INTRA-VEHICULAR MOBILE DEVICE MANAGEMENT
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for managing usage of a mobile device, the computer implemented method comprising:
- responsive to detecting a user is traveling at a speed consistent with vehicular travel, detecting optical data from an interior of a moving vehicle;
analyzing the optical data to identify a set of vehicular markers;
determining an intra-vehicular location of the user in relation to the set of vehicular markers; and
responsive to determining that the intra-vehicular location of the user is a driver'"'"'s seat, initiating restricted use protocols.
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Abstract
The illustrative embodiments described herein provide a computer-implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for managing mobile device usage in a moving vehicle. In response to detecting that a user is traveling at a speed consistent with vehicular travel, optical data from an interior of the moving vehicle is detected. The optical data is analyzed to identify a set of vehicular markers. The user'"'"'s intra-vehicular location is determined in relation to the set of vehicular markers. If the user'"'"'s intra-vehicular location is the driver'"'"'s seat, then restricted use protocols are initiated.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for managing usage of a mobile device, the computer implemented method comprising:
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responsive to detecting a user is traveling at a speed consistent with vehicular travel, detecting optical data from an interior of a moving vehicle; analyzing the optical data to identify a set of vehicular markers; determining an intra-vehicular location of the user in relation to the set of vehicular markers; and responsive to determining that the intra-vehicular location of the user is a driver'"'"'s seat, initiating restricted use protocols. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer program product for managing usage of a mobile device, the computer program product comprising:
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a computer recordable-type medium; first program instructions for detecting optical data from an interior of a moving vehicle in response to detecting a user is traveling at a speed consistent with vehicular travel; second program instructions for analyzing the detected optical data to identify a set of vehicular markers; third program instructions for determining an intra-vehicular location of the user in relation to the set of vehicular markers; fourth program instructions for initiating restricted use protocols in response to determining that the intra-vehicular location of the user is a driver'"'"'s seat; and wherein the first program instructions, the second program instructions, the third program instructions, and the fourth program instructions are stored on the computer recordable-type medium. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus for managing usage of a mobile device, the apparatus comprising:
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a bus system; a memory connected to the bus system, wherein the memory includes computer usable program code; and a processing unit connected to the bus system, wherein the processing unit executes the computer usable program code to detect optical data from an interior of a moving vehicle in response to detecting a user is traveling at a speed consistent with vehicular travel;
analyze the detected optical data to identify a set of vehicular markers;
determine an intra-vehicular location of the user in relation to the set of vehicular markers; and
initiate restricted use protocols in response to determining that the intra-vehicular location of the user is a driver'"'"'s seat, initiating restricted use protocols. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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