AutoCellSafe - A method for the selective disabling of cellular communications while a motor vehicle is being operated.

• US 20080125029A1
• Filed: 11/28/2006
• Published: 05/29/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Douglas Macalister Kernan
• Original Assignee: Douglas Macalister Kernan
• Inventors: Kernan, Douglas Macalister
• Application Number:
  US11/563,681
• Publication Number:
  US 20080125029A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/04 based on user or terminal location or mobility data, e.g. moving direction, speed

Abstract

AutoCellSafe (ACS) is a method to allow for the selective disabling of cellular communications while a motor vehicle is being driven. The implementation is such that the inbound and outbound communication to a cellular hand set would be blocked when the ignition circuit of the motor vehicle was closed and none of the described override capabilities have been employed. The override capabilities would consist of one or more of the following: an electronic device, an electromechanical device, a mechanical key, and/or an override code.

Claims

1. A method for the disabling of cellular communications of a cellular communications system while in use in an operating motor vehicle.

2. The method of claim 1, said method comprising a system to disable the communications via jamming of the cellular communications.

3. The method of claim 1, said method comprising a system to disable the communications through the use of protocols or command sequence supported within the cellular communications system.

4. A method for overriding the method of claim 1, said method comprised of a mechanical switch mechanism.

5. A method for overriding the method of claim 1, said method comprised of an electromechanical switch mechanism.

6. A method for overriding the method of claim 1, said method comprised of an electronic switch mechanism.