Emergency Cellular Telephone

• US 20090137223A1
• Filed: 11/11/2008
• Published: 05/28/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/16/1997
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kroll Family Trust
• Original Assignee: Kroll Family Trust
• Inventors: Kroll, Mark W., Kroll, Chase R.
• Application Number:
  US12/268,544
• Publication Number:
  US 20090137223A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/404.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3833 Hand-held transceivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0287 being disposable or recyclable
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/18 Telephone sets specially adapted for use in ships, mines, or other places exposed to adverse environment H04M1/19 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/21 Combinations with auxiliary equipment, e.g. with clocks or memoranda pads
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/677 Preventing the dialling or sending of predetermined telephone numbers or selected types of telephone numbers, e.g. long distance numbers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6775 by providing access to preprogrammed keys
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72421 with automatic activation of emergency service functions, e.g. upon sensing an alarm
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72424 with manual activation of emergency-service functions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/765 Linked or grouped accounts, e.g. of users or devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/77 involving multiple accounts per user
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/8083 involving reduced rates or discounts, e.g. time-of-day reductions or volume discounts
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 17/005 Disposable prepaid communication devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0184 involving reduced rates or discounts, e.g. time-of-day reductions, volume discounts, cell discounts, group billing, frequent calling destination(s) or user history list
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/32 Involving wireless systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/724 Linked accounts
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/7254 Multiple accounts per user
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10

Abstract

A cellular phone for emergency situations may include a power source, a communications antenna, communications electronic circuitry, a “911” button wherein the “911” button is characterized in that depressing the “911” button transmits a 911 emergency number, an actuation device, and a microswitch. These elements are cooperatively connected such that when the “911” button is depressed, the actuation device deploys the antenna to a fully extended position, and the antenna deployment activates a microswitch that turns on the communications electronic circuitry.

Claims

1. A cellular phone for emergency situations, the phone comprising:

a power source;

a communications antenna and communications electronic circuitry;

a “

911”

button wherein the “

911”

button is characterized in that depressing the “

911”

button transmits a 911 emergency number;

an actuation device; and

a microswitch,

wherein the power source, the communications antenna, the communications electronic circuitry, the “

911”

button, the actuation device, and the microswitch are cooperatively connected such that when the “

911”

button is depressed the actuation device deploys the antenna to a fully extended position, wherein the antenna deployment activates a microswitch that turns on the communications electronic circuitry.

2. The phone of claim 1, wherein the communications electronic circuitry comprises a microprocessor, and

wherein a transistor is in electrical communication with the microprocessor, and

wherein a light is in electrical communication with the transistor, and

wherein an acceleration sensor is in electrical communication with the microprocessor through an amplifier, and

wherein when the acceleration sensor detects an acceleration exceeding a threshold level the microprocessor will turn on the phone and pulse the light through the transistor.

3. The phone of claim 2, wherein the “

911”

button is lit up by the pulsed light.

4. The phone of claim 3, further comprising a timer, wherein failure to depress the “

911”

button within a predetermined time after the threshold level of acceleration has been exceeded results in the phone being turned off.

5. The phone of claim 1, wherein the actuation device is a spring.

6. The phone of claim 1, further comprising a thermal battery.

7. The phone of claim 6, further comprising an electric match.

8. The phone of claim 7, further comprising a non-thermal battery.

9. The phone of claim 6, further comprising a percussion ignition system.

10. A method of operating a cellular phone without a dedicated number, the method comprising:

depressing a “

911”

button, the “

911”

button being characterized in that depressing the “

911”

button transmits a 911 emergency number;

attempting to register a first mobile identification number and a first electronic serial number;

verifying that registration is established;

transmitting the 911 emergency number if registration was established;

initiating a timer if registration was established; and

disabling further transmissions after the timer reaches a predetermined duration.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

verifying that a carrier signal is present if registration was not established;

attempting to register a second mobile identification number and a second electronic serial number if a carrier signal was present;

verifying that registration is established;

transmitting the 911 emergency number if registration was established;

initiating a timer if registration was established; and

disabling further transmissions after the timer reaches a predetermined duration.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

attempting to re-register the first mobile identification number and the first electronic serial number if no carrier signal was present.