PORTABLE DEVICE FOR INDICATING EMERGECNY EVENTS
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Abstract
A portable device comprising at least one processor, a memory, and a touch screen configured to be in a locked state or an unlocked state is provided. The memory may store contacts of a user associated with the portable device and instructions: (1) to automatically place an emergency call, even when the touch screen is in the locked state, based on a specific input sequence to the portable device comprising a first input followed by a second input, where the first input may correspond to a user input device associated with the portable device and the second input may correspond to a swipe by the user across the touch screen associated with the portable device; and (2) to, without any further user interaction, automatically transmit a message to at least one contact of the user including a current location of the portable device.
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21. A portable device comprising:
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at least one processor; a memory; a touch screen configured to be in a locked state or in an unlocked state; a plurality of contacts of a user associated with the portable device stored in the memory, wherein a subset of the plurality of contacts of the user is designated by the user as contacts that may automatically receive location information corresponding to the user in case of an emergency; and one or more modules stored in the memory and configured for execution by the at least one processor, the one or more modules comprising instructions; to automatically place an emergency call, without any further user interaction, in response to information generated by the portable device, wherein the portable device is configured to generate the information, even when the touch screen is in the locked state and without requiring the user to unlock the touch screen, based on a specific input sequence to the portable device comprising a first input provided by the user followed by a second input provided by the user, wherein the first input provided by the user corresponds to a user input device associated with the portable device and the second input provided by the user corresponds to a swipe to the right by the user across the touch screen associated with the portable device, wherein the user input device is different from the touch screen, and to, in response to the information generated by the portable device, without any further user interaction, using a cellular network accessible to the portable device, and even when the cellular network is not accessible to the portable device using a second wireless network accessible to the portable device, wherein the second wireless network is at least partially different from the cellular network, automatically transmit a message to at least one of the subset of the plurality of contacts of the user including a current location of the portable device, and provide at least one location update corresponding to a location of the portable device to the at least one of the subset of the plurality of contacts of the user. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A portable device comprising:
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at least one processor; a memory; a touch screen configured to be in a locked state or in an unlocked state; a touch screen controller configured to detect at least any taps or swipes across the touch screen; a plurality of contacts of a user associated with the portable device stored in the memory, wherein a subset of the plurality of contacts of the user is designated by the user as contacts that may automatically receive location information corresponding to the user in case of an emergency; and one or more modules stored in the memory and configured for execution by the at least one processor, the one or more modules comprising instructions; to automatically obtain an emergency number to dial depending upon a location of the portable device and automatically place an emergency call to the emergency number, in response to information generated by the portable device, wherein the portable device is configured to generate the information, based on a specific input sequence to the portable device comprising a first input provided by the user followed by a second input provided by the user, wherein the first input provided by the user corresponds to a user input device, different from the touch screen, associated with the portable device and the second input provided by the user corresponds to a swipe by the user across the touch screen associated with the portable device, wherein the swipe is recognized, even when the touch screen is in the locked state, as belonging to the specific input sequence, and to, in response to the information generated by the portable device, without any further user interaction, automatically obtain a current location of the portable device, and using a cellular network accessible to the portable device, even when the cellular network is not accessible to the portable device using a second wireless network accessible to the portable device, wherein the second wireless network is at least partially different from the cellular network, automatically transmit a message to at least one of the subset of the plurality of contacts of the user including the current location of the portable device, and subsequently provide at least one location update corresponding to a location of the portable device to the at least one of the subset of the plurality of contacts of the user. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A portable device comprising:
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at least one processor; a memory; a touch screen configured to be in a locked state or in an unlocked state; a plurality of contacts of a user associated with the portable device stored in the memory, wherein a subset of the plurality of contacts of the user is designated by the user as contacts that may automatically receive location information, corresponding to the user in case of an emergency; and one or more modules stored in the memory and configured for execution by the at least one processor, the one or more modules comprising instructions; to automatically obtain an emergency number to dial depending upon a location of the portable device and automatically place an emergency call, without any further user interaction, in response to information generated by the portable device, wherein the portable device is configured to generate the information, even when the touch screen is in the locked state, based on a specific input sequence to the portable device comprising a first input provided by the user followed by a second input provided by the user, wherein the first input provided by the user corresponds to a user input device associated with the portable device and the second input provided by the user corresponds to a swipe to the right by the user across the touch screen associated with the portable device, wherein the user input device is different from the touch screen, and to, in response to the information generated by the portable device, without any further user interaction, automatically obtain a current location of the portable device, and using a cellular network accessible to the portable device, and even when the cellular network is not accessible to the portable device using a second wireless network accessible to the portable device, wherein the second wireless network is at least partially different from the cellular network, automatically transmit a message to at least one of the subset of the plurality of contacts of the user including the current location of the portable device. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method for using a portable device, having a touch screen configured to be in a locked state or in an unlocked state, the method comprising:
