System and method for smartphone communication during vehicle mode
First Claim
1. A device comprising:
- a processing component operable to operate in a vehicle mode and to operate in a second mode;
an indicator component operable to provide a vehicle mode indication signal when said processing component is operating in the vehicle mode;
a transmitting component operable to transmit a second vehicle mode signal based on the vehicle mode indication signal; and
a receiving component operable to receive a first vehicle mode signal from a communication device and to receive a subsequent signal from the communication device,wherein said processing component is further operable to autonomously determine whether said device is in a vehicle by detecting a field, detecting at least one other parameter, generating a signature based on the detected field and the detected at least one other parameter, and comparing the generated signature with a previously stored signatures associated with the vehicle, andwherein said processing component is still further operable to perform a function while in the vehicle mode and based on the first vehicle mode signal and the subsequent signal.
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Abstract
A device is provided for use with a vehicle and with a communication device. The communication device can transmit a first vehicle mode signal and a subsequent signal. The device includes a processing component, an indicator component, a transmitting component and a receiving component. The processing component can operate in a vehicle mode and can operate in a second mode. The indicator component can provide a vehicle mode indication signal when the processing component is operating in the vehicle mode. The transmitting component can transmit a second vehicle mode signal based on the vehicle mode indication signal. The receiving component can receive the first vehicle mode signal and can receive the subsequent signal. The processing component can further perform a function while in the vehicle mode and based on the first vehicle mode signal and the subsequent signal.
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18 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
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a processing component operable to operate in a vehicle mode and to operate in a second mode; an indicator component operable to provide a vehicle mode indication signal when said processing component is operating in the vehicle mode; a transmitting component operable to transmit a second vehicle mode signal based on the vehicle mode indication signal; and a receiving component operable to receive a first vehicle mode signal from a communication device and to receive a subsequent signal from the communication device, wherein said processing component is further operable to autonomously determine whether said device is in a vehicle by detecting a field, detecting at least one other parameter, generating a signature based on the detected field and the detected at least one other parameter, and comparing the generated signature with a previously stored signatures associated with the vehicle, and wherein said processing component is still further operable to perform a function while in the vehicle mode and based on the first vehicle mode signal and the subsequent signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
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autonomously determining, via a processing component, whether a device is in a vehicle by detecting a field, detecting at least one other parameter, generating a signature based on the detected field and the detected at least one other parameter, and comparing the generated signature with a previously stored signatures associated with the vehicle; operating the processing component, that is operable to operate in a vehicle mode and in a second mode, in the vehicle mode; providing, via an indicator component, a vehicle mode indication signal; transmitting, via a transmitting component, a second vehicle mode signal based on the vehicle mode indication signal; receiving, via a receiving component, a first vehicle mode signal from a communication device; receiving, via the receiving component, a subsequent signal from the communication device; and performing, via the processing component, a function while in the vehicle mode and based on the first vehicle mode signal and the subsequent signal. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory, tangible, computer-readable media having computer-readable instructions stored thereon, the computer-readable instructions being capable of being read by a computer and being capable of instructing the computer to perform the method comprising:
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autonomously determining, via a processing component, whether a device is in a vehicle by detecting a field, detecting at least one other parameter, generating a signature based on the detected field and the detected at least one other parameter, and comparing the generated signature with a previously stored signatures associated with the vehicle; operating the processing component, that is operable to operate in a vehicle mode and in a second mode, in the vehicle mode; providing, via an indicator component, a vehicle mode indication signal; transmitting, via a transmitting component, a second vehicle mode signal based on the vehicle mode indication signal; receiving, via a receiving component, a first vehicle mode signal from a communication device; receiving, via the receiving component, a subsequent signal from the communication device; and performing, via the processing component, a function while in the vehicle mode and based on the first vehicle mode signal and the subsequent signal. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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