Location-based emergency information
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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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Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for location-based emergency information. A current geographic location of a device is determined. One or more first contact information items based on the determined geographic location are received at the device. The first contact information items include one or more contact information items associated with emergency services.
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1. A method comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A portable device, comprising:
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one or more processors; and a computer-readable medium storing instructions for execution by the one or more processors, the instructions operable to cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising; determine a current geographic location of the device; receiving an input for accessing one or more emergency services; identifying an emergency number associated with an emergency 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 a text message to the ICE contact, wherein the text message includes a pre-composed message.
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17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a computer program product operable to cause a portable device to perform operations comprising:
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determining a current geographic location of the device; receiving an input for accessing one or more emergency services; identifying an emergency number associated with an emergency 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 a text message to the ICE contact, wherein the text message includes a pre-composed message. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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