the apparatus to be used. A purchaser who buys this automobile telephone apparatus informs the service company of the serial number of the apparatus, along with his or her name and address. When the contract between the company and the user for registration has been completed, the user is informed of the operation disabling code of the purchased apparatus. Upon inputting the disabling code by the user, the prohibition of the operation is released, and therefore, the apparatus becomes ready to be used.
Inventors
- 👤 Munehisa C/O Intellectual Property Div. Tomioka
- 👤 Shinya C/O Intellectual Property Div. Takahashi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 19:01
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W8/00; H04W8/26; H04W8/265; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/66; H04M1/667; H04M1/67; H04M1/673; H04W8/22; H04W8/24; H04W8/245
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
79 words
A radio telecommunication apparatus characterized by comprising: memory means (370) for storing predetermined data; judging means (331) for judging whether or not said predetermined data is stored in said memory means upon turning on said apparatus, and for disabling an operation of said apparatus if said predetermined data is stored therein, and enabling the operation if not; and erasing means (331) for erasing said predetermined data stored in said memory means while the operation of the apparatus is disabled.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
20 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that said memory means (370) is an electrical erasable programmable read-only memory.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
55 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that said erasing means (331) includes input means (430) for inputting data, means for detecting whether or not the data input by said input means coincides with said predetermined data, and means for erasing said predetermined data when said detecting means detects a coincidence of the data.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
An apparatus according to claim 3, characterized in that said detecting means further includes means (452) for instructing a user to input said predetermined data when said predetermined data is stored in said memory means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that said judging means includes means (452) for generating an alarm when said predetermined data is stored in said memory means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the apparatus has its own predetermined data.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that said erasing means starts an erasing operation in response to an input of an erasing command which is pertaining to the apparatus.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
107 words
A method for setting up a radio telecommunication apparatus comprising an electrical erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) for storing identification numbers required for operation of the apparatus, and a controller for prohibiting the operation when operation control data is stored in the EEPROM, characterized by comprising the steps of: writing identification numbers and operation control data into the EEPROM before shipment of the apparatus; and erasing the operation control data in accordance with a method of erasing the control data, instructed by a radio telecommunication service company to a user, after a necessary contract has been completed between the service company and the user after the shipment.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
47 words
A method according to claim 8, characterized in that a different operation control data is assigned to each of the apparatus in said writing step, and erasing of the control data is started in accordance with an input of said operation control data in said erasing step.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
43 words
A method according to claim 8, characterized by further comprising the step of generating an alarm indicating that operation of the apparatus has been prohibited, upon turning on the power of the apparatus, if said operation control data is stored in the EEPROM.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
90 words
A radio telecommunication apparatus characterized by comprising: first memory means (370) for storing identification numbers of the apparatus; transmission/reception means (300) for transmitting/receiving a call in accordance with said identification numbers; second memory means (370) for storing an operation prohibition code, which can be electrically erased; prohibition means (331) for prohibiting operation of said transmission/reception means when the operation prohibition code is stored in said second memory means; and erasing means (331) for inputting a predetermined release signal and erasing the operation prohibition code stored in said second memory means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
69 words
An apparatus according to claim 11, characterized in that a different operation prohibition code is assigned to each of the apparatus, and said erasing means (331) includes input means (430) for inputting data, means for detecting whether or not data input by said input means coincides with said operation prohibition code, and means for erasing said operation prohibition code when said detecting means detects a coincidence of the data.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
40 words
An apparatus according to claim 12, characterized in that said erasing means (331) further includes display means (452) for instructing a user to input said operation prohibition code when said operation prohibition code is stored in said second memory means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
38 words
An apparatus according to claim 11, characterized in that said apparatus is an automobile telephone apparatus, and said identification numbers are a system identification number indicating a base station, and a mobile identification number indicating a mobile station.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
16 words
An apparatus according to claim 11, characterized in that said apparatus is a personal telecommunication apparatus.
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