System Utilizing A Combination For Including Information Within An Outbound Communications Channel Of A Mobile Telephony-Capable Computing Device

An emergency communications access for a mobile user (ECAM) system comprising a combination for providing an information-carrying transmission to an audio communications channel established via an existing commercial network (99) between a commercially available off-the-self (COTS) mobile telephony-capable computing device (MTCD) (10) and one or more remote communications endpoints (RCE);

• wherein said COTS MTCD (10) communicates with at least one of said RCEs distinct from said existing commercial network (99), and wherein said COTS MTCD (10) comprises:
• a MTCD (10) processor, a MTCD (10) memory, a power source, an audio interface (11), a wired peripheral interface (12), a wireless peripheral interface (13), a network interface (15), one or more programs (16) and operating system hardware interface layers (17);
• said combination further comprising:
• a) one or more wireless peripheral devices (20) communicating with said COTS MTCD (10), wherein at least one of said wireless peripheral devices (20) comprises:
• an application processor (50), an inter-peripheral communications link (25), an inter-process communications link (26), an energy source, an antenna (41), and a wireless communications physical layer (33);
• b) some of said wireless peripheral devices (20) further comprising a logical first peripheral (21) and at least one of a plurality of logical second peripherals (23) communicating with said inter-process communications link (26), said application processor (50) and said operating system hardware interface layers (17);
• wherein:
• i) said logical first peripheral (21) further comprises an audio communications means for communicating an audio signal to said COTS MTCD's outbound communication channel without communicating with said programs (16);
• ii) at least one of said logical second peripherals (23) is capable of communicating with said programs (16) without said audio communications means for communicating an audio signal to said COTS MTCD's outbound communication channel;
• iii) at least one of said logical second peripherals (23) exchanges data with one or more of said programs (16);
• and
• iv) said first logical peripheral (21) causes one or more of said programs (16), said first logical peripheral (21) and/or at least one of said logical second peripherals (23) in communication with said operating system hardware interface layers (17) to generate an audio information signal representing at least one piece of information received by at least one of said logical second peripherals (23) from said COTS MTCD (10) such that subsequent to generation of said audio information signal, said logical first peripheral (21) communicates said at least one piece of information to said COTS MTCD's (10) outbound communication channel for carrying said at least one piece of information to said RCE.

An emergency communications access for a mobile user (ECAM) system comprising a combination for providing an information-carrying transmission to an audio communications channel established via an existing commercial network (99) between a commercially available off-the-self (COTS) mobile telephony-capable computing device (MTCD) (10) and one or more remote communications endpoints (RCE);

• wherein said COTS MTCD (10) communicates with at least one of said RCEs distinct from said existing commercial network (99), and wherein said COTS MTCD (10) comprises:
• a COTS MTCD (10) processor, a COTS MTCD (10) memory, a power source, an audio interface (11), a wired peripheral interface (12), a wireless peripheral interface (13), a network interface (15), one or more programs (16) and operating system hardware interface layers (17);
• said combination further comprising:
• a) an application processor (50) associated with at least one peripheral device (20, 30, 39), an inter-peripheral communications link (25), an inter-process communications link (26), an energy source, a plurality of logical first peripherals (21) and a plurality of logical second peripherals (23);
• b) one or more wireless peripheral devices (20), wherein at least one of said wireless peripheral devices (20) comprises a wireless communications physical layer (33), antenna (41) and a first sub-combination of said application processor (50), said inter-peripheral communications link (25) and said inter-process communications link (26);
• c) some of said peripheral devices (20, 30, 39) comprising one of said logical first peripherals (21, 27) and at least one of said logical second peripherals (23) communicating with said first sub-combination and said operating system hardware interface layers (17);
• wherein:
• i) said logical first peripheral (21) further comprises an audio communications means for communicating an audio signal to said COTS MTCD's outbound communication channel without communicating with said programs (16);
• ii) at least one of said logical second peripherals (23) is capable of communicating with said programs (16) without said audio communications means for communicating an audio signal to said COTS MTCD's outbound communication channel;
• iii) at least one of said logical second peripherals (23) without said audio communications means for communicating an audio signal to said COTS MTCD's outbound communication channel exchanges data with one or more of said programs (16);
• and
• iv) said first logical peripheral (21) causes one or more of said programs (16), said first logical peripheral (21) and/or at least one of said logical second peripherals (23) in communication with said operating system hardware interface layers (17) to generate an audio information signal representing at least one piece of information received by at least one of said logical second peripherals (23) from said COTS MTCD (10) such that subsequent to generation of said audio information signal, said logical first peripheral (21) communicates said at least one piece of information to said COTS MTCD's (10) outbound communication channel for carrying said at least one piece of information to said RCE;
• and
• d) a wired peripheral device (30) comprising a wired communication physical layer (36), wherein said wired peripheral device (30) communicates with said COTS MTCD (10) via said operating system hardware interface layers (17) and a second sub-combination of said application processor (50), said inter-peripheral communications link (25) and said inter-process communications link (26);
• and wherein said wired peripheral device (30) is provided with an optional first audio source (28);
• and/or
• e) an audio jack peripheral (39) comprising a digital-analog converter (27), wherein said audio jack peripheral (39) communicates with said COTS MTCD (10) via said operating system hardware interface layers (17) and a third sub-combination of said application processor (50), said inter-peripheral communications link (25) and said inter-process communications link (26);
• and wherein said audio jack peripheral (39) is provided with an optional second audio source (28).

An emergency communications access for a mobile user (ECAM) system comprising a combination for providing an information-carrying transmission to an audio communications channel established via an existing commercial network (99) between a commercially available off-the-self (COTS) mobile telephony-capable computing device (MTCD) (10) and one or more remote communications endpoints (RCE);

• wherein said COTS MTCD (10) communicates with at least one of said RCEs distinct from said existing commercial network (99), and wherein said COTS MTCD (10) comprises:
• a COTS MTCD (10) processor, a COTS MTCD (10) memory, a power source, an audio interface (11), a wired peripheral interface (12), a wireless peripheral interface (13), a network interface (15), one or more programs (16) and operating system hardware interface layers (17);
• said combination further comprising:
• a) a wired peripheral device (30) communicating with said COTS MTCD (10), wherein said wired peripheral device (30) comprises:
• a first application processor (50), a first inter-peripheral communications link (25) and inter-process communications link (26), a first energy source, a first antenna (41), a first optional first audio source (28), a wired communications physical layer (36), a logical first peripheral with data support (22) and a first logical second peripheral (23) communicating with said first inter-peripheral communications link (25) an inter-process communications link (26), said first application processor (50) and said operating system hardware interface layers (17);
• wherein:
• i) said logical first peripheral with data support (22) further comprises an audio communications means for communicating an audio signal to said COTS MTCD's outbound communication channel;
• ii) said first logical second peripheral (23) is capable of communicating with said programs (16) via data messages forwarded by said logical first peripheral with data support (22);
• iii) said first logical second peripheral (23) exchanges data with one or more of said programs (16) via said data messages;
• and
• iv) said first logical peripheral with data support (22) causes one or more of said programs (16), said first logical peripheral with data support (22) and/or said first logical second peripheral (23) in communication with said operating system hardware interface layers (17) to generate an audio information signal representing at least one piece of information received by said first logical second peripheral (23) from said COTS MTCD (10) such that subsequent to generation of said audio information signal, said logical first peripheral with data support (22) communicates said at least one piece of information to said COTS MTCD's (10) outbound communication channel for carrying said at least one piece of information to said RCE.