Portable device emergency beacon
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a location receiver configured to receive position signals and to derive location information of the apparatus therefrom;
a content-addressable memory (CAM) configured to store a plurality of predetermined emergency patterns and a plurality of programmed emergency keys, wherein each of the plurality of predetermined emergency patterns and the plurality of programmed emergency keys are stored in one or more entries of the CAM;
a speech recognizer configured to receive voice inputs, provide a first lookup key therefrom, and monitor the voice inputs;
a pattern recognizer configured to receive a plurality of usage-related inputs and to provide a second lookup key therefrom; and
a processor configured to;
receive the first and second lookup keys;
determine a first match between the first lookup key and at least one of the plurality of programmed emergency keys such that the first match is only determined if the voice inputs match an authorized user voice data stored as the at least one of the plurality of programmed emergency keys;
determine a second match between the second lookup key and at least one of the plurality of predetermined emergency patterns;
determine an emergency indication that is associated with the second match; and
provide the location information and the emergency indication for transmission from the apparatus.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, an apparatus can include: (i) a location receiver configured to receive position signals, and to derive location information therefrom; (ii) one or more recognition modules configured to receive usage-related inputs, and to provide a pattern therefrom; and (iii) a processor configured to receive the pattern, and to provide the location information and an emergency indication. For example, particular embodiments can advantageously provide an emergency beacon using voice or other usage-related inputs to a cellular telephone.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a location receiver configured to receive position signals and to derive location information of the apparatus therefrom; a content-addressable memory (CAM) configured to store a plurality of predetermined emergency patterns and a plurality of programmed emergency keys, wherein each of the plurality of predetermined emergency patterns and the plurality of programmed emergency keys are stored in one or more entries of the CAM; a speech recognizer configured to receive voice inputs, provide a first lookup key therefrom, and monitor the voice inputs; a pattern recognizer configured to receive a plurality of usage-related inputs and to provide a second lookup key therefrom; and a processor configured to; receive the first and second lookup keys; determine a first match between the first lookup key and at least one of the plurality of programmed emergency keys such that the first match is only determined if the voice inputs match an authorized user voice data stored as the at least one of the plurality of programmed emergency keys; determine a second match between the second lookup key and at least one of the plurality of predetermined emergency patterns; determine an emergency indication that is associated with the second match; and provide the location information and the emergency indication for transmission from the apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method, comprising:
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programming a plurality of emergency keys and a plurality of predetermined emergency patterns in a content-addressable memory (CAM) of a portable device, wherein each of the plurality of predetermined emergency patterns and the plurality of programmed emergency keys are stored in one or more entries of the CAM; receiving voice inputs at a speech recognizer, providing a first lookup key therefrom, and monitoring the voice inputs; monitoring, by a pattern recognizer, a plurality of usage-related inputs of the portable device and providing a second lookup key therefrom; receiving position signals for deriving location information of the portable device; receiving the first and second lookup keys; determining a first match between the first lookup key and at least one of the plurality of programmed emergency keys such that the first match is only determined if the voice inputs match an authorized user voice data stored as the at least one of the plurality of programmed emergency keys; determining a second match between the second lookup key and at least one of the plurality of predetermined emergency patterns; determining an emergency indication that is associated with the second match; and transmitting the emergency indication and the location information from the portable device in response to said determining the second match. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations, wherein the instructions comprise:
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instructions to program a plurality of emergency keys and a plurality of predetermined emergency patterns in a content-addressable memory (CAM) of a portable device, wherein each of the plurality of predetermined emergency patterns and the plurality of programmed emergency keys are stored in one or more entries of the CAM; instructions to receive voice inputs at a speech recognizer, provide a first lookup key therefrom, and monitor the voice inputs; instructions to monitor, by a pattern recognizer, a plurality of usage-related inputs of the portable device and provide a second lookup key therefrom; instructions to receive position signals for deriving location information of the portable device; instructions to receive the first and second lookup keys; instructions to determine a first match between the first lookup key and at least one of the plurality of programmed emergency keys such that the first match is only determined if the voice inputs match an authorized user voice data stored as the at least one of the plurality of programmed emergency keys; instructions to determine a second match between the second lookup key and at least one of the plurality of predetermined emergency patterns; instructions to determine an emergency indication that is associated with the second match; and instructions to transmit the emergency indication and the location information from the portable device in response to determining the second match.
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