Patent ID: 9148431
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for operating a mobile communication device, comprising: receiving, at the mobile communication device, a wireless communication call including at least one notification trigger and at least one shared secret provided from a caller in conjunction with set-up of the wireless communication call; verifying, at the mobile communication device, the at least one shared secret by detecting whether the at least one shared secret is included among a set of multiple shared secrets that are each configured to launch a different mobile communication device function when received at the mobile communication device in association with the at least one notification trigger; and performing at least one mobile communication device function at the mobile communication device based on the at least one shared secret, wherein performing the at least one mobile communication device function includes providing, by the mobile communication device, a priority output signal to identify a priority of the wireless communication call, and wherein the mobile communication device corresponds to a called party of the wireless communication call.