Mobile device user interface for displaying emergency information
First Claim
1. A method of presenting emergency information on a display of a wireless communications device, the method comprising:
- determining a current location of the device;
prioritizing a plurality of user-defined emergency contact persons to define prioritized emergency contact persons based on proximity to the current location of the device and availability of the emergency contact;
displaying contact information for at least two of the prioritized emergency contact persons on an emergency information screen; and
providing at least one interface element on the emergency information screen to initiate communication with at least one of the prioritized emergency contact persons whose contact information is displayed on the display of the wireless communications device.
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Abstract
A wireless communications device displays emergency information such as, for example, contact information for multiple next of kin or other contact persons as well as personal, medical or travel-specific information about the owner of the device. This emergency information is made accessible on a graphical user interface or display screen of the device to a first responder, paramedic or other person coming to the rescue of the owner of the wireless communications device. Multiple contacts, which may optionally be arranged in order of proximity to the current location of the device, are presented to the first responder so as to provide the first responder with alternate contacts. Where the contacts are dynamically re-prioritized in terms of relative distance to the current location of the device, the emergency contacts that are presented to the first responder have the added advantage of being more geographically relevant and easier to understand based on relevant content being translated to a language appropriate to the current location.
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1. A method of presenting emergency information on a display of a wireless communications device, the method comprising:
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determining a current location of the device; prioritizing a plurality of user-defined emergency contact persons to define prioritized emergency contact persons based on proximity to the current location of the device and availability of the emergency contact; displaying contact information for at least two of the prioritized emergency contact persons on an emergency information screen; and providing at least one interface element on the emergency information screen to initiate communication with at least one of the prioritized emergency contact persons whose contact information is displayed on the display of the wireless communications device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer readable medium comprising code which when loaded into memory and executed on a processor of a wireless communications device is adapted to cause the device to perform acts of:
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determining a current location of the device; prioritizing a plurality of user-defined emergency contact persons to define prioritized emergency contact persons based on proximity to the current location of the device and availability of the emergency contact; displaying contact information for at least two of the prioritized emergency contact persons on an emergency information screen; and providing at least one interface element on the emergency information screen to initiate communication with at least one of the prioritized emergency contact persons whose contact information is displayed on the display of the wireless communications device. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A wireless communications device comprising:
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a processor operatively coupled to a memory for receiving and storing emergency information; a location-determining subsystem for determining a current location of the device; and a display operatively coupled to the memory and processor for displaying an emergency information screen that presents contact information for a plurality of user-defined prioritized emergency contact persons that have been prioritized based on proximity to the current location of the device and availability of the emergency contact, and wherein the display provides a user input element on the emergency information screen to initiate communication with at least one of the prioritized emergency contact persons. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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Specification