SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM VEHICLE OPERATOR USE OF MOBILE DEVICES
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring transportation system vehicle operator use of a mobile device, the system comprising:
- a directional antenna for detecting a signal produced by a mobile device within a vehicle operator area of a transit vehicle;
an antenna controller for receiving the signal from the directional antenna and generating an event signal corresponding to the signal; and
a logic unit for;
receiving the event signal from the antenna controller,determining a current status of the vehicle, andstoring mobile device use event data in a memory based on the event signal and the current status of the vehicle.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for monitoring transportation system vehicle operator use of a mobile device. A directional antenna detects a signal produced by a mobile device within a vehicle operator area of a transit vehicle. The signal is transmitted from the directional antenna to an antenna controller. An event signal corresponding to the signal is generated at the antenna controller and the event signal is transmitted from the antenna controller to a logic unit. The logic unit determines a current status of the vehicle. The logic unit stores mobile device use event data in a memory based on the event signal and the current status of the vehicle.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring transportation system vehicle operator use of a mobile device, the system comprising:
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a directional antenna for detecting a signal produced by a mobile device within a vehicle operator area of a transit vehicle; an antenna controller for receiving the signal from the directional antenna and generating an event signal corresponding to the signal; and a logic unit for; receiving the event signal from the antenna controller, determining a current status of the vehicle, and storing mobile device use event data in a memory based on the event signal and the current status of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for monitoring transportation system vehicle operator use of a mobile device, the method comprising the steps of:
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detecting, by a directional antenna, a signal produced by a mobile device within a vehicle operator area of a transit vehicle; transmitting the signal from the directional antenna to an antenna controller; generating an event signal corresponding to the signal at the antenna controller and transmitting the event signal from the antenna controller to a logic unit; determining, by the logic unit, a current status of the vehicle; and storing, by the logic unit, mobile device use event data in a memory based on the event signal and the current status of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20)
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16. The method of 12, further comprising:
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transmitting the mobile device use event data in real-time from the logic unit to an off-board control system; determining, at the off-board control system, whether use of the mobile device is authorized based on the mobile device use event data; transmitting a message, from the off-board control system to the logic unit, requesting that a transportation system vehicle operator discontinue use of the mobile device, when use is not authorized; and transmitting the message from the logic unit to the transportation system vehicle operator.
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17. The method of 16, wherein the message is at least one of pre-defined and manually written.
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