MOBILE DEVICE TRACKING MONITORING SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR ENFORCING ORGANIZATIONAL POLICIES AND NO DISTRACTED DRIVING PROTOCOLS

• US 20140302834A1
• Filed: 04/04/2013
• Published: 10/09/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Port Nexus Corporation
• Original Assignee: Port Nexus Corporation
• Inventors: Jones, Steven
• Application Number:
  US13/857,130
• Publication Number:
  US 20140302834A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72463 to restrict the functionality of the device
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724631 by limiting the access to the user interface, e.g. locking a touch-screen or a keypad
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/40 for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P]

Abstract

A solution to mitigate organizational risks and exposure from damages and harm related to distracted driving. The invention includes a system, method, and devices that enable the organization to manage, monitor, and enforce corporate Mobile Device policies, in particular policies to deter and prevent distracted driving and encourage safe alternatives. A system for preventing distracted driving, including an Organizational Policy for anti-distracted driving including a rule and a Mobile Device configured to restrict, disable, or enable a feature of the Mobile Device based upon the rule.

Claims

1. A system for preventing distracted driving, comprising:

an Organizational Policy for anti-distracted driving including a rule; and

a Mobile Device configured to perform at least one of the following;

restrict, disable or enable a feature of the Mobile Device based upon said rule.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein said rule includes a threshold value for speed.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein the Mobile Device is configured to:

enable a Safe Driving Mode while the Mobile Device is moving at or above said threshold value for speed;

or disable the Safe Driving Mode while the Mobile Device is moving below said threshold values for speed.

4. The system of claim 2 wherein said feature is a voice recognition input.

5. The system of claim 2 wherein the Mobile Device is configured to perform at least one of the following:

enable, disable or require text to speech or audible output for the Mobile Device while the Mobile Device is moving based upon said threshold values for speed.

6. The system of claim 2 wherein the Mobile Device is configured to communicate with at least one of the following:

a Dashboard, Remote Portal or other remote device to determine said rules of the Organizational Policy.

7. The system of claim 2 wherein at least one of said threshold values for speed is constant.

8. The system of claim 2 wherein at least one of said threshold values for speed is variable.

9. The system of claim 2 wherein the Mobile Device is configured to select output through at least one specified output device when the Mobile Device is moving at or above the threshold values for speed, wherein said specified output device is designated from at least one of the following:

rules of the Organizational Policy, system variables, system constants, system rules or a Mobile Application.

10. The system of claim 2 wherein the Mobile Device is configured to select input and output devices based upon the Organizational Policy.

11. The system of claim 3 wherein the Mobile Device is further configured to enable the user to override the Organization Policy.

12. The system of claim 3 wherein the Mobile Device performs at least one of the following tasks:

generate reports or store logs regarding violations of the Organizational Policy.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein the Mobile Device stores data regarding violations of the Organizational Policy.

14. The system of claim 13 wherein the Organizational Policy is configured through a Dashboard.

15. The system of claim 14 wherein the Mobile Device is configured to transmit Action data to a Reporting Portal.

16. A method of enforcing an Organizational Policy for anti-distracted driving, which comprises:

a. using an Organizational Policy that is one of the following;

default or custom;

b. enforcing said Organizational Policy through at least one Mobile Device by performing at least one of the following;

enabling, disabling or requiring hands free input, voice input, or audible output for said Mobile Devices.

17. The method of claim 16 further comprising:

a. configuring the Mobile Devices to permit an end user to affirmatively violate the Organizational Policy for anti-distracted driving; and

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b. collecting data regarding the end user'"'"'s violation of the Organizational Policy for anti-distracted driving, including at least one of the following data elements;

i. user identification;

ii. date;

iii. time;

iv. user location;

v. speed of the device;

vi. acceleration of the device;

vii. duration of violation;

viii. actions taken during violation;

ix. data transmitted to the Mobile Device during the violation; and

x. data transmitted from the Mobile Device during the violation.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein the data element is reviewable through a Reporting Portal.

19. A Mobile Device, comprising:

a. memory storing computer instructions to restrict, enable or disable features pursuant to at least one Organizational Policy for anti-distracted driving, wherein said Organizational Policy is configured by a Dashboard; and

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b. memory storing computer instructions that provide a graphic user interface to a user of the Mobile Device, wherein the graphic user interface allows the user to affirmatively violate the Organizational Policy.

20. The Mobile Device of claim 19, further comprising memory storing computer instructions that store or transmit to the Dashboard or Reporting Portal violations of the Organizational Policy, wherein said violations are processed as data elements, and the data elements include at least one of the following:

k. user identification;

l. date;

m. time;

n. user location;

o. speed of the device;

P. acceleration of the device;

q. duration of violation;

r. actions taken during violation;

s. data transmitted to the Mobile Device during the violation; and

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t. data transmitted from the Mobile Device during the violation.