US2009197636A1PendingUtilityA1

Kid's cell phone button that calls the closest parent or relative

Assignee: IBMPriority: Feb 3, 2008Filed: Oct 14, 2008Published: Aug 6, 2009
Est. expiryFeb 3, 2028(~1.5 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
H04M 1/72457H04M 1/72475H04M 2250/10H04M 1/6775
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Abstract

A cellular telephone system, including: a first cellular telephone for a child; a second cellular telephone for a first relative of the child; and at least a third cellular telephone for at least a second relative of the child; the first cellular telephone including a single button that, when the single button is pushed, automatically activates only one call to a closest one of either (a) the second cellular telephone or (b) a closest one of the at least a third cellular telephone; where closest is measured by at least one of closest geographically, closest by driving time, and closest by driving distance.

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1 . A cellular telephone for a child, comprising:
 a first button for activating a call to a second cellular telephone and at least a second button for activating a call to at least a third cellular telephone, the first button having a first indicator that indicates a first parent's cellular telephone and the second button having a second indicator that indicates a second parent's cellular telephone;   the first and second indicators having color coding such that a closest parent's cellular telephone is indicated as green and a further away parent's cellular telephone is indicated as red;   wherein the child cellular telephone can query the call network for the location of said closest cellular telephone, and closest is measured by at least one of closest geographically, closest by driving time, and closest by driving distance.

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