System, method, and activation devices for triggering phone calls to mobile phones
OwnerGregory Merteninventor
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Abstract
An activation device includes a wireless communication interface, an activation circuitry, and a trigger device. The wireless communication interface is configured to communicate with a mobile phone in a personal area network. The activation circuitry is configured to generate a signal for activating the mobile phone. The trigger device is configured to receive an input from a user. When the trigger device receives the input from the user, the activation circuitry is caused to generate the signal, and the wireless communication interface is configured to send the signal to the mobile phone, causing the mobile phone to pass the call request to a call service, which is in turn caused to generate a call, calling the mobile phone.
Claims20
A mobile phone comprising:
- one or more processors;
- a first wireless communication interface configured to communicate with an activation device in a personal area network, the activation device having a trigger device configured to receive an input from a user;
- a second wireless communication interface configured to communicate with a call service via a local area network or a wide area network;
- one or more computer-readable hardware devices having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that are structured such that, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the mobile phone to perform at least:
- when the trigger device receives the input from the user,
- receive an indication from the activation device via the first wireless communication interface, indicating a call request, requesting a call from the call service;
- pass the call request to the call service via the second wireless communication interface, causing the call service to generate a call, calling the mobile phone;
- and
- receive the call from the call service.
An activation device comprising:
- a wireless communication interface configured to communicate with a mobile phone in a personal area network;
- an activation circuitry configured to generate a signal for activating the mobile phone;
- and
- a trigger device configured to receive an input from a user;
- wherein when the trigger device receives the input from the user,
- the activation circuitry is caused to generate the signal, indicating a call request;
- and
- the wireless communication interface is configured to send the signal to the mobile phone, causing the mobile phone to pass the call request to a call service, which is in turn caused to generate a call, calling the mobile phone.
A server computing system comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- one or more computer-readable hardware devices having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that are structured such that, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the server computing system to perform at least:
- provide an automatic call service to a plurality of user accounts that are registered in a registry;
- receive a call request from a mobile phone;
- verify whether the mobile phone is associated with one of the plurality of user accounts registered in the registry;
- in response to verifying that the mobile phone is associated with one of the plurality of user accounts, generate a call, calling a phone number associated with the one of the plurality of user accounts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.