Urgent communications
First Claim
1. A method for transmitting an urgent communications request, comprising:
- receiving an instruction to transmit a communications request;
receiving an instruction to make the communications request urgent; and
transmitting the communications request as an urgent communications request, wherein the recipient device of the communications request is operative to enable an urgent mode in response to receiving the urgent communications request.
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Abstract
A communications system by which a user may provide inputs using an accessory device is provided. The accessory device may provide instructions to the communications device over any suitable wired or wireless communications path. The accessory device may include any suitable input mechanism for providing an input, including for example one or more switches, sliders, knobs, keys, motion sensing components, environmental sensing components, or any other input mechanism that the user may actuate. A communications system by which a communications device may transmit urgent communications requests is provided. The user may select an urgent option when transmitting a communications request to cause the recipient communications device to enable an urgent mode in which the recipient communications device may change the notification scheme to ensure that the recipient receives the urgent communications request.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for transmitting an urgent communications request, comprising:
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receiving an instruction to transmit a communications request; receiving an instruction to make the communications request urgent; and transmitting the communications request as an urgent communications request, wherein the recipient device of the communications request is operative to enable an urgent mode in response to receiving the urgent communications request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for receiving an urgent communications request, comprising:
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receiving a communications request; receiving an indication that the communications request is an urgent communications request; and enabling an urgent mode in response to receiving the indication of an urgent communications request. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A communications device for receiving an urgent communications request, comprising communications circuitry and control circuitry, the control circuitry operative to:
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receive a communications request; determine that the communications request is urgent; and provide an urgent notification of the communications request. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for receiving an urgent telephone call, comprising:
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receiving a telephone call; determining whether the telephone call is urgent; in response to determining that the telephone call is urgent, enabling an urgent mode; and providing a notification of the telephone call using a notification scheme identified by the urgent mode. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A device for providing an urgent communications operation, the device comprising control circuitry and communications circuitry, the control circuitry operative to:
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identify a contact with which to perform a communications operation; receive a request to perform an urgent communications operation with the identified contact; receive authorization information for performing the requested urgent communications operation; and performing the urgent communications operation with the identified contact. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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