Emergency message button and method on a wireless communications device for communicating an emergency message to a public safety answering point (PSAP)
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1. A wireless communications device, comprising:
- a housing;
a user interface disposed on said housing configured to enable a user to type text messages for communication over a communications network;
at least one illumination device comprising an electronic display;
an emergency message button selectable by a user; and
a processing unit in communication with said user interface and emergency message button, and configured to;
determine whether a user has selected said emergency message button, based on a determination that a force applied to the emergency message button exceeds a first threshold force, wherein the first threshold force is greater than a second threshold force required to actuate the user interface for typing text messages;
generate and send an emergency message to a public safety answering point in response to a determination that a user has selected said emergency message button; and
in further response to the determination that a user has selected said emergency message button, set said at least one illumination device into an emergency mode, the emergency mode reducing or eliminating illumination of said at least one illumination device; and
display an acknowledgement notification signal of the selection of the emergency message button as text on a black background on the electronic display.
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Abstract
A wireless communications device including a housing, a user interface configured to enable a user to type text messages for communication over a communications network, an emergency message button selectable by a user, and a processing unit in communication with the user interface and emergency message button. The processing unit may be configured to generate and send an emergency message to a public safety answering point in response to a user selecting the emergency message button.
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24 Claims
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1. A wireless communications device, comprising:
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a housing; a user interface disposed on said housing configured to enable a user to type text messages for communication over a communications network; at least one illumination device comprising an electronic display; an emergency message button selectable by a user; and a processing unit in communication with said user interface and emergency message button, and configured to; determine whether a user has selected said emergency message button, based on a determination that a force applied to the emergency message button exceeds a first threshold force, wherein the first threshold force is greater than a second threshold force required to actuate the user interface for typing text messages; generate and send an emergency message to a public safety answering point in response to a determination that a user has selected said emergency message button; and in further response to the determination that a user has selected said emergency message button, set said at least one illumination device into an emergency mode, the emergency mode reducing or eliminating illumination of said at least one illumination device; and display an acknowledgement notification signal of the selection of the emergency message button as text on a black background on the electronic display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for enabling a user to send an emergency message from a wireless communications device, said method comprising:
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providing an emergency message button on the wireless communications device; determining whether a user has selected said emergency message button, based on a determination that a force applied to the emergency message button exceeds a first threshold force, wherein the first threshold force is greater than a second threshold force required to actuate a non-emergency button on the wireless communications device for typing text messages; and in response to a determination that a user has selected the emergency message button, causing an emergency message to be generated and sent to a public safety answering point; and setting at least one illumination device into an emergency mode, the illumination device comprising an electronic display, the emergency mode reducing or eliminating illumination of said at least one illumination device; and displaying an acknowledgement notification signal of the selection of the emergency message button as text on a black background on the electronic display. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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