US 12,170,942 B2
Subscriber identity module device for emergency communications
Marygrace Pinizzotto, Drexel Hill, PA (US)
Assigned to T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC, Overland Park, KS (US)
Filed by T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC, Overland Park, KS (US)
Filed on Oct. 13, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/500,624.
Prior Publication US 2023/0112492 A1, Apr. 13, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 4/029 (2018.01); H04W 4/90 (2018.01); H04W 8/18 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 4/90 (2018.02) [H04W 4/029 (2018.02); H04W 8/18 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device for emergency communications, the device comprising:
a subscriber identity module (SIM) card;
at least one sensor;
a processor;
a button for causing a signal comprising a geolocation of the device to be communicated to a preprogrammed emergency contact;
a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, perform operations comprising:
detecting, via the at least one sensor, a contact force;
in response to detecting the contact force:
initiating a location service, wherein the location service is configured to determine the geolocation of the device based at least in part on the SIM card;
causing medical information associated with a user of the device to be communicated to an emergency response server;
causing the signal comprising the geolocation of the device to be communicated to the emergency response server;
detecting a selection of the button; and
causing the signal comprising the geolocation of the device to be communicated to a user device of the preprogrammed emergency contact.