Integrated Vehicle Key and Mobile Phone System for Preventing Mobile Phone Use While Driving
First Claim
1. A system for controlling wireless communication in a vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle key configured to communicate with the vehicle;
a vehicle key code configured to associate the vehicle key with a particular user of the vehicle; and
a mobile computing device configured to identify when the vehicle is activated using the vehicle key, wherein selected device features of the mobile computing device are controlled when the vehicle is activated using the vehicle key.
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Abstract
A system and method for controlling wireless communications in a vehicle is disclosed. The system comprises a vehicle key (102) configured to communicate with the vehicle (107). A vehicle key code is configured to identify the vehicle key (102) to the vehicle (107) and associate the vehicle key (102) with a particular user of the vehicle. A mobile computing device (110) can be wirelessly connected with the vehicle key (102) or physically integrated with the vehicle key (102), and it is configured to identify when the vehicle (107) is activated using the vehicle key (102). Selected device features of the mobile computing device (110) are controlled when the vehicle (107) is activated using the vehicle key (102).
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1. A system for controlling wireless communication in a vehicle, comprising:
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a vehicle key configured to communicate with the vehicle; a vehicle key code configured to associate the vehicle key with a particular user of the vehicle; and a mobile computing device configured to identify when the vehicle is activated using the vehicle key, wherein selected device features of the mobile computing device are controlled when the vehicle is activated using the vehicle key. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for controlling wireless communication in a moving vehicle, comprising:
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monitoring a vehicle-key system comprising a vehicle and a vehicle key having a particular code to determine when the vehicle has been activated using the vehicle key; communicating an operational state of the vehicle to a mobile computing device; and controlling use of selected device features on the mobile computing device based on the particular code of the vehicle key when the operational state of the vehicle indicates that the vehicle is moving. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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