Patent ID: 7324803

Claim:
A method for allowing a user to access emergency instructional information on a cellular telephone comprising: a. providing sequential procedural instructions configured for assisting said user in managing a plurality of emergency situations, wherein said sequential procedural instructions are provided in the memory of said cellular telephone such that said user is not required to download said sequential procedural instructions from another source when said emergency situation arises; b. providing a function of said cellular telephone for allowing said user to access said sequential procedural instructions; c. providing a display means on said cellular telephone for showing said sequential procedural instructions; d. providing a selection means for allowing said user to select one of said plurality of emergency situations for which said user desires said emergency instructional information; e. wherein said series of steps are displayed in a list form such that said series of steps are displayed together in sequence within said display means; and f. wherein said sequential procedural instructions include step links whereby said user can select one of said series of steps displayed in said list form to access greater explanation of a selected one of said series of steps than was displayed when said series of steps was displayed in said list form; and g. wherein said selection means is configured to activate said function when said user selects said one of said plurality of emergency situations.