System and method for sending an emergency message selected from among multiple emergency message types from a wireless communications device
First Claim
1. A wireless communications device for communicating an emergency message to a public safety answering point (PSAP), said wireless communications device comprising:
- a memory storing (i) data representative of a plurality of emergency messages being of different message types and (ii) a network address associated with each respective emergency message;
an input/output (I/O) unit configured to wirelessly communicate with a communications network;
a processing unit in communication with said memory and I/O unit;
an electronic display in communication with said processing unit;
at least one illumination device in communication with said processing unit;
an abbreviated startup sequence module in communication with said memory, I/O unit, and processing unit; and
a user interface in communication with said processing unit, and configured to cause said processing unit to;
in response to a user selecting one of the emergency messages;
reduce illumination of the electronic display and the at least one illumination device; and
establish the selected emergency message and associated network address as defaults for communication of the default emergency message to the PSAP over the communications network; and
in response to the user requesting to send an emergency message;
generate the default emergency message by using the default network address as an address to which to communicate the emergency message;
communicate the default emergency message via said I/O unit over the communications network to the default network address for routing the default emergency message to a PSAP local to the user,wherein when the user requests to send the emergency message while the wireless communication device is turned off, the abbreviated startup sequence module turns on the memory, I/O unit, and processing unit, so as to generate the default emergency message and communicate the default emergency message via said I/O unit over the communications network to the default network, without turning on full functionalities of the wireless communication device;
illuminate one or more of the at least one illumination device on the wireless communication device to notify the user that the emergency message was sent; and
display at least one of a white text against a black background or a white graphic against a black background on the electronic display to notify the user that the emergency message was sent.
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Abstract
A wireless communications device and method for communicating an emergency message to a public safety answering point (PSAP) may include storing (i) data representative of a plurality of emergency messages being of different message types and (ii) a network address associated with each emergency message. In response to a user selecting one of the emergency messages, the selected emergency message and associated network address may be established as defaults for communication of the default emergency message to a PSAP over the communications network. In response to the user requesting to send an emergency message, the default emergency message may be generated by using the default network address to communicate the emergency message and communicated over the communications network to the default network address for routing the default emergency message to a PSAP local to the user.
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18 Claims
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1. A wireless communications device for communicating an emergency message to a public safety answering point (PSAP), said wireless communications device comprising:
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a memory storing (i) data representative of a plurality of emergency messages being of different message types and (ii) a network address associated with each respective emergency message; an input/output (I/O) unit configured to wirelessly communicate with a communications network; a processing unit in communication with said memory and I/O unit; an electronic display in communication with said processing unit; at least one illumination device in communication with said processing unit; an abbreviated startup sequence module in communication with said memory, I/O unit, and processing unit; and a user interface in communication with said processing unit, and configured to cause said processing unit to; in response to a user selecting one of the emergency messages; reduce illumination of the electronic display and the at least one illumination device; and establish the selected emergency message and associated network address as defaults for communication of the default emergency message to the PSAP over the communications network; and in response to the user requesting to send an emergency message; generate the default emergency message by using the default network address as an address to which to communicate the emergency message; communicate the default emergency message via said I/O unit over the communications network to the default network address for routing the default emergency message to a PSAP local to the user, wherein when the user requests to send the emergency message while the wireless communication device is turned off, the abbreviated startup sequence module turns on the memory, I/O unit, and processing unit, so as to generate the default emergency message and communicate the default emergency message via said I/O unit over the communications network to the default network, without turning on full functionalities of the wireless communication device; illuminate one or more of the at least one illumination device on the wireless communication device to notify the user that the emergency message was sent; and display at least one of a white text against a black background or a white graphic against a black background on the electronic display to notify the user that the emergency message was sent. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for communicating an emergency message from a wireless communications device to a public safety answering point (PSAP), wherein said wireless communications device comprises a memory, an input/output (I/O) unit, a processing unit, an electronic display, at least one illumination device, and an abbreviated startup sequence module in communication with said memory, I/O unit, and processing unit, said method comprising:
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storing, in the memory, (i) data representative of a plurality of emergency messages being of different message types and (ii) a network address associated with each emergency message; in response to a user selecting one of the emergency messages; reducing, by the processing unit, illumination of the electronic display and the at least one illumination device; and establishing, by the processing unit, the selected emergency message and associated network address as defaults for communication of the default emergency message to the PSAP over the communications network; and in response to the user requesting to send an emergency message; generating, by the processing unit, the default emergency message by using the default network address as an address to which to communicate the emergency message; communicating, by the processing unit, the default emergency message via said I/O unit over the communications network to the default network address for routing the default emergency message to a PSAP local to the user, wherein when the user requests to send the emergency message while the wireless communication device is turned off, the abbreviated startup sequence module turns on the memory, I/O unit, and processing unit, so as to generate the default emergency message and communicate the default emergency message via said I/O unit over the communications network to the default network, without turning on full functionalities of the wireless communication device; and illuminating one or more of the at least one illumination device on the wireless communication device to notify the user that the emergency message was sent; and displaying at least one of a white text against a black background or a white graphic against a black background on the electronic display to notify the user that the emergency message was sent. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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