Kids cell phone button that calls the closest parent or relative

• US 7,460,883 B1
• Filed: 02/03/2008
• Issued: 12/02/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/03/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: McBrearty, Gerald F., Mullen, Shawn P., Shieh, Johnny M., Keohane, Susann M., Murillo, Jessica C.
• Primary Examiner(s): D AGOSTA, STEPHEN M
• Application Number:
  US12/025,035
• Time in Patent Office: 303 Days
• Field of Search: 455/90.1, 455/414.1, 455/417, 455/418, 455/456.1, 455/550.1
• US Class Current: 455/550.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6775 by providing access to preprogrammed keys
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72475 specially adapted for disabled users
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver

Abstract

A cellular telephone system that is part of a call network, includes: a first, second, and at least a third cellular telephones; the first cellular telephone including a first button for activating a call to the second telephone and at least a second button for activating a call to the at least third telephone, the first telephone further including green and red color coding of each of the first button and at least the second button such that a closest one of either (a) the second telephone, or (b) a closest one of the at least a third telephone, will have a button indicated by green coding and other button(s) by red; and where the first telephone can query the call network for the location of said closest cellular telephone, closest measured by at least one of geographically, by driving time, and by driving distance.

Claims

1. A cellular telephone system that is part of a call network, comprising:

a first cellular telephone for a child;

a second cellular telephone for a first relative of the child;

at least a third cellular telephone for at least a second relative of the child;

the first cellular telephone comprising a first button for activating a call to the second cellular telephone and at least a second button for activating a call to the at least a third cellular telephone,

the first cellular telephone further comprising green and red color coding of each of the first button and at least the second button such that a closest one of either (a) the second cellular telephone, or (b) a closest one of the at least a third cellular telephone, will have a button indicated by green coding and the other button or buttons will be indicated by red; and

wherein the first cellular telephone can query the call network for the location of said closest cellular telephone, and closest is measured by at least one of closest geographically, closest by driving time, and closest by driving distance.