System, device, and method for tracking and monitoring mobile phone usage to deter and prevent such usage and for generating an audible alarm and/or visual alarm to maintain compliance
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring or preventing use of one or more of a plurality of functions of a mobile phone of a user when the user is in a vehicle, comprising:
- a device comprising one or more vehicle state sensors, a wireless transmitter and a microchip configured to receive and store data, wherein the one or more vehicle state sensors sense a condition indicative of the vehicle being in an on state based on the device receiving electricity from a battery of the vehicle; and
the mobile phone of the user, comprising a wireless receiver and driver monitoring software, and wherein;
the device determines whether the vehicle is in the on state based on input from the one or more vehicle state sensors;
the mobile phone generates an alarm when the device determines that the vehicle is in the on state based on the condition sensed by the vehicle state sensors, in conjunction with one of at least two separate alarm conditions detected by the driver monitoring software;
the at least two alarm conditions comprise a first condition and a second condition;
the first alarm condition occurs when the driver monitoring software determines that the mobile phone is not in wireless communication with the device based on the driver monitoring software determining that a communication protocol link between the mobile phone and the device is not established;
the second alarm condition occurs when the driver monitoring software detects that the driver monitoring software on the mobile device is not running; and
the driver monitoring software monitors or prevents use of one or more of the plurality of functions.
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Abstract
A system, device, and method for tracking and monitoring mobile phone usage to deter and prevent such usage and for generating an audible alarm and/or visual alarm to maintain compliance are disclosed. The system comprises a device and software on a user'"'"'s mobile phone to monitor the mobile phone'"'"'s usage and to prevent and/or interfere with certain of its functions while a vehicle is being operated. The device is capable of producing an audible alarm and/or visual alarm and recording information about the different states of the device, which can be transmitted to the mobile phone software. The device, in combination with the mobile phone software, can record information about certain behaviors the user engages in on the mobile phone while operating a vehicle. The system, device, and method include generating an audible alarm and/or visual alarm when the user is not complying with certain prescribed protocols.
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1. A system for monitoring or preventing use of one or more of a plurality of functions of a mobile phone of a user when the user is in a vehicle, comprising:
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a device comprising one or more vehicle state sensors, a wireless transmitter and a microchip configured to receive and store data, wherein the one or more vehicle state sensors sense a condition indicative of the vehicle being in an on state based on the device receiving electricity from a battery of the vehicle; and the mobile phone of the user, comprising a wireless receiver and driver monitoring software, and wherein; the device determines whether the vehicle is in the on state based on input from the one or more vehicle state sensors; the mobile phone generates an alarm when the device determines that the vehicle is in the on state based on the condition sensed by the vehicle state sensors, in conjunction with one of at least two separate alarm conditions detected by the driver monitoring software; the at least two alarm conditions comprise a first condition and a second condition; the first alarm condition occurs when the driver monitoring software determines that the mobile phone is not in wireless communication with the device based on the driver monitoring software determining that a communication protocol link between the mobile phone and the device is not established; the second alarm condition occurs when the driver monitoring software detects that the driver monitoring software on the mobile device is not running; and the driver monitoring software monitors or prevents use of one or more of the plurality of functions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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