System and method for reporting an emergency situation
First Claim
1. A wireless device for reporting an emergency situation to a called party, the wireless device comprising:
- a microprocessor;
a keyboard in communication with the microprocessor;
a display in communication with the microprocessor; and
a location system in communication with the microprocessor, wherein when a keystroke sequence is received by the keyboard, the microprocessor disables the display, mutes incoming audio signals, and establishes a wireless communication session with the called party; and
wherein when the wireless communication session is established, the location system generates location information and provides the location information to the called party.
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Abstract
The present invention is a system and method for reporting an emergency situation to a called party a using a wireless device. The wireless device comprises a keyboard and a microprocessor. In one embodiment, when a specific keystroke sequence is entered using the keyboard, the wireless device performs the following tasks: (1) disabling one or more components of the wireless device; (2) establishing a wireless communication session with the called party; (3) communicating with a location system to generate location information pinpointing the location of the wireless device; and (5) providing the location information to the called party. In other embodiments, the wire device performs additional tasks, including: (6) capturing content during the wireless communication; (7) communicating with the location system to generate subsequent location information; and (8) providing one or more of the subsequent location information and the content to the called party. The called party may then use the location information and the content to perform one or more actions, including providing help to the user of the wireless device.
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58 Claims
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1. A wireless device for reporting an emergency situation to a called party, the wireless device comprising:
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a microprocessor;
a keyboard in communication with the microprocessor;
a display in communication with the microprocessor; and
a location system in communication with the microprocessor, wherein when a keystroke sequence is received by the keyboard, the microprocessor disables the display, mutes incoming audio signals, and establishes a wireless communication session with the called party; and
wherein when the wireless communication session is established, the location system generates location information and provides the location information to the called party. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for reporting an emergency situation to a called party, the system comprising:
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a wireless device in a wireless network, wherein the wireless device comprises a microprocessor, a keyboard, and a display; and
a location system, wherein the location system is in communication with the wireless device, wherein when a keystroke sequence is received by the keyboard, the microprocessor disables the display, mutes incoming audio signals, and establishes a wireless communication session with the called party; and
wherein when the wireless communication session is established, the location system generates location information pinpointing a location of the wireless device and provides the location information to the called party. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A wireless device for reporting an emergency situation to a called party, the wireless device comprising:
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a microprocessor;
a keyboard in communication with the microprocessor;
a signal detector in communication with the microprocessor; and
a location system in communication with the microprocessor, wherein when a keystroke sequence is received by the keyboard, the microprocessor deactivates a display of the wireless device, mutes incoming audio signals, and activates the signal detector;
wherein when the signal detector senses a stimulus, the microprocessor establishes a wireless communication session with the called party;
wherein when the wireless communication session is established, the location system generates location information pinpointing a location of the wireless device; and
wherein the wireless device transmits the location information to the called party. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method for reporting an emergency situation to a called party, the method comprising:
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creating a relationship between a keystroke sequence and the called party;
storing the relationship in a memory of a wireless device;
receiving the keystroke sequence through a keyboard of the wireless device;
deactivating a display of the wireless device;
establishing a wireless communication session with the called party;
muting incoming audio signals of the wireless device;
generating location information pinpointing a location of the wireless device; and
providing the location information to the called party during the wireless communication session. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A method for reporting an emergency situation to a called party, the method comprising:
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creating a relationship between a keystroke sequence and the called party;
storing the relationship in a memory of a wireless device;
receiving the keystroke sequence through a keyboard of the wireless device;
suspending a display of the wireless device when the keystroke sequence is received;
receiving a stimulus through a signal detector of the wireless device;
establishing a wireless communication session with the called party when the stimulus is received;
muting incoming audio signals of the wireless device;
generating location information pinpointing a location of the wireless device; and
providing the location information to the called party. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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