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Location-based emergency information

  • US 8,275,352 B2
  • Filed: 01/03/2008
  • Issued: 09/25/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • determining a current geographic location of a device;

    receiving an input for accessing one or more emergency services;

    identifying an emergency number associated with an emergency service available at the geographic location;

    identifying emergency contact information, the emergency contact information specifying a user-designated in-case-of emergency (ICE) contact; and

    upon initiating communication with the emergency service using the identified emergency number, communicating with the ICE contact using the emergency contact information, wherein communicating with the ICE contact includes sending, from the device, at least one of a voice message or text message to the ICE contact,wherein the text message includes a pre-composed message.

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