Method and apparatus for controlling vehicle based communication devices
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1. A vehicle based communication device control system, the system comprising:
- an electrical bus mounted on the vehicle;
at least one communication device connected to said bus;
at least one access control device connected to said bus to control access to the vehicle; and
at least one control module connected to said bus, said control module controlling functioning of said communication device based upon a status of said access control device.
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Abstract
A system controls vehicle based communication devices that are connected to an electrical bus. A control module controls the communication devices based on the status of an access control device. The control module can use a privilege data store to determine the communication privileges a user is allowed for a particular status of the access control device. The control module can either completely or partially disable access to selected functions of communication devices based on the status of the access control device.
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22 Claims
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1. A vehicle based communication device control system, the system comprising:
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an electrical bus mounted on the vehicle;
at least one communication device connected to said bus;
at least one access control device connected to said bus to control access to the vehicle; and
at least one control module connected to said bus, said control module controlling functioning of said communication device based upon a status of said access control device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A vehicle based communication device control system, the system comprising:
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an electrical bus mounted on the vehicle;
at least one communication device connected to said bus;
an electronic memory holder;
at least one control module connected to said bus, said control module controlling functioning of said communication device based upon a status of said electronic memory holder. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of controlling a communication device located on a vehicle, the method comprising:
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providing an access control mechanism connected to an electrical bus mounted on the vehicle;
providing a control module connected to the bus; and
controlling operation of the communication device based on a status of said access control mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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