Method for Suspending Transmission and Reception of Text Messages and Phone Calls
First Claim
1. A method for monitoring of compliance with safe driving rules through the suspension of all text messages and calls when the vehicle is in motion and the user of such communication as a driver unless such communication is intended for emergencies, the method comprising:
- a cellular phone based monitoring application comprising of;
the means to determine the velocity of the vehicle;
the means to determine the type of the vehicle, whether it is an automobile or a train;
the means to determine the vehicle is equipped with a hands-free functionality.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to the field of wireless communication and specifically the use of a cell-phone to monitor safe driving by suspending transmission or reception of text messages and/or phone calls by the driver of the moving motor vehicle not equipped with the hands-free equipment, or complete suspension of such communication to the operator of a train while the train is in motion, unless such transmissions are related to emergency services and where the determination of the vehicle operator status as well as operation terms-and-conditions may be obtained by including such info in the vehicle QR code or NFC or Bluetooth or other PAN transceivers combined with the interaction of the cell-phone based application.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for monitoring of compliance with safe driving rules through the suspension of all text messages and calls when the vehicle is in motion and the user of such communication as a driver unless such communication is intended for emergencies, the method comprising:
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a cellular phone based monitoring application comprising of; the means to determine the velocity of the vehicle; the means to determine the type of the vehicle, whether it is an automobile or a train; the means to determine the vehicle is equipped with a hands-free functionality. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 21)
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- 14. The method for obtaining the vehicle operations terms-and-conditions by scanning the vehicle QR code.
- 18. The method for obtaining the vehicle operations terms-and-conditions by associating the vehicle PAN (NFC, Bluetooth, etc.) transceiver with the phone based application.
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22. A computer program executable on a mobile terminal, wherein the program is capable of supervising the safe driving habits and comprising:
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a first set of instructions to obtain the vehicle velocity; a second set of instructions to obtain the driver status; a third set of instruction to obtain the vehicle hands-free status.
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