Automatic notification of personal emergency contacts from a wireless communications device
First Claim
1. A method of notifying designated emergency contacts using a wireless communication device, the method comprising:
- storing contact information for one or more designated contacts in a memory of said wireless communication device;
selectively assigning and storing an individual notification message for each designated contact in said memory;
storing a priority indicator for each of said designated contacts in said memory; and
responsive to said wireless communication device receiving an emergency input, sending said notification messages as specified by said contact information from said wireless communication device to said designated contacts in an order determined by the priority indicators.
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Abstract
A wireless communication device notifies designated contacts of an emergency using contact information stored in the wireless communication device. The contact information includes, but is not limited to, a list of designated contacts, at least one individual notification message for each designated contact, and delivery information for each notification message. The wireless communication device, responsive to an emergency input, automatically retrieves the contact information from memory and sends individual notification messages to each designated contact according to the contact information. Because the wireless communication device stores all instructions and information related to the emergency notification function in memory within the wireless communication device, the wireless communication device is compatible with any wireless network capable of transmitting messages generated by the wireless communication device.
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1. A method of notifying designated emergency contacts using a wireless communication device, the method comprising:
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storing contact information for one or more designated contacts in a memory of said wireless communication device; selectively assigning and storing an individual notification message for each designated contact in said memory; storing a priority indicator for each of said designated contacts in said memory; and responsive to said wireless communication device receiving an emergency input, sending said notification messages as specified by said contact information from said wireless communication device to said designated contacts in an order determined by the priority indicators. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A wireless communication device for notifying designated emergency contacts comprising:
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a memory for storing contact information for one or more designated contacts and an individual notification message for each said designated contact selectively assigned by the user, and for storing a priority indicator for each of said designated contacts; and a transmitter for sending said notification messages as specified by said contact information to said designated contacts in an order determined by said priority indicators responsive to said wireless communication device receiving an emergency input. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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