Emergency mobile device power source
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorAri Craine
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Abstract
In various aspects, a portable electronic device includes electrical components supported by a housing, the electrical components including a user interface coupled to a processor and a storage medium including an emergency power storage module coupled to the processor. The portable apparatus further includes one or more power storage devices configured to provide electrical energy to the electrical components, at least one power storage device operably controlled by the emergency power storage module to provide emergency electrical energy to the electronic components for an emergency communication.
Claims17
A portable apparatus, comprising:
- electrical components supported by a housing, the electrical components including:
- a user interface coupled to a processor;
- and
- a storage medium including an emergency power storage module coupled to the processor;
- and
- one or more power storage devices configured to provide electrical energy to the electrical components, at least one power storage device operably controlled by the emergency power storage module to provide emergency electrical energy to the electronic components for an emergency communication, wherein the user interface includes an override configured to enable a user to override the emergency power storage module from blocking a communication when the communication is incoming, the override including recording the communication request associated with the override selection.
A method, comprising:
- receiving a communication request on a portable electronic device;
- determining a category associated with the communication request;
- rejecting the communication request if the portable electronic device is using emergency backup power an the communication request is not designated as an emergency communication;
- enabling a user to selectively override the rejection of the communication request at the time of the communication request, the override including recording the communication request associated with the override selection.
A method for operating on emergency power, comprising:
- receiving a designation of an emergency contact;
- determining if a communication request is associated with an emergency contact;
- accepting the communication request by providing power from an emergency power source if the communication request is associated with the emergency contact;
- and
- rejecting the communication request if the communication request is not associated with the emergency contact,
- wherein a user may selectively override the rejection of the communication request at the time of the communication request, the override including recording the communication request associated with the override selection as an emergency contact.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.