DRIVER DISTRACTION DISABLING VIA GESTURE RECOGNITION
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1. A mobile device comprising:
- a) a motion detector configured to determine whether a traveling speed of a vehicle in which the mobile device is located exceeds a predefined threshold level;
b) a user interaction analyzer configured to detect at least one driver indication; and
c) a lock-out mechanism configured to automatically and selectively disable at least one predefined feature of the mobile device based on outputs of the motion detector and the user interaction analyzer.
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Abstract
A method and system for preventing distracted driving caused by mobile devices are disclosed. The method and system may determine whether a user is driving by the traveling speed and the gestures of the user. In addition, the orientation of the mobile device may be used for detecting whether the user is a driver.
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1. A mobile device comprising:
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a) a motion detector configured to determine whether a traveling speed of a vehicle in which the mobile device is located exceeds a predefined threshold level; b) a user interaction analyzer configured to detect at least one driver indication; and c) a lock-out mechanism configured to automatically and selectively disable at least one predefined feature of the mobile device based on outputs of the motion detector and the user interaction analyzer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for preventing driving distraction, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) a mobile device determining a traveling speed of a vehicle in which the mobile device is located; b) the mobile device detecting at least one driver indication; and c) the mobile device automatically and selectively disabling at least one predefined feature of the mobile device when the traveling speed exceeds a predefined threshold level and the driver indication is detected. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A mobile device for preventing distracted driving comprising:
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a) a motion detector configured to determine whether a traveling speed of a vehicle in which the mobile device is located exceeds a predefined threshold level; b) a user interaction analyzer configured to detect at least one driver indication by the group consisting of; 1) determining whether a user gesture matches at least one predefined driving gesture based on at least one picture of a user automatically taken by a camera, 2) determining whether an orientation of the mobile device falls into a predefined range of orientations of a driver'"'"'s mobile device, and 3) combinations thereof; and c) a lock-out mechanism configured to automatically and selectively disable the at least one predefined feature of the mobile device based on outputs of the motion detector and the user interaction analyzer. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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