Method for reporting personal status of a mobile communication device user and method therefor
First Claim
1. A method of reporting a status of a user of a mobile communication device, comprising:
- providing at least one event descriptor defining an event in the mobile communication device;
detecting the occurrence of the event as defined by the event descriptor, performed by the mobile communication device;
transmitting a status message to a preselected party upon detecting the occurrence of the event.
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Abstract
A mobile communication device contains event descriptor files that define certain detectable parameters indicative of the occurrence of an event. When the mobile communication device has determined that an event has occurred, the mobile communication device proceeds to send a status message to a preselected party, indicating to the preselected party that the user of the mobile communication device has experienced the event. A wide variety of events may be described and detected, such as arrival at a particular geographic location. The mobile communication device may prompt the user before sending the status message, and may further require the user to verify the user'"'"'s identity by an authentication procedure.
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1. A method of reporting a status of a user of a mobile communication device, comprising:
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providing at least one event descriptor defining an event in the mobile communication device;
detecting the occurrence of the event as defined by the event descriptor, performed by the mobile communication device;
transmitting a status message to a preselected party upon detecting the occurrence of the event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A mobile communication device for use in a mobile communication system and for providing a status of a user of the mobile communication device, comprising:
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a transceiver for communicating with the mobile communication system;
memory containing at least one event descriptor, the event descriptor defining an event;
a user interface for providing information to, and receiving input from the user;
a controller for evaluating a present status of the mobile communication device against the at least one event descriptor for determining an occurrence of the event defined by the at least one event descriptor; and
status response instruction code disposed in the memory which is executed upon the occurrence of the event, as determined by the controller, the status response code causing the mobile communication device to transmit a status response message to a preselected party when executed by the mobile communication device. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method of reporting a status of a user of a mobile communication device, comprising:
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detecting the occurrence of a status event experience by the mobile communication device; and
transmitting a status message from the mobile communication device to second party in response the status event. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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Specification