Method and system for prolonging emergency calls
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1. A method for processing a phone call, comprising:
- connecting the phone call from a mobile phone;
determining whether the phone call is an emergency call; and
if the phone call is an emergency call, activating an emergency mode of the mobile phone to handle the phone call, wherein the emergency mode prolongs the length of the phone call.
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Abstract
Some embodiments of the present invention provide a system that processes a phone call. During operation, the system connects the phone call from a mobile phone and determines whether the phone call is an emergency call. If the phone call is an emergency call, the system activates an emergency mode of the mobile phone to handle the phone call, which prolongs the length of the phone call.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for processing a phone call, comprising:
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connecting the phone call from a mobile phone; determining whether the phone call is an emergency call; and if the phone call is an emergency call, activating an emergency mode of the mobile phone to handle the phone call, wherein the emergency mode prolongs the length of the phone call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A mobile phone, comprising:
a communication subsystem configured to connect a phone call from the mobile phone, comprising; an emergency-mode processor configured to; determine whether the phone call is an emergency call; and if the phone call is an emergency call, activate an emergency mode of the mobile phone to handle the phone call, wherein the emergency mode prolongs the length of the call. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method for processing a phone call, the method comprising:
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connecting the phone call from a mobile phone; determining whether the phone call is an emergency call; and if the phone call is an emergency call, activating an emergency mode of the mobile phone to handle the phone call, wherein the emergency mode prolongs the length of the phone call by preserving battery power on the mobile phone, and wherein the emergency mode makes the phone call harder to disconnect. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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