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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2010
Philip Michael Hawkes, Warrimoo, AU;
Miriam M. Wiggers DE Vries, Sydney, AU;
Craig M. Brown, Harbord, AU;
Alexander Gantman, San Diego, CA (US);
Jessica M. Purser, Sydney, AU;
Cameron A. Mcdonald, Sydney, AU;
Craig W. Northway, Sydney, AU;
Michael W. Paddon, Tokyo, JP;
Philip Michael Hawkes, Warrimoo, AU;
Miriam M. Wiggers De Vries, Sydney, AU;
Craig M. Brown, Harbord, AU;
Alexander Gantman, San Diego, CA (US);
Jessica M. Purser, Sydney, AU;
Cameron A. McDonald, Sydney, AU;
Craig W. Northway, Sydney, AU;
Michael W. Paddon, Tokyo, JP;
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is an apparatus and method to locate a mobile device in an emergency situation. The mobile device includes a display device, a user interface to receive an emergency mode request from a user, and a processor. The processor may be configured to execute instructions to implement an emergency mode process based upon the receipt of the emergency mode request from the user. The emergency mode process is implemented to: monitor received signals to locate a base station, wherein, once a base station is located, a short emergency message is transmitted to the base station including the location of the mobile device. The emergency mode process is further implemented to: monitor received signals to receive an acknowledgement signal from the base station; and reduce a plurality of first non-essential functions of the mobile device to reduce power consumption.