Cell phone for the young, elderly and disabled

• US 20060276232A1
• Filed: 08/04/2004
• Published: 12/07/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/05/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Tamara L. Engevold
• Original Assignee: Tamara L. Engevold
• Inventors: Engevold, Tamara L.
• Application Number:
  US10/911,886
• Publication Number:
  US 20060276232A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/564
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6775 by providing access to preprogrammed keys
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72424 with manual activation of emergency-service functions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72475 specially adapted for disabled users

Abstract

A cellular telephone includes a processor with coupled memory, a message speaker, and a plurality of telephone numbers and a plurality of audible messages stored in memory. A plurality of buttons is provided, each button associated with one of the plurality of audible messages and one of the plurality of telephone numbers, each button causing the cellular telephone to play the audible message associated with the button when the button is pressed. A send button causes the cellular telephone to dial the telephone number associated with one of the plurality of buttons after the one of the plurality of buttons was pressed. The telephone restricts outgoing call usage based on selectably programmed buttons.

Claims

8-1. The cellular telephone of claim 1 wherien at least one of the plurality of buttons has a Braille character affixed thereon, said Braille character corresponding to a telephone number stored in the memory and associated with said button.

8-2. The cellular telephone of claim 1 wherein at least one of the plurality of buttons has a graphic affixed thereon, said graphic corresponding to a stored number associated with said button.

12. A cellular telephone, comprising:

a global positioning system (GPS) unit; and

a power supply structured to supply power only to the GPS unit.

13. The cellular telephone of claim 12 wherein said GPS unit is enabled irrespective of telephone power status.

14. A cellular telephone, comprising a panic button structured to, if the cellular telephone is off, turn on the cellular telephone and dial a pre-selected number.

15. The cellular telephone of claim 14, further comprising an interface to a computer for programming the button to be associated with an administrative user-selectable emergency responder telephone number.

16. The cellular telephone of claim 14, further comprising a security password to prevent unauthorized changes to the emergency responder telephone number.

17. The cellular telephone of claim 14, further comprising:

a memory; and

instructions stored in the memory and operative to transmit personal information of a user to an administrative user-selectable emergency responder