Portable device for indicating emergecny events
First Claim
1. A portable device for use in a wireless network, the portable device comprising:
- at least one processor;
a memory;
a touch screen configured to be in a locked state or in an unlocked state;
a plurality of contacts of a user associated with the portable device stored in the memory, wherein a subset of the plurality of contacts of the user is designated by the user as contacts that may automatically receive location information, via the wireless network, corresponding to the user in case of an emergency; and
one or more modules stored in the memory and configured for execution by the at least one processor, the one or more modules comprising instructions;
to automatically place an emergency call, without any further user interaction, in response to information generated by the portable device, wherein the portable device is configured to generate the information, even when the touch screen is in the locked state, based on a specific input sequence to the portable device comprising a first input provided by the user followed by a second input provided by the user, wherein the first input provided by the user corresponds to a user input device associated with the portable device and the second input provided by the user corresponds to a swipe by the user across the touch screen associated with the portable device, andto, in response to the information generated by the portable device, without any further user interaction, automatically obtain, substantially in real-time, a current location of the portable device, automatically provide a message for transmission to at least one of the subset of the plurality of contacts of the user including the current location of the portable device, and provide an intermittent location update corresponding to a location of the portable device.
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Abstract
A portable device including a gesture recognizer module for automatically detecting a specific sequence of gestures is described. The portable device may be used to detect a health, safety, or security related event. The portable device may further include an emergency event module for automatically determining whether the sequence of gestures corresponds to an emergency event. The portable device may further include a proximity detection module for automatically determining whether a mobile device corresponding to a user listed as an emergency contact is in a state of proximity to the portable device. The portable device may further include a notification module for automatically transmitting a message, indicating the emergency event, to the user of the mobile device determined to be in the state of proximity.
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30 Claims
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1. A portable device for use in a wireless network, the portable device comprising:
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at least one processor; a memory; a touch screen configured to be in a locked state or in an unlocked state; a plurality of contacts of a user associated with the portable device stored in the memory, wherein a subset of the plurality of contacts of the user is designated by the user as contacts that may automatically receive location information, via the wireless network, corresponding to the user in case of an emergency; and one or more modules stored in the memory and configured for execution by the at least one processor, the one or more modules comprising instructions; to automatically place an emergency call, without any further user interaction, in response to information generated by the portable device, wherein the portable device is configured to generate the information, even when the touch screen is in the locked state, based on a specific input sequence to the portable device comprising a first input provided by the user followed by a second input provided by the user, wherein the first input provided by the user corresponds to a user input device associated with the portable device and the second input provided by the user corresponds to a swipe by the user across the touch screen associated with the portable device, and to, in response to the information generated by the portable device, without any further user interaction, automatically obtain, substantially in real-time, a current location of the portable device, automatically provide a message for transmission to at least one of the subset of the plurality of contacts of the user including the current location of the portable device, and provide an intermittent location update corresponding to a location of the portable device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A portable device for use in a wireless network, the portable device comprising:
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at least one processor; a memory; a touch screen configured to be in a locked state or in an unlocked state; a plurality of contacts of a user associated with the portable device stored in the memory, wherein a subset of the plurality of contacts of the user is designated by the user as contacts that may automatically receive location information, via the wireless network, corresponding to the user in case of an emergency; and one or more modules stored in the memory and configured for execution by the at least one processor, the one or more modules comprising instructions; to automatically obtain an emergency number to dial depending upon a location of the portable device and automatically place an emergency call to the emergency number, without any further user interaction, in response to information generated by the portable device, wherein the portable device is configured to generate the information, even when the touch screen is in the locked state, based on a specific input sequence to the portable device comprising a first input provided by the user followed by a second input provided by the user, wherein the first input provided by the user corresponds to a user input device associated with the portable device and the second input provided by the user corresponds to a swipe by the user across the touch screen associated with the portable device, and to, in response to the information generated by the portable device, without any further user interaction, automatically obtain, substantially in real-time, a current location of the portable device, automatically provide a message for transmission to at least one of the subset of the plurality of contacts of the user including the current location of the portable device, and provide an intermittent location update corresponding to a location of the portable device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A portable device for use in a wireless network, the portable device comprising:
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at least one processor; a memory; a touch screen configured to be in a locked state or in an unlocked state; a plurality of contacts of a user associated with the portable device stored in the memory, wherein a subset of the plurality of contacts of the user is designated by the user as contacts that may automatically receive location information, via the wireless network, corresponding to the user in case of an emergency; and one or more modules stored in the memory and configured for execution by the at least one processor, the one or more modules comprising instructions; to automatically obtain an emergency number to dial depending upon a location of the portable device and automatically place an emergency call, without any further user interaction, in response to information generated by the portable device, wherein the portable device is configured to generate the information, even when the touch screen is in the locked state, based on a specific input sequence to the portable device comprising a first input provided by the user followed by a second input provided by the user, wherein the first input provided by the user corresponds to a user input device associated with the portable device and the second input provided by the user corresponds to a swipe by the user across the touch screen associated with the portable device, and to, in response to the information generated by the portable device, without any further user interaction, automatically obtain, substantially in real-time, a current location of the portable device, automatically provide a message for transmission to at least one of the subset of the plurality of contacts of the user including the current location of the portable device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for using a portable device, having a touch screen configured to be in a locked state or in an unlocked state, in a wireless network, the method comprising:
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the portable device storing a plurality of contacts of a user in a memory associated with the portable device, wherein a subset of the plurality of contacts of the user is designated by the user as contacts that may automatically receive location information, via the wireless network, corresponding to the user in case of an emergency; in response to information generated by the portable device, wherein the portable device is configured to generate the information, even when the touch screen is in the locked state, based on a specific input sequence to the portable device comprising a first input provided by the user followed by a second input provided by the user, wherein the first input provided by the user corresponds to a user input device associated with the portable device and the second input provided by the user corresponds to a swipe by the user across the touch screen associated with the portable device, without any further user interaction, the portable device automatically obtaining an emergency number to dial depending upon a location of the portable device and the portable device automatically placing an emergency call to the emergency number; and in response to the information generated by the portable device, without any further user interaction, the portable device automatically obtaining, substantially in real-time, a current location of the portable device, automatically providing a message for transmission to at least one of the subset of the plurality of contacts of the user including the current location of the portable device, and providing an intermittent location update corresponding to a location of the portable device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for using a portable device, having a touch screen configured to be in a locked state or in an unlocked state, in a wireless network, the method comprising:
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the portable device storing a plurality of contacts of a user in a memory associated with the portable device, wherein a subset of the plurality of contacts of the user is designated by the user as contacts that may automatically receive location information, via the wireless network, corresponding to the user in case of an emergency; in response to information generated by the portable device, wherein the portable device is configured to generate the information, even when the touch screen is in the locked state, based on a specific input sequence to the portable device comprising a first input provided by the user followed by a second input provided by the user, wherein the first input provided by the user corresponds to a user input device associated with the portable device and the second input provided by the user corresponds to a swipe by the user across the touch screen associated with the portable device, without any further user interaction, the portable device automatically placing an emergency call; and in response to the information generated by the portable device, without any further user interaction, the portable device automatically obtaining, substantially in real-time, a current location of the portable device and automatically provide a message for transmission to at least one of the subset of the plurality of contacts of the user including the current location of the portable device. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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