Method and apparatus for always-on voice client service on mobile computing devices

A telecommunication device, comprising:

• a device interface that is operable while the telecommunications device is in an off state:
• an operating system;
• a security access system;
• and
• a telephony application stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium;
• and
• wherein the device interface detects an incoming call at the telecommunication device while the telecommunication device is in a power-off state;
• and
• wherein the device interface bypasses the security access system in response to detection of the incoming call;
• and
• wherein the device interface causing the telephony application to be loaded at the telecommunications device;
• and
• wherein the device interface causing a portion of the operating system of the telecommunications device to be loaded such that the telephony application is operable on the telecommunications device while a remaining portion of the operating system of the telecommunications device remains unloaded;
• and
• wherein the telephony application receives the incoming call such that a user associated with the user device may communicate with a caller of the incoming call via the telephony application.

A method comprising:

• activating a user interface of a user device, the user interface comprising a control interface that is activated when the user device is in an off state;
• the user interface providing a dialing option at the user device;
• the user interface receiving a first input from the dialing option;
• the user interface determining if the received first input is an emergency number;
• if the received first input is an emergency number:
• the user interface causing a telephony application to load on the user device,
• the user interface causing a portion of a computer system of the user device to be loaded such that the telephony application is operable on the user device while a remaining portion of the computer system of the user device remains unloaded, and
• the user interface causing the user device to initiate a call to the emergency number after bypassing a security access system of the user device;
• and
• if the received first input is not an emergency number:
• the user interface providing a password entry prompt,
• the user interface receiving a second input in response to the password entry prompt,
• the user interface determining if the second received input matches a stored password, and
• if the second received input matches the stored password, the user interface causing the user device to initiate an outgoing call to a location specified by the received first input.