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US 10,375,574 B2Granted
Emergency contact method and system
OwnerAllen Cagleinventor
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Abstract
An emergency contact method and system to enable a person to access emergency contact information without unlocking a user's mobile device is described herein. The emergency contact information is able to be input by a user or automatically generated and then displayed to another user without requiring the other user to know the personal security code of the mobile device.
Claims19
A method programmed in a non-transitory memory of a device comprising:
- a. receiving emergency contact information including acquiring an image of an owner of the device by selecting a photo box on the device which causes a camera of the device to be triggered to enable the owner to take a picture of the owner which is displayed in the photobox;
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- b. displaying the emergency contact information on the device without unlocking the device, wherein displaying the emergency contact information includes scanning a code of the device with a camera of a second device which causes the second device to directly send a signal to the device to unlock the device.
An apparatus comprising:
- a. a non-transitory memory for storing an application, the application for:
- i. receiving emergency contact information including acquiring an image of an owner of the device by selecting a photo box on the device which causes a camera of the device to be triggered to enable the owner to take a picture of the owner which is displayed in the photobox;
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- ii. displaying the emergency contact information on the apparatus without unlocking the apparatus, wherein displaying the emergency contact information includes scanning a code of the device with a camera of a second device which causes the second device to directly send a signal to the device to unlock the device;
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- b. a processing component coupled to the memory, the processing component configured for processing the application.
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A method programmed in a non-transitory memory of a device comprising:
- a. accessing emergency contact information, wherein an image of an owner of the device is acquired by selecting a photo box on the device which causes a camera of the device to be triggered to enable the owner to take a picture of the owner which is displayed in the photobox;
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- b. displaying the emergency contact information on the device without unlocking the device, wherein displaying the emergency contact information includes scanning a code of the device with a camera of a second device which causes the second device to directly send a signal to the device to unlock the device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.