Apple published a new patent with the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday, that would allow users to privately reach out to emergency services with just a touch, "when a conventional method may not be practical."
The patent describes users being able to apply a certain amount of pressure in certain pattern that would trigger a call to 911.
"The user may program the electronic device to recognize input entered with a particular sequence of fingers, such as pinky-ring-pinky, as a command to make an emergency call," the patent states.
The patent also included the idea of alerting authorities to a user's whereabouts and automatically pull live audio or video directly from their iPhone to help police track them down.