WIRELESS HANDSET VEHICLE SAFETY INTERLOCK
First Claim
1. A method for controlling the operability of a transmitter on a mobile communications device, said method comprising:
- determining if the mobile communications device is located proximate to an operator'"'"'s seat of a vehicle using a signal strength sensor located within a steering wheel of the vehicle;
determining a condition parameter of the mobile communications device;
disabling the transmitter on the mobile communications device in response to the mobile communications device being located proximate to an operator'"'"'s seat of a vehicle and further in response to the determined condition parameter; and
enabling the transmitter on the mobile communications device in response to determining that the mobile communications device is not located in a restricted location.
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Abstract
A method and device for controlling the operability of a transmitter on a mobile communications device by determining if the mobile communications device is located proximate to an operator'"'"'s seat of a vehicle. A condition parameter of the mobile communications device may be determined. The transmitter on the mobile communications device may be disabled in response to the mobile communications device being located proximate to an operator'"'"'s seat of a vehicle and further in response to the determined condition parameter. The transmitter on the mobile communications device may be enabled, in response to determining that the mobile communications device is not located in a restricted location.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A method for controlling the operability of a transmitter on a mobile communications device, said method comprising:
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determining if the mobile communications device is located proximate to an operator'"'"'s seat of a vehicle using a signal strength sensor located within a steering wheel of the vehicle; determining a condition parameter of the mobile communications device; disabling the transmitter on the mobile communications device in response to the mobile communications device being located proximate to an operator'"'"'s seat of a vehicle and further in response to the determined condition parameter; and enabling the transmitter on the mobile communications device in response to determining that the mobile communications device is not located in a restricted location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A mobile communications device, said mobile communications device comprising:
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a processor; a memory; an input/output (I/O) unit; said processor configured to; determine if the mobile communications device is located proximate to an operator'"'"'s seat of a vehicle using a signal strength sensor located within a steering wheel of the vehicle; determine a condition parameter of the mobile communications device; disable a transmitter on the mobile communications device in response to the mobile communications device being located proximate to an operator'"'"'s seat of a vehicle and further in response to the determined condition parameter; and enable the transmitter on the mobile communications device in response to determining that the mobile communications device is not located in a restricted location. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A vehicle control system, said vehicle control system comprising:
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a processor; a memory; an input/output (I/O) unit in communications with a mobile communications device; said processor configured to; determine if the mobile communications device is located proximate to an operator'"'"'s seat of a vehicle using a signal strength sensor located within a steering wheel of the vehicle; receive a condition parameter of the mobile communications device; send a request to disable a transmitter on the mobile communications device in response to the mobile communications device being located proximate to an operator'"'"'s seat of a vehicle and further in response to the received condition parameter; and send a request to enable the transmitter on the mobile communications device in response to determining that the mobile communications device is not located in a restricted location. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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Specification