MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE BLOCKER AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
First Claim
1. A vehicle wireless communications blocker to be used in a vehicle for an occupant'"'"'s wireless communications device including a long-range wireless transceiver and a short-range wireless transceiver both coupled to a controller, the controller switchable between off-hook and on-hook states based upon control signals via the short-range wireless transceiver, the occupant'"'"'s wireless communications device being blocked from occupant communication via the long-range transceiver when in the off-hook state, the vehicle wireless communications blocker comprising:
- a short-range wireless transceiver to wirelessly communicate with the short-range wireless transceiver of the occupant'"'"'s wireless communications device; and
a controller coupled to said short-range wireless transceiver to selectively switch the controller of the occupant'"'"'s wireless communications device to the off-hook state so that the occupant'"'"'s wireless communications device is blocked from occupant communication via the long-range transceiver.
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Abstract
A vehicle wireless communications blocker may be used in a vehicle for an occupant'"'"'s wireless communications device and may include a long-range and short-range wireless transceiver both coupled to a controller. The controller may be switchable between off-hook and on-hook states based upon control signals via the short-range wireless transceiver, and the occupant'"'"'s wireless communications device may be blocked from occupant communication via the long-range transceiver when in the off-hook state. The blocker may include a housing to be installed in the vehicle, a short-range wireless transceiver carried by the housing to wirelessly communicate with the short-range wireless transceiver of the occupant'"'"'s wireless communications device, and a controller carried by the housing and coupled to the short-range wireless transceiver to selectively switch the controller of the occupant'"'"'s wireless communications device to the off-hook state so that the occupant'"'"'s wireless communications device is blocked from occupant communication via the long-range transceiver.
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Citations
22 Claims
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1. A vehicle wireless communications blocker to be used in a vehicle for an occupant'"'"'s wireless communications device including a long-range wireless transceiver and a short-range wireless transceiver both coupled to a controller, the controller switchable between off-hook and on-hook states based upon control signals via the short-range wireless transceiver, the occupant'"'"'s wireless communications device being blocked from occupant communication via the long-range transceiver when in the off-hook state, the vehicle wireless communications blocker comprising:
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a short-range wireless transceiver to wirelessly communicate with the short-range wireless transceiver of the occupant'"'"'s wireless communications device; and a controller coupled to said short-range wireless transceiver to selectively switch the controller of the occupant'"'"'s wireless communications device to the off-hook state so that the occupant'"'"'s wireless communications device is blocked from occupant communication via the long-range transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A vehicle wireless communications blocker to be used in a vehicle for an occupant'"'"'s wireless communications device including a long-range wireless transceiver and a short-range wireless transceiver both coupled to a controller, the controller switchable between off-hook and on-hook states based upon control signals via the short-range wireless transceiver, the occupant'"'"'s wireless communications device being blocked from occupant communication via the long-range transceiver when in the off-hook state, the vehicle wireless communications blocker comprising:
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a housing to be installed in the vehicle; a short-range wireless transceiver carried by said housing to wirelessly communicate with the short-range wireless transceiver of the occupant'"'"'s wireless communications device; a controller carried by said housing and coupled to said short-range wireless transceiver to selectively switch the controller of the occupant'"'"'s wireless communications device to the off-hook state so that the occupant'"'"'s wireless communications device is blocked from occupant communication via the long-range transceiver; an activation device coupled to said controller for activating selective blocking; and a display carried by said housing and coupled to said controller. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for blocking wireless communications of an occupant'"'"'s wireless communications device in a vehicle, the method comprising:
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associating a short-range wireless transceiver in the vehicle to wirelessly communicate with a short-range wireless transceiver of the occupant'"'"'s wireless communications device; and using a controller coupled to the short-range wireless transceiver to selectively switch the occupant'"'"'s wireless communications device to an off-hook state so that the occupant'"'"'s wireless communications device is blocked from occupant communication via a long-range transceiver of the occupant'"'"'s wireless communications device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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