Perhaps you can also merge the functionality with http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Anti-Theft_Mode and avoid the patent thing.
Lothar Behrens wrote: > Besides all the discussion. Is this here really yet patented? > > http://www.brainshell.de/patentmarkt_ikt.php > http://www.brainshell.de/upload/Openmoko_de01b9e8b4.pdf > > If a patent would disable an emergeny functionality like automating > the alert > in case of 'changing behaviour' (accels), or it makes the device a bit > more > expensive, because it helps save live, I must say patents are the > wrong way. > > I think, such an important issue should not be patented, because it is > a feature > all phones should become and not only these whose manufacturer are > willing > to pay the patent licenses. > > Also, in my view, the amount of invention is not quite high to > eligible for a patent. > > What do you think? > > Is there prior art? > http://www.steiger-stiftung.de/GPS-Ortung-So-funktioniert-s.67.0.html > > An interactive location is established and is provided by many > services, does an automation > of them by a change in accelorometer behavior not be always the > conclusion to be the best? > > Wouldn't that idea in someones head earlyer? > > Lothar > > Am 19.03.2009 um 01:18 schrieb Rask Ingemann Lambertsen: > >> On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 02:58:10PM +0100, Tilman Baumann wrote: >>> Harald Welte wrote: >>>> On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 12:06:20PM +0100, Tilman Baumann wrote: >>>>> PS: According to Wikipedia, 112 works on all GSM networks no >>>>> matter if >>>>> the number is a emergency number in tie state. >>>> that depends on what the network operator does. >>> Yep, but there seems to be some international agreement on the >>> significance of 112. >>> I don't have any quote yet, but as far as I understood it is even >>> required to by the GSM standards. But that might be wrong. >> A D112 AT command is mentioned in the 3GPP TS 07.07 specification >> which you >> can get from here: >> http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/Specs/html-info/0707.htm >> Quoting section "8.3 Enter PIN +CPIN": >> >> NOTE: Commands which interact with ME that are accepted when ME is >> pending SIM PIN, SIM PUK, or PH‑SIM are: +CGMI, +CGMM, >> +CGMR, +CGSN, D112; (emergency call), +CPAS, +CFUN, +CPIN, >> +CDIS (read and test command only), and +CIND (read and test >> command only). >> >> I don't know where the D112 command is documented. I also haven't >> looked >> through the commands to see if there is a loophole such that you can >> dial >> 112 without making an emergency call. >> >> Btw, a few days ago danish media had a news story about unintended >> emergency calls. It appears that the answering machine offered by many >> telcos is partly to blame. What happens is that you press and hold >> "1" to >> speed dial your answering machine, press "1" to listen to a message >> and >> press "2" to delete a message. Doing so leaves the number 112 on the >> display... >> >> -- >> Rask Ingemann Lambertsen >> Danish law requires addresses in e-mail to be logged and stored for >> a year >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Openmoko community mailing list >> community@lists.openmoko.org >> http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > > -- | Rapid Prototyping | XSLT Codegeneration | http://www.lollisoft.de > Lothar Behrens > Heinrich-Scheufelen-Platz 2 > 73252 Lenningen > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Openmoko community mailing list > community@lists.openmoko.org > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community