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PHONE THAT PREVENTS CONCURRENT TEXTING AND DRIVING

  • US 20130281079A1
  • Filed: 06/20/2013
  • Published: 10/24/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A phone comprising:

  • a wireless transceiver to send and receive wireless communication signals;

    a processor to execute code;

    wherein the processor is (a) to make a determination that a user of the phone is sitting in a driver seat of a moving vehicle, without relying on any signal transmitted by a steering wheel of said vehicle, and without relying on Global Positioning System (GPS) data to differentiate between a phone-user who is a vehicular driver and a phone-user who is a vehicular passenger; and

    (b) based on the determination, to block one or more features of the phone.

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