Patent ID: 11924732
Assignee: APPLE INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 15:
16. An apparatus, comprising:
a memory; and
at least one processor in communication with the memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
establish, while out of range of cellular service, a peer-to-peer communication session with a cooperating user equipment device (UE) using a channel in an unlicensed frequency band;
transmit, using the peer-to-peer communication session, an emergency notification to the cooperating UE, wherein the emergency notification includes an approximate location of the UE;
communicate with a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP), wherein communications are relayed between the UE and the PSAP by the cooperating UE via a function of a core network; and
communicate with a third-party cloud server, wherein communications are relayed between the UE and the third-party cloud server by the cooperating UE.