Wireless Phone apparatus having an emergency beacon and method for activation thereof
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1. A method to be performed in a wireless phone, comprising:
- receiving, from a source, a first message having a first beacon activation command; and
activating a beacon per the command.
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Abstract
A wireless phone includes a SMS engine, communicatively coupled to a wireless transceiver, capable to receive, from a source, a first SMS text message having a first beacon activation command via the transceiver; and a beacon engine, communicatively coupled to the SMS engine and to the transceiver, capable to transmit a beacon via the transceiver upon receipt of the first SMS text message having a beacon activation command.
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31 Claims
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1. A method to be performed in a wireless phone, comprising:
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receiving, from a source, a first message having a first beacon activation command; and
activating a beacon per the command. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A wireless phone, comprising:
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means for receiving, from a source, a first message having a first beacon activation command; and
means for activating a beacon per the command.
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12. A computer-readable medium for storing instructions to cause a wireless phone to perform a method, the method comprising:
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receiving, from a source, a first message having a first beacon activation command; and
activating a beacon per the command. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A wireless phone, comprising:
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a communications engine, communicatively coupled to a wireless transceiver, capable to receive, from a source, a first message having a first beacon activation command via the transceiver; and
a beacon engine, communicatively coupled to the communications engine and to the transceiver, capable to transmit a beacon via the transceiver upon receipt of the first message having a beacon activation command. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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