Apple Applies for Patent on Lifesaving Technology

The engineers at Apple, the creator of the I-phone, have applied for a patent on new cell phone technology that will save lives. The patent application involves an emergency mode for cell phones that will provide several valuable benefits to the cell phone user. Of course, patents can be applied for before the technology is actually developed, so the details are still kind of vague. This emergency mode on a phone would recognize when someone calls 911 and transfer to a different power setting to conserve power, and power would be sustained so the person would have valuable emergency communication. The patent application also mentions some emergency information that would be pre-installed to notify contact numbers. GPS technology would also be brought a step forward, and some sort of emergency mode would be available for the reception of emergency calls, touted as a service to parents. Again, patent law allows for patents to be applied for when the details are not quite ironed out, yet. A really forward-thinking technological advance mentioned in the patent paperwork is an application that would actually verbally request help, in the event of a person being unable to speak, as in an asthma attack, etc…