Emergency information access on portable electronic devices
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorSteven Charles Michalske
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Abstract
Improved techniques for facilitating emergency access to one or more contacts stored on a portable electronic device are disclosed. One or more contacts on the portable electronic device are designated as emergency contacts. While the portable electronic device is password-locked, a request to display the one or more emergency contacts on the password-locked portable electronic device is received. Without requiring a password, the one or more emergency contacts are displayed on the portable electronic device.
Claims20
A method for displaying emergency information associated with a registered user, the method comprising, at a locked portable electronic device that stores the emergency information:
- displaying a lock screen that includes (i) a first keypad for inputting a passcode for unlocking the lock screen, and (ii) an emergency user interface (UI) control for accessing an emergency information screen;
- displaying the emergency information screen in response to receiving a first selection of the emergency UI control, wherein the emergency information screen includes (i) an emergency information UI control for accessing the emergency information stored at the locked portable electronic device, and (ii) a second keypad for initiating an emergency phone call;
- and
- in response to receiving a second selection of the emergency information UI control:
- displaying the emergency information associated with the registered user that includes different subcategories of the emergency information that is associated with the registered user.
A computing device for displaying emergency information associated with a registered user, the computing device comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory storing instructions that, in response to being executed by the at least one processor, cause the computing device to:
- store the emergency information associated with the registered user of the computing device;
- display a lock screen that includes (i) a first keypad for inputting a passcode for unlocking the lock screen, and (ii) an emergency UI control for accessing an emergency information screen;
- display the emergency information screen in response to receiving a first selection of the emergency UI control, wherein the emergency information screen includes (i) an emergency information UI control, and (ii) a second keypad for initiating an emergency phone call;
- and
- in response to receiving a second selection of the emergency information UI control:
- display the emergency information associated with the registered user that includes different subcategories of the emergency information that is associated with the registered user.
At least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, in response to being executed by at least one processor included in a computing device, cause the computing device to:
- store emergency information associated with a registered user of the computing device;
- display a lock screen that includes (i) a first keypad for inputting a passcode for unlocking the lock screen, and (ii) an emergency UI control for accessing an emergency information screen;
- display the emergency information screen in response to receiving a first selection of the emergency UI control, wherein the emergency information screen includes (i) an emergency information UI control for accessing the emergency information stored at the computing device, and (ii) a second keypad for initiating an emergency phone call;
- and
- in response to receiving a second selection of the emergency information UI control:
- display the emergency information associated with the registered user that includes different subcategories of the emergency information that is associated with the registered user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.