Patent ID: 7103365
Filing Date: 2006-09-05
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A system for locating an alternate communication mechanism in case of a failure of a wireless device, comprising: a location tracker for continuously transmitting information to the wireless device for allowing a user to locate an alternate communication mechanism after the failure has occurred, and at least one of a display, on said wireless device, for allowing the wireless device to display said information, which was continuously transmitted from the location tracker and was received by said wireless device prior to the failure of said wireless device, and a speaker, on said wireless device, for allowing the wireless device to play audio information included in said information, which was continuously transmitted from the location tracker and was received by said wireless device prior to the failure of said wireless device, wherein said failure of said wireless device includes at least one of a loss of capability to perform an intended purpose of said wireless device, a loss of connection to a wireless network, a loss of wireless network coverage, a loss of battery power, a loss of adequate battery power necessary for communication, a loss of battery power necessary to maintain a network connection, and a loss of capability of the wireless device to transmit signals.