Patent ID: 9730040
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: H04W

Claim:
1. A communication apparatus comprising: a computer; a transmitter for transmitting wireless signals in communication with the computer; a memory in communication with the computer; a global positioning system (GPS) or location tracking system for determining the apparatus' location; a display in communication with the computer; and a first operational screen that appears on the display as a first screen after the apparatus is turned on or only after the computer is asleep and not when the computer receives an incoming call or an incoming text or an alarm goes off in the apparatus, the first operational screen is the first screen through which the computer can be activated and performed by the computer after the apparatus is turned on or only after the computer is asleep and not when the computer receives an incoming call or an incoming text or an alarm goes off in the apparatus, the first operational screen having an emergency icon which when selected causes the computer to send with the transmitter a text stored in the memory to at least one remote contact stored in the memory along with location information from the GPS where the apparatus is currently located, the text indicates that the user is in trouble and that help should be sent to the location, the operational screen appearing before a home screen that has many often used icons and apps, the home screen appears after the first operational screen, the home screen is a primary screen on the display during normal operation of the computer and the computer is awake, the first operational screen separate and distinct from a lock screen.