Mobile device smart button that adapts to device status

摘要

A method of establishing a persistent emergency call and positional indication of the call is provided. Upon a call center receiving a call by a user equipment (UE) device initiated by activation of a smart button, the call center issues a request for a current location. If the call is inadvertently terminated by the user prior to the emergency being cleared, the UE device, attempts to reestablish the call automatically and continually. Prior to initiating the call, if the UE device is in airplane mode or standby mode, these modes are automatically switched off and location services are enabled.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
establishing a call to a call center based on activation of an emergency mode from a normal mode in a user equipment (UE) device; monitoring the established call while the UE device is in the emergency mode to determine whether the established call is disconnected from the call center; and responsive to detecting the disconnection and upon being in the emergency mode, repeatedly attempting, by the UE device, to reconnect the disconnected call to the call center until a reconnection is detected; wherein attempting, by the UE device, to reconnect the disconnected call to the call center includes repeatedly initiating outgoing calls to the call center and concurrently comparing identifying information of incoming calls to identifying information of the call center until the UE device is reconnected to the call center.