Patent ID: 9350851
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: H04M,H04W

Claim Text:
1. One or more non-transitory computer storage media storing computer executable instructions which when executed on a first computing device and a second mobile device implement a method for causing the second mobile device's volume settings to be overridden in response to receiving a notification from the first computing device thereby allowing an alert to be audibly output to notify a user of the received notification, the method comprising: storing, on the first computing device, a unique identifier and an emergency code associated with the second mobile device; receiving, at the first computing device, a user request to send a notification to the second mobile device; transmitting the notification to the second mobile device, the notification including the unique identifier, the emergency code associated with the second mobile device, and a remote map code; receiving the notification at the second mobile device; comparing, by the second mobile device, the emergency code included in the notification to an emergency code stored on the second mobile device; upon determining that the emergency code included in the notification matches the emergency code stored on the second mobile device, adjusting a volume setting on the second mobile device so that an alert that is generated in response to receiving the notification will be audibly output to immediately notify a user of the second mobile device that the notification was received; comparing, by the second mobile device, the remote map code included in the notification to a remote map code stored on the second mobile device; and upon determining that the remote map code included in the notification matches the remote map code stored on the second mobile device, sending, to the first mobile device, information identifying a location of the second mobile device.