System and method for locating an alternate communication mechanism in case of a failure of a wireless communication device
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1. A system for locating an alternate communication mechanism in case of a failure of a wireless device, comprising:
- a location tracker for continuously transmitting information to the wireless device for allowing a user to locate an alternate communication mechanism after the failure has occurred, andat least one of a display, on said wireless device, for allowing the wireless device to display said information, which was continuously transmitted from the location tracker and was received by said wireless device prior to the failure of said wireless device, and a speaker, on said wireless device, for allowing the wireless device to play audio information included in said information, which was continuously transmitted from the location tracker and was received by said wireless device prior to the failure of said wireless device,wherein said failure of said wireless device includes at least one of a loss of capability to perform an intended purpose of said wireless device, a loss of connection to a wireless network, a loss of wireless network coverage, a loss of battery power, a loss of adequate battery power necessary for communication, a loss of battery power necessary to maintain a network connection, and a loss of capability of the wireless device to transmit signals.
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Abstract
A system (and method and programmable storage medium for storing program steps of the method) for locating an alternate communication mechanism in case of a failure of a wireless device, includes a location tracker for continuously transmitting information to the wireless communication device for allowing a user to locate an alternate communication mechanism after the failure has occurred.
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1. A system for locating an alternate communication mechanism in case of a failure of a wireless device, comprising:
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a location tracker for continuously transmitting information to the wireless device for allowing a user to locate an alternate communication mechanism after the failure has occurred, and at least one of a display, on said wireless device, for allowing the wireless device to display said information, which was continuously transmitted from the location tracker and was received by said wireless device prior to the failure of said wireless device, and a speaker, on said wireless device, for allowing the wireless device to play audio information included in said information, which was continuously transmitted from the location tracker and was received by said wireless device prior to the failure of said wireless device, wherein said failure of said wireless device includes at least one of a loss of capability to perform an intended purpose of said wireless device, a loss of connection to a wireless network, a loss of wireless network coverage, a loss of battery power, a loss of adequate battery power necessary for communication, a loss of battery power necessary to maintain a network connection, and a loss of capability of the wireless device to transmit signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for locating an alternate communication mechanism in case of a failure of a wireless device, comprising:
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monitoring, by a wireless service provider, location coordinates of a wireless device of a user; based on said location coordinates, consulting at least one database to find at least one candidate resource for assisting the user; selecting a predetermined candidate resource from said at least one candidate resource to provide a best alternate communication mechanism for the user; and forwarding said information to said wireless device of said user prior to said failure of said wireless device, wherein said failure of said wireless device includes at least one of a loss of capability to perform an intended purpose of said wireless device, a loss of connection to a wireless network, a loss of wireless network coverage, a loss of battery power, a loss of adequate battery power necessary for communication, a loss of battery power resources necessary to maintain a network connection, and a loss of capability of the wireless device to transmit signals. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A signal-bearing medium tangibly embodying a program of machine-readable instructions executable by a digital processing apparatus to perform a method for locating an alternate communication mechanism in case of a failure of a wireless device, comprising:
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monitoring, by a wireless service provider, location coordinates of a wireless device of a user; based on said location coordinates, consulting at least one database to find at least one candidate resource for assisting the user; selecting a predetermined candidate resource from said at least one candidate resource to provide a best alternate communication mechanism for the user; and forwarding said information to said wireless device of said user, wherein said failure includes at least one of a loss of capability to perform an intended purpose of said wireless device, a loss of connection to a wireless network, a loss of wireless network coverage, a loss of battery power, a loss of adequate battery power necessary for communication, a loss of battery power resources necessary to maintain a network connection, and a loss of capability of the wireless device to transmit signals.
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