METHOD OF PROVIDING LOCATION INFORMATION IN AN EMERGENCY
First Claim
1. A method of using a wireless communications device to provide location information in an emergency, the method comprising:
- determining a current location of the wireless communications device; and
displaying a user interface element which when selected causes the wireless communications device to provide location information about the current location of the wireless communications device.
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Abstract
A password-protected wireless communications device can send a map or other location information about the current location of the device to the one or more emergency contacts by utilizing an emergency interface element that bypasses a password prompt. The location information may include an address and route directions to the current location of the device. The location information may also include a map of, and directions to, the closest hospital. The device can also render its own map to show a first responder where the closest emergency contact is located or where the nearest hospital or medical service provider is situated.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of using a wireless communications device to provide location information in an emergency, the method comprising:
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determining a current location of the wireless communications device; and displaying a user interface element which when selected causes the wireless communications device to provide location information about the current location of the wireless communications device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer readable medium comprising code which when loaded into memory and executed on a processor of a wireless communications device is adapted to cause the device to perform acts of:
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determining a current location of the wireless communications device; and displaying a user interface element which when selected causes the wireless communications device to send location information about the current location of the wireless communications device to one or more emergency contacts displayed by the device to thereby apprise the one or more emergency contacts of the location of the emergency. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A wireless communications device comprising:
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a processor operatively coupled to a memory for receiving and storing emergency contact information for one or more emergency contacts; a location-determining subsystem for determining a current location of the device; and a display operatively coupled to the memory and processor for displaying a user interface element which when selected causes the wireless communications device to send location information about the current location of the wireless communications device to the one or more emergency contacts displayed by the device to thereby apprise the one or more emergency contacts of the location of the emergency. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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