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the portable device storing a plurality of contacts of a user in a memory associated with the portable device, wherein a subset of the plurality of contacts of the user is designated by the user as contacts that may automatically receive location information corresponding to the user in case of an emergency; in response to information generated by the portable device, wherein the portable device is configured to generate the information, even when the touch screen is in the locked state, based on a specific input sequence to the portable device comprising a first input provided by the user followed by a second input provided by the user, wherein the first input provided by the user corresponds to a user input device associated with the portable device and the second input provided by the user corresponds to a swipe by the user across the touch screen associated with the portable device, wherein the user input device is different from the touch screen, without any further user interaction, the portable device automatically obtaining an emergency number to dial depending upon a location of the portable device and the portable device automatically placing an emergency call to the emergency number; and in response to the information generated by the portable device, without any further user interaction, using a cellular network accessible to the portable device, and even when the cellular network is not accessible to the portable device using a second wireless network accessible to the portable device, wherein the second wireless network is at least partially different from the cellular network the portable device, automatically transmitting a message to at least one of the subset of the plurality of contacts of the user including a current location of the portable device, and providing at least one location update corresponding to a location of the portable device to the at least one of the subset of the plurality of contacts of the user. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A method for using a portable device, having a touch screen configured to be in a locked state or in an unlocked state, the method comprising:
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the portable device storing a plurality of contacts of a user in a memory associated with the portable device, wherein a subset of the plurality of contacts of the user is designated by the user as contacts that may automatically receive location information corresponding to the user in case of an emergency; in response to information generated by the portable device, wherein the portable device is configured to generate the information, even when the touch screen is in the locked state, based on a specific input sequence to the portable device comprising a first input provided by the user followed by a second input provided by the user, wherein the first input provided by the user corresponds to a user input device associated with the portable device and the second input provided by the user corresponds to a swipe to the right by the user across the touch screen associated with the portable device, wherein the user input device is different from the touch screen, without any further user interaction, the portable device automatically placing an emergency call; and in response to the information generated by the portable device, without any further user interaction, the portable device automatically obtaining a current location of the portable device, and using a cellular network accessible to the portable device, and even when the cellular network is not accessible to the portable device using a second wireless network accessible to the portable device, wherein the second wireless network is at least partially different from the cellular network, automatically transmitting a message to at least one of the subset of the plurality of contacts of the user including the current location of the portable device. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A portable device comprising:
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at least one processor; a memory; a touch screen configured to be in a locked state or in an unlocked state; at least one contact of a user associated with the portable device stored in the memory, wherein the at least one contact of the user is designated by the user as a contact that may automatically receive location information corresponding to the user in case of an emergency; and one or more modules stored in the memory and configured for execution by the at least one processor, the one or more modules comprising instructions; to automatically obtain an emergency number to dial depending upon a location of the portable device and automatically place an emergency call to the emergency number, without any further user interaction, in response to information generated by the portable device, wherein the portable device is configured to generate the information, even when the touch screen is in the locked state, based on a specific input sequence to the portable device comprising a first input provided by the user followed by a second input provided by the user, wherein the first input provided by the user corresponds to a user input device associated with the portable device and the second input provided by the user corresponds to a swipe by the user across the touch screen associated with the portable device, wherein the user input device is different from the touch screen, and to, in response to the information generated by the portable device, without any further user interaction, automatically obtain a current location of the portable device, and using a cellular network accessible to the portable device, and even when the cellular network is not accessible to the portable device using a second wireless network accessible to the portable device, wherein the second wireless network is at least partially different from the cellular network, automatically transmit a message to the at least one contact of the user including the current location of the portable device, and subsequently provide at least one location update corresponding to a location of the portable device to the at least one contact of the user, wherein the portable device is configured to operate in a first power mode or a second power mode, wherein the first power mode comprises supplying power to a predetermined number of modules of the portable device and the second power mode comprises supplying power to a subset of the predetermined number of modules of the portable device, wherein the subset of the modules comprises fewer modules than the predetermined number of modules, and wherein even when the portable device is in the second power mode, the portable device is further configured to supply power to the subset of the predetermined number of modules comprising at least the instructions to automatically obtain an emergency number to dial depending upon a location of the portable device and automatically place an emergency call to the emergency number. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. A portable device comprising:
