List-based emergency calling device
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1. An emergency services automatic dialing device, comprising:
- a wireless receiver for receiving, from a portable transceiver, a signal indicating that a panic button has been pushed and for receiving speech from a user of the portable transceiver;
a memory for storing a list of at least one alternate number that may be called before dialing an emergency services number;
a dialer for calling the at least one alternate number in the list before dialing the emergency services number;
a detector for detecting a status of the call to the at least one alternate number in the list, wherein the dialer dials the emergency services number if the detector does not detect that a callee at the at least one alternate number in the list has indicated that the emergency services number does not need to be called;
a voice transmitter for providing speech from the user of the portable transceiver to the callee upon the callee answering a call; and
a message playback device configured to play a recorded message to the callee of the at least one alternate number in the list and configured not to play any message after the emergency services number has been called.
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Abstract
An emergency services automatic dialing device enables at least one number in a list of alternate numbers to be called prior to dialing an emergency services number (e.g., 911). This enables a user of a corresponding portable transceiver to try to reach someone else (e.g., a family member) before having to resort to calling emergency services (e.g., 911 for fire department, police or ambulance). The dialing device can call several numbers in a list until all the numbers are exhausted before dialing the emergency services number. Calling the list of numbers can also be overridden by pressing a button on the portable transceiver in a particular way.
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1. An emergency services automatic dialing device, comprising:
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a wireless receiver for receiving, from a portable transceiver, a signal indicating that a panic button has been pushed and for receiving speech from a user of the portable transceiver; a memory for storing a list of at least one alternate number that may be called before dialing an emergency services number; a dialer for calling the at least one alternate number in the list before dialing the emergency services number; a detector for detecting a status of the call to the at least one alternate number in the list, wherein the dialer dials the emergency services number if the detector does not detect that a callee at the at least one alternate number in the list has indicated that the emergency services number does not need to be called; a voice transmitter for providing speech from the user of the portable transceiver to the callee upon the callee answering a call; and a message playback device configured to play a recorded message to the callee of the at least one alternate number in the list and configured not to play any message after the emergency services number has been called. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15)
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12. An emergency services automatic dialing device, comprising:
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a wireless receiver for receiving, from a portable transceiver, a signal indicating that a panic button has been pushed and for receiving speech from a user of the portable transceiver; a memory for storing a list of at least one alternate number that may be called in addition to dialing an emergency services number; a dialer for calling the at least one alternate number in the list and for dialing the emergency services number and bridging together the calls to the at least one alternate number in the list and the emergency services number; a voice transmitter for providing speech from the user of the portable transceiver to the callee upon the callee answering a call; and a message playback device configured to play a recorded message to the callee of the at least one alternate number in the list and configured not to play any message after the emergency services number has been called. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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