Patent ID: 6912399

Claim:
An apparatus comprising; a cellular telephone transceiver; a processor coupled to the transceiver; a first memory coupled to the processor and adapted for storage of a plurality of predetermined telephone numbers; a keypad having a plurality of user operable buttons coupled to the processor; a program accessible to the processor and having instructions adapted for causing the transceiver to dial a particular predetermined telephone number selected from the plurality of predetermined telephone numbers upon operation of a button selected from the plurality of buttons; a second memory coupled to the processor and adapted for storage of information identifying one or more authorized telephone callers; a talk button coupled to the processor; and a program accessible to the processor and having instructions adapted for causing the processor to generate a signal upon the transceiver detecting an incoming telephone call from at least one of the one or more authorized telephone callers and adapted for not generating the signal upon detection of an incoming telephone call from a caller that is not at least one of the one or more authorized telephone callers, wherein the first memory is programmable by an authorized user to enter the plurality of predetermined telephone numbers and to control calls made by the apparatus.