METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR TRANSMISSION OF AN ALERT TO MULTIPLE DEVICES
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Abstract
A system for exchanging GPS or other position data between wireless devices for purposes of group activities, child location monitoring, work group coordination, dispatching of employees etc. Cell phones and other wireless devices with GPS receivers have loaded therein a Buddy Watch application and a TalkControl application. The Buddy Watch application communicates with the GPS receiver and other wireless devices operated by buddies registered in the users phone as part of buddy groups or individually. GPS position data and historical GPS position data can be exchanged between cell phones of buddies and instant buddies such as tow truck drivers via a buddy watch server. Emergency monitoring services can be set up with notifications to programmable individuals in case an individual does not respond. Positions and tracks can be displayed. TalkControl simplifies and automates the process of joining talk groups for walkie talkie services such as that provided by Nextel.
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10. A method comprising:
transmitting, from a mobile communication device that is in a group of mobile communication devices, an emergency alert to other mobile communication devices that are in the group, wherein membership into the group is defined by at least one of an individual communication device characteristic or a group device characteristic, wherein transmitting the emergency alert is in response to not receiving a response to a periodic message being transmitted to the mobile communication device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
transmitting, from a mobile communication device that defines a group of devices to alert in case of emergency, an emergency alert to the group of devices, wherein transmitting the emergency alert is in response to at least one of not receiving a response to a periodic message being transmitted to the mobile communication device or an emergency telephone call being made from the mobile communication device, wherein the emergency alert comprises at least one of a voice communication, an email communication and a Short Message Service (SMS) communication. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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