SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PRIVACY MODE OPERATION IN A VEHICLE
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a communication module positioned within a vehicle and being configured to;
enable a driver to control the operation of a portable occupant communication device (OCD) in a hands free mode;
transmit a first command to the portable OCD to disable the hands free mode and to activate a privacy mode for enabling the driver to control the OCD via switches positioned on the OCD;
receive a driver performance signal that is indicative of the driver'"'"'s performance while the privacy mode is active; and
transmit a second command to the portable OCD to deactivate the privacy mode and to reactivate the hands free mode based on the driver performance signal.
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Abstract
In at least one embodiment an apparatus that includes a communication module is provided. the communication module is configured to enable a driver to control the operation of a portable occupant communication device (OCD) in a hands free mode and to transmit a first command to the portable OCD to disable the hands free mode and to activate a privacy mode for enabling the driver to control the OCD via switches positioned on the OCD. The communication module is further configured to receive a driver performance signal that is indicative of the driver'"'"'s performance while the privacy mode is active and to transmit a second command to the portable OCD to deactivate the privacy mode and to reactivate the hands free mode based on the driver performance signal.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
a communication module positioned within a vehicle and being configured to; enable a driver to control the operation of a portable occupant communication device (OCD) in a hands free mode; transmit a first command to the portable OCD to disable the hands free mode and to activate a privacy mode for enabling the driver to control the OCD via switches positioned on the OCD; receive a driver performance signal that is indicative of the driver'"'"'s performance while the privacy mode is active; and transmit a second command to the portable OCD to deactivate the privacy mode and to reactivate the hands free mode based on the driver performance signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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electronically enabling a driver to control the operation of a portable occupant communication device (OCD) in a hands free mode; transmitting a first command to the portable OCD to disable the hands free mode and to activate a privacy mode such that the driver controls the OCD via switches positioned on the OCD; receiving a driver performance signal that is indicative of the driver'"'"'s performance while the privacy mode is active; and transmitting a second command to the portable OCD to deactivate the privacy mode and to reactivate the hands free mode based on the driver performance signal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A vehicle apparatus comprising:
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a driver status controller configured to receive a wireless signal from a transmitter indicating whether a driver of a vehicle is one of a primary driver and a secondary driver and to transmit a driver status signal over a vehicle communication bus indicating that the driver is the secondary driver; a communication module configured to; receive the driver status signal over the vehicle communication bus; enable the secondary driver to control the operation of a portable occupant communication device (OCD) in a hands free mode; wirelessly transmit a first command to the portable OCD to disable the hands free mode and to activate a privacy mode for enabling the secondary driver to control the OCD via switches positioned thereon; receive a driver performance signal over the vehicle communication bus that is indicative of a driving performance for the secondary while the privacy mode is active; and wirelessly transmit a second command to the portable OCD to deactivate the privacy mode for one of disabling the OCD and reactivating the hands free mode based on the driver'"'"'s performance signal. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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