Wireless handset having selective communication control and corresponding methods
First Claim
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1. A wireless handset comprising:
- a long range wireless transceiver for selectively providing an inbound communication and an outbound communication through a wireless telephone network;
an audio playback module, operably coupled to the processing module, for selectively producing an audio output from a stored audio file;
wherein the long range wireless transceiver and audio playback module are powered from a single battery;
a battery monitor module for monitoring a remaining power of a battery and for asserting a control signal when the remaining power compares unfavorably to a reserve power threshold; and
a processing module, operably coupled to the long range wireless transceiver and the battery monitor module, for allowing an outbound communication from the range wireless transceiver while powered from single battery to an allowed recipient when the control signal is asserted, for prohibiting the production of an audio output from a stored audio file when the control signal is asserted, and for prohibiting an outbound communication to a disallowed recipient when the control signal is asserted, wherein the prohibiting an outbound communication to a disallowed recipient is overridden one time with entry of a one time password.
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Abstract
A wireless handset includes a long range wireless transceiver for selectively providing an inbound communication and an outbound communication through a wireless telephone network. A battery monitor module monitors a remaining power of a battery and produces a control signal when the remaining power compares unfavorably to a reserve power threshold. A processing module allows an outbound communication to an allowed recipient when the control signal is asserted, and prohibits an outbound communication to a disallowed recipient when the control signal is asserted.
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47 Claims
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1. A wireless handset comprising:
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a long range wireless transceiver for selectively providing an inbound communication and an outbound communication through a wireless telephone network; an audio playback module, operably coupled to the processing module, for selectively producing an audio output from a stored audio file;
wherein the long range wireless transceiver and audio playback module are powered from a single battery;a battery monitor module for monitoring a remaining power of a battery and for asserting a control signal when the remaining power compares unfavorably to a reserve power threshold; and a processing module, operably coupled to the long range wireless transceiver and the battery monitor module, for allowing an outbound communication from the range wireless transceiver while powered from single battery to an allowed recipient when the control signal is asserted, for prohibiting the production of an audio output from a stored audio file when the control signal is asserted, and for prohibiting an outbound communication to a disallowed recipient when the control signal is asserted, wherein the prohibiting an outbound communication to a disallowed recipient is overridden one time with entry of a one time password. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A wireless handset comprising:
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a long range wireless transceiver for selectively providing an inbound communication and an outbound communication through a wireless telephone network; a battery monitor module for monitoring a remaining power of a battery and for asserting a control signal when the remaining power compares unfavorably to a reserve power threshold; a processing module, operably coupled to the long range wireless transceiver and the battery monitor module, for allowing an outbound communication to an allowed recipient when the control signal is asserted, and for prohibiting an outbound communication to a disallowed recipient when the control signal is asserted, wherein the prohibiting an outbound communication to disallowed recipient is overridden one time with entry of a one time password; and an authentication module, operably coupled to the processing module, for authenticating a user and once authenticated by a secure access process, allowing the user to modify at least one of a listing of allowed and a listing of disallowed recipients. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method comprising:
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monitoring a remaining power of a wireless handset battery; producing a control signal when the remaining power compares unfavorably to a reserve power threshold; allowing an outbound communication from the wireless handset, powered from the wireless handset battery, to an allowed recipient when the remaining power compares unfavorably to a reserve power threshold; and prohibiting an outbound communication to a disallowed recipient when the remaining power compares unfavorably to a reserve power threshold, wherein the prohibiting an outbound communication to a disallowed recipient when the remaining power compares unfavorably to a reserve power threshold is overridden one time with entry of a one time password. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A wireless handset comprising:
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a long range wireless transceiver for a single battery source for selectively providing an inbound communication and an outbound communication through a wireless telephone network; a battery monitor module for monitoring a remaining power of a battery source and for asserting a control signal when the remaining power compares unfavorably to a reserve power threshold; and a processing module, operably coupled to the long range wireless transceiver and the battery monitor module, for allowing an outbound communication powered by the single battery source to an allowed recipient when the control signal is asserted, and for prohibiting at least one function of the wireless handset when the control signal is asserted, wherein the prohibiting at least one function of the wireless handset is overridden one time with entry of a user password; and an authentication module for providing a user with secure access to a listing of potential recipients for the purposes of changing the listing of potential recipients.
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