Location mechanism for mobile device
First Claim
1. A method of invoking an audible alert at a communications device, comprising:
- enabling, at a first instance in time, a user to configure an emergency override configuration that identifies an override device that will be used to send an emergency override message using a text messaging protocol;
receiving, at the communications device at a second instance in time, an electronic communication including a code sent using the text messaging protocol from the override device;
parsing the code from within the received electronic communication;
using the code parsed from within the electronic communication to determine whether to classify the received electronic communication as a coded electronic communication;
classifying the received electronic communication as a coded electronic communication based on results of the determination; and
in response to classification of the electronic communication as a coded electronic communication, invoking an audible alert at the communications device based on the received electronic communication, and overriding volume control settings at the communications device if the volume control settings of the communications device are configured for a silent setting.
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Abstract
A location mechanism for a mobile device, in which an electronic communication including a code is received at the mobile device and the code is parsed from within the received electronic communication. The code parsed from within the electronic communication is used to determine whether to classify the received electronic communication as a coded electronic communication, and the received electronic communication is classified as a coded electronic communication based on results of the determination. In response to classification of the electronic communication as a coded electronic communication, a process is initiated that facilitates location of the mobile device. For instance, volume control settings at the mobile device may be overridden and an audible alert at the device may be invoked, and/or a response electronic communication that includes location information indicative of a current location of the communication device may be generated and sent.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of invoking an audible alert at a communications device, comprising:
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enabling, at a first instance in time, a user to configure an emergency override configuration that identifies an override device that will be used to send an emergency override message using a text messaging protocol; receiving, at the communications device at a second instance in time, an electronic communication including a code sent using the text messaging protocol from the override device; parsing the code from within the received electronic communication; using the code parsed from within the electronic communication to determine whether to classify the received electronic communication as a coded electronic communication; classifying the received electronic communication as a coded electronic communication based on results of the determination; and in response to classification of the electronic communication as a coded electronic communication, invoking an audible alert at the communications device based on the received electronic communication, and overriding volume control settings at the communications device if the volume control settings of the communications device are configured for a silent setting. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of initiating a mobile device to send a message including information related to a location of the mobile device, comprising:
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enabling, at a first instance in time, a user to configure an emergency override configuration that identifies an override device that will be used to send an emergency override message using a text messaging protocol; receiving, at the mobile device at a second instance in time, an electronic communication including a code, the electronic communication being sent from a communication device in response to user input provided by the user sent using the text messaging protocol from the override device; parsing the code from within the received electronic communication; using the code parsed from within the electronic communication to determine whether to classify the received electronic communication as a coded electronic communication; classifying the received electronic communication as a coded electronic communication based on results of the determination; and in response to classification of the electronic communication as a coded electronic communication; determining location information indicative of a current location of the mobile device; determining a communication address of the communication device from which the electronic communication was sent; generating a response electronic communication that includes the determined location information indicative of the current location of the mobile device and that is addressed to the determined communication address of the communication device from which the electronic communication was sent; and sending the response electronic communication to the communication device from which the electronic communication was sent. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of facilitating location of a communications device, comprising:
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enabling, at a first instance in time, a user to configure an emergency override configuration that identifies an override device that will be used to send an emergency override message using a text messaging protocol; receiving, at the communications device at a second instance in time, an electronic communication including a code sent using the text messaging protocol from the override device; parsing the code from within the received electronic communication; using the code parsed from within the electronic communication to determine whether to classify the received electronic communication as a coded electronic communication; classifying the received electronic communication as a coded electronic communication based on results of the determination; in response to classification of the electronic communication as a coded electronic communication, automatically, without human intervention, initiating a process that facilitates location of the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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Specification