Emergency phone with single button activation
First Claim
1. A communication apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
a single button accessible through the housing;
a speaker disposed within the housing;
a microphone disposed within the housing; and
a cellular transceiver disposed within the housing and electrically connected to the single button, the speaker, and the microphone, wherein the cellular transceiver, the speaker, and the microphone are adapted to allow voice communications between an operator of the apparatus and a response center when the single button is pressed for a predetermined minimum amount of time, and wherein a contact number associated with a secondary response center is called when the communication apparatus is unable to establish a call with a primary response center.
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Abstract
An emergency-use-only cellular phone provides for contacting and establishing full-duplex voice communication with emergency personnel at either a public emergency response service or a private roadside assistance service. The phone automatically places a cellular call to the public emergency response service with a single press of a first activation button, and to the private roadside assistance service with a single press of a second activation button. When either activation button is pressed, the following functions are initiated: (1) electrical power from a power supply is provided to a cellular transmitter and receiver, (2) the cellular receiver is activated to search for an available channel from among A or B cellular system channels, (3) an emergency telephone number corresponding to the selected service is accessed from memory, and (4) the cellular transmitter is activated to establish communication with the selected emergency response service. Since all of these functions are initiated by pressing one button, communication with the selected emergency response service may be established simply and speedily, even under stressful conditions. The phone may include a modular GPS receiver unit for providing location information to the public emergency response service or a private roadside assistance service.
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19 Claims
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1. A communication apparatus comprising:
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a housing; a single button accessible through the housing; a speaker disposed within the housing; a microphone disposed within the housing; and a cellular transceiver disposed within the housing and electrically connected to the single button, the speaker, and the microphone, wherein the cellular transceiver, the speaker, and the microphone are adapted to allow voice communications between an operator of the apparatus and a response center when the single button is pressed for a predetermined minimum amount of time, and wherein a contact number associated with a secondary response center is called when the communication apparatus is unable to establish a call with a primary response center. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A communication apparatus comprising:
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a housing; a button accessible through the housing; a speaker; a microphone; a location detection circuit disposed in the housing and operable to provide a signal indicative of the location of the communications apparatus; a cellular transceiver disposed within the housing; wherein the buttons when pressed, is operable to activate the cellular transceiver to allow an operator of the apparatus to maintain a voice conversation with response center personnel using the speaker and the microphone. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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