Stolen Mobile Finder – A new invention
April 16, 2007 India, Innovations, Mobiles, Security, Tips & Tricks, Troubleshooting
A resident of Visakhapatnam, Tamil Nadu, INDIA has lost not one not two but thirty mobiles.
The experience of losing so many cell phones got him thinking and he started experimenting with making devices that could track mobile thiefs.
N. V. Satyanaraian, an M. Tech and a scientist, finally managed to do something about it.
Hours of experimentation resulted in software called Stolen Mobile Finder, a unique device to track down mobile thiefs of which he now holds the patent.
This Visakhapatnam resident claims that once the software is installed, it is difficult to change the sim card of the phone. If the thief tries to change the software, the handset asks for a password and accepts whatever password the thief puts in. However, then the software starts its trick.
“Rs 900 will be reduced everyy hour from the sim card and this will happen without the thief’s knowledge. It requires no operator help. The mobile will take care of this on its own and inform the real owner of the status of the phone,” says he.
And there’s more. As soon as the theft is identified, the software transfers the entire address book to the actual owner of the phone within seconds and regularly communicates with the owner about incoming and outgoing calls.
It also uses some old fashioned psychological pressure. The software makes the mobile emit a loud alarm at odd hours even when the cell is switched off.
“The incoming calls, outgoing calls and vibrator mode of the mobile is suspended and gets into the dormant mode. The thief’s voice can be picked up and his intentions can be monitored,” says Satyanaraian.
Besides this mobile thief catcher, Satyanarain has another wonder up his sleeve.
He is developing a micro-windmill mobile charger, which harnesses wind energy.
The Research and Development Division of the Department of Science and Technology at the National Innovation Foundation and some venture capitalists fund his innovations.
Satyanaraian has already won a national award for his innovative inventions and is now negotiating with mobile phone makers to use his software, which he recently got patented.
Comments (16)
Where can i get this software ?
Where can i get this software ?
Hi Sankar,
The software has not yet reached the market. When it does, I will be the first to announce the same in my Blog.
Thanks for your curiosity…
Hi Sankar,
The software has not yet reached the market. When it does, I will be the first to announce the same in my Blog.
Thanks for your curiosity…
Hi!
I dont know if you'll sell this s/w to any company(ies), but whenever you decide to sell. Please, make sure that it should be affordable. Less, than a Rs. 1000.
You might think its too less, but the lesser the price the more people will buy it as soon as they buy a new phone or for their costly Symbian phones. So, u'll end up selling more volumes of this software.
thanx
John
Hi!
I dont know if you’ll sell this s/w to any company(ies), but whenever you decide to sell. Please, make sure that it should be affordable. Less, than a Rs. 1000.
You might think its too less, but the lesser the price the more people will buy it as soon as they buy a new phone or for their costly Symbian phones. So, u’ll end up selling more volumes of this software.
thanx
John
Hi John,
Thanks for the nice information here. But I'm sorry to say that it's of no use to me as I'm NOT the designer/seller of this software. If you want to do that, please contact Mr. N.V. Satyanarain by googling him.
Thanks…
Hi John,
Thanks for the nice information here. But I’m sorry to say that it’s of no use to me as I’m NOT the designer/seller of this software. If you want to do that, please contact Mr. N.V. Satyanarain by googling him.
Thanks…
Hi,
Can you give me the contact details / email id of Mr. N. V. Satyanaraian.
Thanx
Sunil
Hi,
Can you give me the contact details / email id of Mr. N. V. Satyanaraian.
Thanx
Sunil
Hi paul
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Hi Sir
I just lost my mobile..infact it was stolen from my mobile cover I used to hook on my trouser…Model was Nokia 6500 worh Rs. 14,500 and dat too I bought it using my credit card and for which am still paying the EMI's ( n now always hv IMEI no in my mind)…well I have already blocked my sim card and have lodged a NCR FI n DP(delhi police is saying that they will try their best…giving me false hopes?? ) not sure….will I ever in my life get my mobile phone back…i was having around 500 contact no.s n now i feel incomplete n depressed as well…could you help me up in some manner?? if yes then pls mail me at puneetsharma83s@yahoo.com or call me at 9350087205 …
Hi Sir
I just lost my mobile..infact it was stolen from my mobile cover I used to hook on my trouser…Model was Nokia 6500 worh Rs. 14,500 and dat too I bought it using my credit card and for which am still paying the EMI's ( n now always hv IMEI no in my mind)…well I have already blocked my sim card and have lodged a NCR FI n DP(delhi police is saying that they will try their best…giving me false hopes?? ) not sure….will I ever in my life get my mobile phone back…i was having around 500 contact no.s n now i feel incomplete n depressed as well…could you help me up in some manner?? if yes then pls mail me at puneetsharma83s@yahoo.com or call me at 9350087205 …
iam seeing many such softwares namely mguard and roblock from http://www.dexmobile.com , getitback, find it, gadgettrak ..for the past 2+ years
iam seeing many such softwares namely mguard and roblock from http://www.dexmobile.com , getitback, find it, gadgettrak ..for the past 2+ years
My mobile is stolen.
Will you help me?