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at least one processor; a memory; a touch screen configured to be in a locked state or in an unlocked state; at least one contact of a user associated with the portable device stored in the memory, wherein the at least one contact of the user is designated by the user as a contact that may automatically receive location information corresponding to the user in case of an emergency; and one or more modules stored in the memory and configured for execution by the at least one processor, the one or more modules comprising instructions; to automatically obtain an emergency number to dial depending upon a location of the portable device and automatically place an emergency call to the emergency number, without any further user interaction, in response to information generated by the portable device, wherein the portable device is configured to generate the information, even when the touch screen is in the locked state, based on a specific input sequence to the portable device comprising a first input provided by the user followed by a second input provided by the user, wherein the first input provided by the user corresponds to a user input device associated with the portable device and the second input provided by the user corresponds to a swipe to the right by the user across the touch screen associated with the portable device, wherein the user input device is different from the touch screen, and to, in response to the information generated by the portable device, without any further user interaction, automatically obtain a current location of the portable device, and using a cellular network accessible to the portable device, and even when the cellular network is not accessible to the portable device using a second wireless network accessible to the portable device, wherein the second wireless network is at least partially different from the cellular network, automatically transmit a message to the at least one contact of the user including the current location of the portable device, and subsequently provide at least one location update corresponding to a location of the portable device to the at least one contact of the user, wherein the portable device is configured to operate in a first power mode or a second power mode, wherein the first power mode comprises supplying power to a predetermined number of modules of the portable device and the second power mode comprises supplying power to a subset of the predetermined number of modules of the portable device, wherein the subset of the modules comprises fewer modules than the predetermined number of modules, and wherein even when the portable device is in the second power mode, the portable device is further configured to supply power to the subset of the predetermined number of modules comprising at least the instructions to automatically obtain an emergency number to dial depending upon a location of the portable device and automatically place an emergency call to the emergency number, and wherein the portable device further comprises instructions to, in response to second information received from a smart watch worn by the user of the portable device, without any further user interaction, automatically place the emergency call, and wherein the portable device further comprises instructions to, in response to the second information received from the smart watch worn by the user of the portable device, without any further user interaction, automatically obtain the current location of the portable device, and using the cellular network accessible to the portable device, and even when the cellular network is not accessible to the portable device using the second wireless network accessible to the portable device, automatically transmit the message to the at least one contact of the user including the current location of the portable device. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64)
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65. A portable device comprising:
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at least one processor; a memory; a touch screen configured to be in a locked state or in an unlocked state; a plurality of contacts of a user associated with the portable device stored in the memory, wherein a subset of the plurality of contacts of the user is designated by the user as contacts that may automatically receive location information corresponding to the user in case of an emergency; and one or more modules stored in the memory and configured for execution by the at least one processor, the one or more modules comprising instructions; to automatically place an emergency call to an emergency number, without any further user interaction, in response to information generated by the portable device, wherein the portable device is configured to generate the information, even when the touch screen is in the locked state, based on a specific input sequence to the portable device, wherein the specific input sequence is received by the portable device via at least one user input device different from the touch screen, and to, in response to the information generated by the portable device, without any further user interaction, automatically obtain a current location of the portable device, and using a cellular network accessible to the portable device, and even when the cellular network is not accessible to the portable device using a second wireless network accessible to the portable device, wherein the second wireless network is at least partially different from the cellular network, automatically transmit a message to at least one of the subset of the plurality of contacts of the user including the current location of the portable device, and subsequently provide at least one location update corresponding to a location of the portable device to the at least one of the subset of the plurality of contacts of the user, wherein the portable device is configured to operate in a first power mode or a second power mode, wherein the first power mode comprises supplying power to a predetermined number of modules of the portable device and the second power mode comprises supplying power to a subset of the predetermined number of modules of the portable device, wherein the subset of the modules comprises fewer modules than the predetermined number of modules, and wherein even when the portable device is in the second power mode, the portable device is further configured to supply power to the subset of the predetermined number of modules comprising at least the instructions to automatically obtain an emergency number to dial depending upon a location of the portable device and automatically place an emergency call to the emergency number. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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71. A portable device comprising:
