STANDARD MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE DISTRACTION PREVENTION AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS
First Claim
1. A method for activating a distraction prevention safety protocol behavior in a mobile device when the mobile device satisfies a specific condition, the method comprising:
- discovering at least one protocol activator configured to transmit discovery information associated with the specific condition; and
activating the distraction prevention safety protocol behavior in the mobile device based at least in part on the discovery information.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for providing standardized mobile device distraction prevention and safety protocols are disclosed. In particular, an embodiment of a method for activating a distraction prevention or safety protocol behavior in a mobile device when the mobile device satisfies a specific condition is disclosed. The method includes discovering one or more protocol activators configured to transmit discovery information associated with a specific condition. The method further includes activating distraction prevention safety protocol behavior in the mobile device based at least in part on the discovery information. In an implementation, the specific condition may be a specified environment itself and or include an event when the mobile device enters a specified environment or a specified sequence of numbers is dialed from the mobile device.
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57 Claims
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1. A method for activating a distraction prevention safety protocol behavior in a mobile device when the mobile device satisfies a specific condition, the method comprising:
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discovering at least one protocol activator configured to transmit discovery information associated with the specific condition; and activating the distraction prevention safety protocol behavior in the mobile device based at least in part on the discovery information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of controlling functionality of a mobile device within a specified environment comprising:
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broadcasting a trigger signal within the specified environment; determining discovery information associated with the trigger signal and the specified environment; implementing a set of protocol instructional behaviors in the mobile device based at least in part on the discovery information and the specified environment, the implementing resulting in restricted functionality of the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 34)
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27. A system for implementing safety protocols in a mobile device, the system comprising:
a call authorization module configured to execute a protocol behavior in the mobile device based at least in part on discovery information associated with a specified environment in which the mobile device operates, the discovery information being transmitted by at least one sensor in the specified environment. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 57)
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35. A method for controlling functionality of a mobile device inside a transportation vehicle, the method comprising:
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activating a sensor configured to broadcast a trigger signal within a pre-determined limited range inside the vehicle; and implementing a protocol behavior in the mobile device based at least in part on the trigger signal, wherein activation of sensor is based on the state of a tilt switch mechanism configured to determine vehicular movement. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A vehicle occupant safety system, said system comprising:
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a smart phone comprising a first computing system for signal processing; a trigger signal emitter for use by a passenger of a vehicle, the trigger signal emitter in communication with a second computing system when said passenger is in said vehicle, the second computing system being configured to control operational functions of said vehicle; and a processing logic associated with the second computing system for determining when said vehicle concluded operation and for detecting a signal from said trigger signal emitter so that the second computing system may be activated to send a distress signal when said passenger has remained in said vehicle for a predetermined time subsequent to ceased operation of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A system for enforcement of safety protocols, the system comprising:
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a mobile device configured to communicate with at least one vehicular component inside a transportation vehicle to determine an unsafe driving based on safety protocols configured in the mobile device; and an exterior vehicle warning signal indicator (WSI) configured to issue visible warning signals based on the determination by the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A system for implementing mobile safety protocols, the system comprising;
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a self-powered Bluetooth sensor assembly configured to transmit discovery information without an external power supply; and a mobile device configured to determine and implement a safety protocol behavior based on the discovery information, wherein the discovery information corresponds to a name of the self-powered Bluetooth sensor and a class of a specified environment in which the self-powered Bluetooth sensor operates. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56)
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