Discrete emergency alerts on wireless devices
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsSheldon Kent Meredith, William Cottrill, Biren Parekh
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Abstract
A mobile device may be used to discretely transmit an emergency alert based on the handling of the mobile device. A mobile device may detect a particular action associated with the mobile device, such as a sequence of button presses. Based on the action, the mobile device may enter an emergency mode, which may activate an emergency feature on a mobile device that instructs the mobile device to retrieve or distribute information, such as media access control information of nearby mobile devices.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory coupled with the processor, the memory comprising executable instructions stored thereon that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising:
- obtaining an indication of an action associated with the apparatus;
- based on obtaining the indication of the action, activating an emergency alert feature, the emergency alert feature comprises:
- obtaining situation information, wherein the obtaining situation information comprises gathering media access control information of devices within proximity to the apparatus to store for monitoring the devices within proximity to the apparatus;
- and
- activating a faux shutdown state on the apparatus in which the apparatus is perceived to be turned off;
- and
- transmitting an emergency alert message comprising the situation information.
A method comprising:
- obtaining, by a processor, an indication of an action associated with a mobile device;
- based on obtaining the indication of the action, activating, by the processor, an emergency alert feature, the emergency alert feature comprises obtaining situation information, wherein the obtaining situation information comprises gathering media access control information of devices within proximity to the mobile device to store for monitoring the devices within proximity to the apparatus;
- and
- transmitting an emergency alert message comprising the situation information.
A computer readable storage medium that is not a signal storing computer executable instructions that when executed by a computing device cause said computing device to effectuate operations comprising:
- obtaining an indication of an action associated with a mobile device;
- based on obtaining the indication of the action, activating an emergency alert feature, the emergency alert feature comprises obtaining situation information, wherein the obtaining situation information comprises gathering media access control information of devices within proximity to the mobile device to store for monitoring the devices within proximity to the apparatus;
- and
- transmitting an emergency alert message comprising the situation information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.