EMERGENCY DIGITAL COMMUNICATION SWITCHING UNIT

Brand	Owner	Address	Description
COM-NODE	CML Technologies Inc.	75 Boulevard de la Technologie City of Hull J8Z 3G4 Canada	emergency digital communication switching unit;
	Where the owner name is not linked, that owner no longer owns the brand

Technical Examples

Methods and apparatus for limiting communication capabilities in mobile communication devices are disclosed. In one illustrative example, a predetermined condition such as an unsatisfactory temperature or a low battery voltage is detected at the mobile communication device. At this time, a communication request for communicating information through a wireless communication network is received through a user interface. If the communication request is for a non-emergency communication, the non-emergency communication is inhibited during the existence of the predetermined condition. If the communication request is for an emergency communication, however, the emergency communication is allowed despite the existence of the predetermined condition. The emergency communication may be allowed at a reduced transmit power and/or using limited coding/modulation methods. The emergency communication may be a "911" voice call or an emergency message. The reception of communications may still be allowed but inhibited upon more adverse conditions.