Mobile application for prioritized communication
A mobile application capable of superseding default phone settings to give priority to calls and messages based on a preconfigured list, as well as broadcast messages and calls within a defined group of members.
1 . A method of prioritizing communication by a mobile device, the method comprising:
allowing an initiating user of the mobile device to communicate with one or more other mobile devices used by recipient users regardless of whether the other mobile devices have settings preventing such communications;
allowing the initiating user to set a time frame in which a communication is expected from the initiating user to the recipient users or a subset of one or more of the recipient users; and
notifying the recipient users or the subset of one or more of the recipient users to whom the communication is expected, the initiating user, or both the recipient users or the subset of one or more of the recipient users to whom the communication is expected and the initiating user:
after the time frame if the communication is not received;
before the time frame; or
both after the time frame if the communication is not received and before the time frame;
the method further comprising:
providing a countdown to the initiating user regarding the time frame for the communication;
automatically activating the communication when the countdown is complete; and
allowing the initiating user to snooze the countdown.
2 . The method of claim 1 where the communication is a call, an audio message, a video message, or a text message.
3 . The method of claim 1 where multiple groups of recipient users are configured on the initiating user's mobile device.
4 . The method of claim 1 further comprising providing an auto-answer feature capable of allowing one or more of the mobile devices to automatically answer the communication.
5 . The method of claim 4 where the auto-answer feature is configured to enable auto-answer for specific contacts.
6 . A method of prioritizing communication by a mobile device, the method comprising:
allowing an initiating user of the mobile device to communicate with one or more other mobile devices used by recipient users regardless of whether the other mobile devices have settings preventing such communications, where allowing the initiating user of the mobile device to communicate with the one or more other mobile devices used by recipient users regardless of whether the other mobile devices have settings preventing such communications is limited to a specific time interval;
allowing the initiating user to set a time frame in which a communication is expected from the initiating user to the recipient users or a subset of one or more of the recipient users; and
notifying the recipient users or the subset of one or more of the recipient users to whom the communication is expected, the initiating user, or both the recipient users or the subset of one or more of the recipient users to whom the communication is expected and the initiating user:
after the time frame if the communication is not received;
before the time frame; or
both after the time frame if the communication is not received and before the time frame;
the method further comprising displaying notifications or communication attempts from contacts outside a preset group of contacts during the specific time interval upon the conclusion of the time interval.