OVERRIDING TELECOMMUNICATION QUIET ZONE DEFAULTS FOR EMERGENCY CONTACT LIST COMMUNICATIONS
First Claim
1. A method to wirelessly communicate comprising:
- establishing an emergency contact list including at least one contact, wherein said emergency contact list is associated with a mobile device capable of wireless communications;
placing the mobile device within a telecommunication quiet zone that restricts wireless communications capabilities of the mobile device while the mobile device is within the quiet zone;
detecting a communication attempt involving the mobile device and a second communication device of a communication participant; and
when the communication participant is included within the emergency contact list, automatically performing at least one emergency communication action, wherein said emergency communication action provides a communication capability for a communication conducted responsive to the communication attempt that is a capability denied for communications where the communication participant is not included in the emergency contact list.
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a solution that establishes an emergency contact list, which includes at least one contact. The emergency contact list can be associated with a mobile device capable of wireless communications. The mobile device can be placed within a quiet zone that restricts wireless communications capabilities of the mobile deice while the mobile device is within the quiet zone. A communication attempt can be detected that involves the mobile device and a second device used by a communication participant. When the communication participant is included within the emergency contact list, at least one emergency communication action can be automatically performed. The emergency communication action can provide a communication capability for a communication conducted responsive to the communication attempt that is a capability denied for communications where the communication participant is not included in the emergency contact list. For example, the emergency contact action can enable an otherwise prohibited communication.
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20 Claims
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1. A method to wirelessly communicate comprising:
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establishing an emergency contact list including at least one contact, wherein said emergency contact list is associated with a mobile device capable of wireless communications; placing the mobile device within a telecommunication quiet zone that restricts wireless communications capabilities of the mobile device while the mobile device is within the quiet zone; detecting a communication attempt involving the mobile device and a second communication device of a communication participant; and when the communication participant is included within the emergency contact list, automatically performing at least one emergency communication action, wherein said emergency communication action provides a communication capability for a communication conducted responsive to the communication attempt that is a capability denied for communications where the communication participant is not included in the emergency contact list. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. The method for implementing a telecommunication quiet zone comprising:
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automatically monitoring wireless communication attempts involving a mobile device included within a quiet zone and a second communication device of a communication participant; searching an emergency contact list associated with the mobile device for an entry corresponding to the communication participant; when the entry is found, performing at least one emergency communication action, wherein said emergency communication action provides an enhanced communication capability, wherein said at least one emergency communication comprises at least one action selected from a group of actions comprising an action that establishes a communication between the mobile device and the second communication device that is uninhibited by the quiet zone, an action that denies the communication attempt but conveys contact information for at least one of the second communication device and the communication participant to the mobile device and provides a notification to the mobile device of the communication attempt, and an action that dynamically translates communicated content between a silent modality used by the mobile device and a speech modality used by the second communication device.
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19. A mobile telephony system that permits emergency contact communications to be conducted through a telecommunication quiet zone comprising:
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a wireless network for enabling mobile devices to communicate with other devices; a telecommunication quiet zone configured to inhibit wireless communications conducted via the wireless network that occur within a defined region; a data store communicatively linked to the wireless network that includes an emergency contact list containing at least one emergency contact; and a network server element communicatively linked to the wireless network configured to automatically perform at least one emergency communication action that provides an enhanced communication capability for communication involving a mobile device located in the quiet zone whenever that mobile device communicates with a communication participant included in the emergency contact list, where the emergency contact list is specific to the mobile device, and wherein contacts included in the emergency contact list are configurable by a user of the mobile computing device. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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