METHOD FOR SAFE OPERATION OF MOBILE PHONE IN A CAR ENVIRONMENT
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1. A method of operating electronic equipment, wherein said electronic equipment utilizes a wireless signal to communicate, comprising:
- determining if the electronic equipment is operated within a moving vehicle based on a characteristic of the wireless signal; and
inhibiting operation of the electronic equipment if the electronic equipment is in a moving vehicle.
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Abstract
A method of operating electronic equipment, wherein said electronic equipment utilizes a wireless signal to communicate, includes determining if the electronic equipment is operated within a moving vehicle based on a characteristic of the wireless signal and inhibiting operation of the electronic equipment if the electronic equipment is in a moving vehicle.
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23 Claims
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1. A method of operating electronic equipment, wherein said electronic equipment utilizes a wireless signal to communicate, comprising:
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determining if the electronic equipment is operated within a moving vehicle based on a characteristic of the wireless signal; and inhibiting operation of the electronic equipment if the electronic equipment is in a moving vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of providing information relating to electronic equipment usage in a vehicle to a third-party, comprising:
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monitoring electronic equipment usage parameters in the vehicle; and transmitting the parameters to the third party. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. An electronic equipment, comprising:
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a motion processing circuit operable to determine a velocity of the electronic equipment based on a characteristic of a wireless signal used by the electronic equipment; and a control circuit configured to interrupt operation of the electronic equipment when said velocity corresponds to operation of the mobile phone in a moving vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A computer program embodied on a computer readable medium and operable in electronic equipment that utilizes a wireless signal, comprising:
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code that determines if the electronic equipment is operated within a moving vehicle based on a characteristic of the wireless signal; and code that inhibits operation of the electronic equipment if the electronic equipment is in a moving vehicle.
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