Mobile Telephone Sudden Impact Warning and Reporting Feature

• US 20130102326A1
• Filed: 04/09/2012
• Published: 04/25/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/09/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: James K. Chun
• Original Assignee: James K. Chun
• Inventors: Chun, James K.
• Granted Patent: US 8,583,167 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

A warning system for wireless mobile telephones that notifies designated users and broadcast an audible sound when suddenly de-acceleration. The telephone is coupled to a wireless telephone transmitter configured to operate with a nearby compatible wireless telephone network. The telephone includes a display, a speaker, an internal accelerometer and a programmable, impact-activated software program loaded into its working memory. The software program when executed continuously monitors for triggering signals from the internal accelerometer. When a triggering signal is produced, the software program is activated into an alarm state which then performs the notifications tasks designated by the user during the setup steps. The software program is configured to presents various input menus on the display that enables the user to turn the system ON and OFF, selective an alarm mode to be used, select a pre-alarm time period, an alarm duration period, and adjust the sensitivity of the accelerometer.

Claims

1. A mobile telephone with sudden impact warning and reporting features, comprising:

a. wireless mobile telephone configured for communication with a wireless telephone and data network, said telephone includes a display, an internal speaker, and internal microphone, a GPS receiver, and a processor that includes working memory;

b. a de-accelerator chip located inside said mobile telephone, said de-accelerator chip configured to generate a triggering signal when impacted by a threshold de-accelerating force;

c. an impact activation program executed by said processor, said impact activation program configured to receive said triggering signal from said de-accelerator chip; and

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d. an auto message sender program executed by said processor, said auto message sender program configured to carry out at least one of the following tasks when said activation program receives a triggering signal;

generate an audio signal through said speaker;

place a telephone call to a desired telephone number;

send an email message to a designated email addressee;

send a text message to a designated telephone number, transmit GPS location information to designated telephone, email or text recipients.

2. The portable device as recited in claim 1, wherein said impact activation software program presents various input menus on said display that enables a user turn ON or OFF said impact activation program.

3. The mobile telephone as recited in claim 1, wherein said impact activation software program presents a menu page that enables the user to adjust the level of sensitivity of said accelerometer.

4. The mobile telephone claim 1, wherein said impact activation software program presents a menu page that enables a user to delay the activity of said auto message sender program a predetermine amount of time.

5. The mobile telephone as recited in claim 1, further including a menu page in which a deactivation code is entered to deactivate the alarm state.

6. The mobile device as recited in claim 1, wherein said impact activation software program presents a menu page that enables a user to select at least one telephone number to be called when said triggering signal is received.

7. The mobile device as recited in claim 1, wherein said impact activation software program presents a menu page that enables a user to select an audio sound to be played through said speaker when said triggering signal is received.

8. The mobile device as recited in claim 7, further including a menu page that enables said user to choose between a standard alarm sound or a custom alarm sound.

9. The mobile device as recited in claim 7, further including an alarm volume control button that enables said user to adjust the volume of the sound from said speaker.

10. The mobile device as recited in claim 7, further including an alarm duration button the enables said user to selected a duration of time the alarm signal is produced.

11. The mobile device as recited in claim 7, further including a deactivation menu page with an empty deactivation code window presented therein in which a deactivation code is manually imputed.