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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2017
Arati P Singh, Austin, TX (US);
Ranjeev K Singh, Austin, TX (US);
Arati P Singh, Austin, TX (US);
Ranjeev K Singh, Austin, TX (US);
Other;
Abstract
A portable device comprising at least one processor, a memory, and a touch screen configured to be in a locked state or an unlocked state is provided. The memory may store contacts of a user associated with the portable device and instructions: (1) to automatically place an emergency call, even when the touch screen is in the locked state, based on a specific input sequence to the portable device comprising a first input followed by a second input, where the first input may correspond to a user input device associated with the portable device and the second input may correspond to a swipe by the user across the touch screen associated with the portable device; and (2) to, without any further user interaction, automatically transmit a message to at least one contact of the user including a current location of the portable device.