Patent ID: 7369845

Claim:
A method for adjusting settings of at least one feature from among a plurality of features of a portable communication device comprising: detecting, by said portable communication device, a first speed of travel at a first time and at least one subsequent speed of travel at at least one subsequent time of said portable communication device independent of any vehicle temporarily transporting said portable communication device; comparing a change in speed from said first speed to said at least one subsequent speed and an amount of time from said first time to said at least one subsequent time with a plurality of emergency thresholds each specifying a sequence of speed changes over a separate specified period of time for controlling at least one call notification feature if said change in speed over said amount of time indicate a particular sequence of speed changes over a particular specified period of time as an emergency when compared with said plurality of emergency thresholds; and responsive to said change in speed over said amount of time exceeding a particular emergency threshold from among said plurality of emergency thresholds, automatically assigning a separate speed based setting for said particular emergency threshold to a separate current setting for each of said at least one call notification feature, wherein said separate current setting for each of said at least one call notification feature designates operability of each of said at least one call notification feature within said portable communication device, such that said current setting for each of said at least one call notification feature adjusts with a speed of travel as detected by said portable communication device.