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Apparatus and Method for Selectively Restricting or Disabling Electronic Device Functionality

  • US 20130184933A1
  • Filed: 01/14/2013
  • Published: 07/18/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for use in selectively restricting functionality of a vehicle-mounted computer in a public service vehicle responsive to a vehicle status, the apparatus comprising:

  • a tangible computer program product executable on a computer for restricting functionality of the vehicle-mounted computer responsive to a vehicle status being outside a preset parameter;

    a microprocessor in communication with an onboard diagnostic (“

    OBD”

    ) system of the public service vehicle via an assembly line diagnostic link (“

    ALDL”

    ) connector, wherein the microprocessor is programmed to translate a query message for a vehicle status of one or more parameters of the public service vehicle received from the computer into a protocol readable by the OBD system of the public service vehicle and translate a response message received from the OBD system into a vehicle status message containing the vehicle status in format readable by the computer program product; and

    wherein the computer program product is configured to periodically query the microprocessor for a vehicle status of one or more parameters of the public service vehicle and restrict one or more functions of the vehicle-mounted computer responsive to the vehicle status received from the microprocessor being outside a preset parameter.

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