Handling emergency calls on an electronic device
US8594614B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 4, 2011 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M11/04
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
There are disclosed techniques for handling emergency calls in an electronic device, such as a mobile telephone. For example, in one embodiment, upon receipt of a request at the user-interface of the device to terminate an emergency call, the device first requests confirmation that the call should be terminated. In another embodiment, once the emergency call is terminated, if an incoming call request is subsequently received within a predetermined period of time, the device establishes a voice connection with the incoming caller regardless of whether the device is instructed to establish the voice connection. In another embodiment, once the emergency call is terminated, the device remains operable to receive a subsequent incoming call regardless of whether the device is instructed otherwise.
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