Systems and methods for triggering phone calls to mobile phones
View Patent ↗An activation device includes a wireless communication interface, an activation circuitry, and a trigger device. The wireless communication interface is configured to communicate with a mobile phone in a personal area network. The activation circuitry is configured to generate a signal for activating the mobile phone. The trigger device is configured to receive an input from a user. When the trigger device receives the input from the user, the activation circuitry is caused to generate the signal, and the wireless communication interface is configured to send the signal to the mobile phone, causing the mobile phone to pass the call request to a call service, which is in turn caused to generate a call, calling the mobile phone.
1. A mobile phone comprising: one or more processors;
a first wireless communication interface configured to communicate with an activation device in a personal area network, the activation device comprising:
a fob comprising:
a keychain accessory with a quiet button or quiet switch on a front face of the keychain accessory,
a hole at an upper portion of the keychain accessory, the hole extending through the fob and configured to receive a keychain ring, and
an internal battery;
a second wireless communication interface configured to communicate with a call service via a local area network or a wide area network; and
one or more computer-readable hardware devices having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that are structured such that, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the mobile phone to perform at least:
after the quiet button or quiet switch mounted on the fob receives a physical input from a user, the computer-executable instructions configure the mobile phone to:
(1) receive a call request from the activation device via the first wireless communication interface, the call request requesting that a phone call from the call service be made to the mobile phone through the second wireless communication interface;
(2) pass the call request, from the mobile phone, to the call service via the second wireless communication interface, wherein the call request causes the call service to generate the phone call to the mobile phone using a prerecorded audio file; and
(3) receive the phone call from the call service, wherein:
the phone call comprises the prerecorded audio file, and
the phone call is made to the mobile phone in response to the quiet button or quiet switch mounted on the fob receiving the physical input from the user.
2. The mobile phone of claim 1 , the mobile phone further configured to pass the call request to the call service after a predetermined time period.
3. The mobile phone of claim 1 , the mobile phone further configured to pair the activation device with the mobile phone, such that when the quiet button or quiet switch mounted on the fob receives the physical input from the user, the mobile phone is configured to receive the call request from the activation device.
4. The mobile phone of claim 1 , wherein the mobile phone is further configured to install an application configured to allow the user to login to the call service;
when the mobile phone receives the call request from the activation device, the mobile phone sends the call request to the call service via the application.