METHOD AND APPARATUS TO CONCURRENTLY NOTIFY EMERGENCY CONTACTS DURING AN EMERGENCY VOICE CALL BASED ON NETWORK CAPABILITY
First Claim
1. In a mobile device, a method for sending a data message from said mobile device to at least one emergency contact, the method comprising the steps of:
- determining whether a mobile network of the mobile device supports concurrent circuit-switched and packet-switched communications;
if the mobile network supports concurrent circuit-switched and packet-switched communications sending the data message to the at least one emergency contact during an emergency call; and
if the mobile network does not support concurrent circuit-switched and packet-switched communications and the emergency call is a circuit-switched voice call, sending the data message to the at least one emergency contact over a circuit-switched network;
wherein the at least one emergency contact is selected based on a setting in the mobile device.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for automatically sending a data message from a mobile device to at least one recipient during or soon after an emergency voice call, the method having the steps of: determining whether the data message can be sent over the network during the emergency voice call, and if yes, creating and sending the data message; and if no, waiting until either the mobile device connects to a new network, wherein the method proceeds back to said determining step, or until the voice call has ended and then creating and sending the data message.
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22 Claims
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1. In a mobile device, a method for sending a data message from said mobile device to at least one emergency contact, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining whether a mobile network of the mobile device supports concurrent circuit-switched and packet-switched communications; if the mobile network supports concurrent circuit-switched and packet-switched communications sending the data message to the at least one emergency contact during an emergency call; and if the mobile network does not support concurrent circuit-switched and packet-switched communications and the emergency call is a circuit-switched voice call, sending the data message to the at least one emergency contact over a circuit-switched network; wherein the at least one emergency contact is selected based on a setting in the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A mobile device configured to send a data message to at least one emergency contact, the mobile device having a radio subsystem including a radio configured to communicate with a mobile network;
- a radio processor having a digital signal processor and configured to interact with said radio subsystem;
memory;
a user interface;
a processor configured to run user applications and interact with the memory, the radio and the user interface and, the mobile device configured to;determine whether a mobile network of the mobile device supports concurrent circuit-switched and packet-switched communications; if the mobile network supports concurrent circuit-switched and packet-switched communications, send the data message to the at least one emergency contact during an emergency call; and if the mobile network does not support concurrent circuit-switched and packet-switched communications and the emergency call is a circuit-switched voice call, send the data message to the at least one emergency contact over a circuit-switched network; wherein the at least one emergency contact is selected based a setting in the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
- a radio processor having a digital signal processor and configured to interact with said radio subsystem;
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