Method, apparatus, and computer program product for an assistance transponder
First Claim
1. A method of providing customized services to a person having a disability, the method comprising:
- receiving a first message transmitted by a client device, the client device being operable by the person with the disability, the first message being transmitted by a close-range, standard-protocol radio signal;
sending a first response message to the client device, the first response being transmitted by the close-range, standard-protocol radio signal, wherein the first response identifies a contact phone number;
receiving on a wireless carrier network, a second message including a caller identifier to uniquely identify the person with the disability;
searching a database for a record matching the caller identifier, wherein the database stores customized services corresponding to the person with the disability; and
sending a second response to the client device, wherein the second response identifies the customized services.
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Abstract
In a method for providing customized services to a person having a disability, a first message is transmitted by a wireless client device and is received by a server device. The client device is operable by the person with the disability. The first message is transmitted by using a close-range, standard-protocol radio signal. The server device sends a first response message to the client device by using the protocol. The first response identifies a contact phone number. The person with disability dials the contact phone number, thereby generating a second message that uniquely identifies the person. The server device receives the second message on the wireless carrier network. The server device performs a search on a database for a record matching the person. On finding a match, a second response is sent to the client device describing a list of customized services configured for the person with disabilities.
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32 Claims
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1. A method of providing customized services to a person having a disability, the method comprising:
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receiving a first message transmitted by a client device, the client device being operable by the person with the disability, the first message being transmitted by a close-range, standard-protocol radio signal;
sending a first response message to the client device, the first response being transmitted by the close-range, standard-protocol radio signal, wherein the first response identifies a contact phone number;
receiving on a wireless carrier network, a second message including a caller identifier to uniquely identify the person with the disability;
searching a database for a record matching the caller identifier, wherein the database stores customized services corresponding to the person with the disability; and
sending a second response to the client device, wherein the second response identifies the customized services. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A wireless device operable to provide customized services to a person having a disability, the wireless device comprising:
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telecommunications circuitry operable to communicate on a wireless carrier network;
close-range communications circuitry capable of communicating by a standard-protocol;
user input circuitry operable to receive an input from a special needs button; and
a processor coupled to the telecommunications circuitry, the close-range circuitry and the user input circuitry, wherein the processor is operable to;
sending a first message in response to the person having the disability activating the special needs button, the first message being transmitted by the close-range circuitry;
receiving a first response message, the first response being received by the close-range circuitry, wherein the first response identifies a contact phone number;
dialing the contact phone number on the wireless carrier network, wherein the telecommunications circuitry dials the contact phone number, wherein the wireless device is uniquely identified by a caller identifier; and
receiving information describing customized services corresponding to the person having the disability in response to dialing the contact phone number. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer system for providing customized services to a person having a disability, the computer system comprising:
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telecommunications circuitry operable to communicate on a wireless carrier network;
close-range communications circuitry capable of communicating by a standard-protocol; and
a processor coupled to the telecommunications circuitry, and the close-range circuitry, wherein the processor is operable for;
receiving a first message transmitted by a client device, the client device being operable by the person having the disability, the first message being transmitted by a close-range communications circuitry;
sending a first response message to the client device, the first response being transmitted by the close-range communications circuitry, wherein the first response identifies a contact phone number;
receiving on the wireless carrier network a second message, wherein the second message is received by the telecommunications circuitry, wherein the second message includes a caller identifier to uniquely identify the client device;
searching a database coupled to the processor for a record matching the caller identifier, wherein the database stores customized services corresponding to the person having the disability; and
sending a second response to the client device, wherein the second response identifies the customized services. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer program product for an assistance transponder system, the assistance transponder system including a client device coupled to a server device, the assistance transponder system operable to provide customized services to a person having a disability, the computer program product comprising:
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instructions for receiving a first message transmitted by the client device, the client device being operable by the person with the disability, the first message being transmitted by a close-range, standard-protocol radio signal;
instructions for sending a first response message to the client device, the first response being transmitted by the close-range, standard-protocol radio signal, wherein the first response identifies a contact phone number;
instructions for receiving on a wireless carrier network, a second message including a caller identifier to uniquely identify the person with the disability;
instructions for searching a database coupled to the server device for a record matching the caller identifier, wherein the database stores customized services corresponding to the person with the disability; and
instructions for sending a second response to the client device, wherein the second response identifies the customized services. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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