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at least one processor; a memory; a touch screen configured to be in a locked state or in an unlocked state; a touch screen controller configured to detect at least any taps or swipes across the touch screen; a plurality of contacts of a user associated with the portable device stored in the memory, wherein a subset of the plurality of contacts of the user is designated by the user as contacts that may automatically receive location information corresponding to the user in case of an emergency; and one or more modules stored in the memory and configured for execution by the at least one processor or the touch screen controller, the one or more modules comprising instructions; to automatically obtain an emergency number to dial depending upon a location of the portable device and automatically place an emergency call to the emergency number, without any further user interaction, in response to information generated by the portable device, wherein the portable device is configured to generate the information, based on a specific input sequence to the portable device, wherein the specific input sequence is received by the portable device via the touch screen and at least one user input device different from the touch screen, and wherein the specific input sequence comprises at least one swipe to the right that is recognized by the touch screen controller even when the touch screen is in the locked state, and to, in response to the information generated by the portable device, without any further user interaction, automatically obtain a current location of the portable device, and using a cellular network accessible to the portable device, and even when the cellular network is not accessible to the portable device using a second wireless network accessible to the portable device, wherein the second wireless network is at least partially different from the cellular network, automatically transmit a message to at least one of the subset of the plurality of contacts of the user including the current location of the portable device, and subsequently provide at least one location update corresponding to a location of the portable device to the at least one of the subset of the plurality of contacts of the user, wherein the portable device is configured to operate in a first power mode or a second power mode, wherein the first power mode comprises supplying power to a predetermined number of modules of the portable device and the second power mode comprises supplying power to a subset of the predetermined number of modules of the portable device, wherein the subset of the modules comprises fewer modules than the predetermined number of modules, and wherein even when the portable device is in the second power mode, the portable device is further configured to supply power to the subset of the predetermined number of modules comprising at least the instructions to automatically obtain an emergency number to dial depending upon a location of the portable device and automatically place an emergency call to the emergency number, and wherein the portable device further comprises instructions to, in response to second information received from a smart watch worn by the user of the portable device, without any further user interaction, automatically place the emergency call, and wherein the portable device further comprises instructions to, and in response to the second information received from the smart watch worn by the user of the portable device, without any further user interaction, automatically obtain the current location of the portable device, and using the cellular network accessible to the portable device, and even when the cellular network is not accessible to the portable device using the second wireless network accessible to the portable device, automatically transmit the message to the at least one of the subset of the plurality of contacts of the user including the current location of the portable device. - View Dependent Claims (72, 73, 74)
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75. A method for using a portable device, having a touch screen configured to be in a locked state or in an unlocked state, the method comprising:
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the portable device storing a plurality of contacts of a user in a memory associated with the portable device, wherein a subset of the plurality of contacts of the user is designated by the user as contacts that may automatically receive location information corresponding to the user in case of an emergency; in response to information generated by the portable device, wherein the portable device is configured to generate the information, even when the touch screen is in the locked state, based on a specific input sequence to the portable device, wherein the specific input sequence is received by the portable device via at least one user input device different from the touch screen and the touch screen, without any further user interaction, the portable device automatically placing an emergency call; and in response to the information generated by the portable device, without any further user interaction, the portable device automatically obtaining a current location of the portable device, and using a cellular network accessible to the portable device, and even when the cellular network is not accessible to the portable device using a second wireless network accessible to the portable device, wherein the second wireless network is at least partially different from the cellular network, automatically transmitting a message to at least one of the subset of the plurality of contacts of the user including the current location of the portable device, and wherein the portable device is configured to operate in a first power mode or a second power mode, wherein the first power mode comprises supplying power to a predetermined number of modules of the portable device and the second power mode comprises supplying power to a subset of the predetermined number of modules of the portable device, wherein the subset of the modules comprises fewer modules than the predetermined number of modules, and wherein even when the portable device is in the second power mode, the portable device is further configured to supply power to the subset of the predetermined number of modules comprising at least the instructions to automatically place the emergency call. - View Dependent Claims (76, 77, 78, 79, 80)
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