APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A PERSONAL COMMUNICATION DEVICE IN A VEHICLE
First Claim
1. An apparatus for detecting a personal communication device (PCD) in a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- one or more near field communication (NFC) devices positioned about a driver zone of the vehicle for being wirelessly coupled to the PCD that is configured to (i) determine if the vehicle is moving above a predetermined vehicle speed, (ii) wirelessly transmit a first signal to the one or more NFC devices in the vehicle, and (iii) determine that the PCD is positioned in the driver zone of the vehicle in response to a second signal from the one or more NFC devices.
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Abstract
An apparatus for detecting a personal communication device (PCD) in a vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes one or more near field communication (NFC) devices positioned about a driver zone of the vehicle for being wirelessly coupled to the PCD. The PCD is configured to (i) determine if the vehicle is moving above a predetermined vehicle speed, (ii) wirelessly transmit a first signal to the one or more NFC devices in the vehicle, and (iii) determine that the PCD is positioned in the driver zone of the vehicle in response to a second signal from the one or more NFC devices.
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19 Claims
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1. An apparatus for detecting a personal communication device (PCD) in a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
one or more near field communication (NFC) devices positioned about a driver zone of the vehicle for being wirelessly coupled to the PCD that is configured to (i) determine if the vehicle is moving above a predetermined vehicle speed, (ii) wirelessly transmit a first signal to the one or more NFC devices in the vehicle, and (iii) determine that the PCD is positioned in the driver zone of the vehicle in response to a second signal from the one or more NFC devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus comprising:
a near field communication (NFC) device positioned in a driver zone that is wirelessly coupled to a personal communication device (PCD) that is configured to (i) determine if a vehicle is moving, (ii) wirelessly transmit a first signal to the NFC device if the vehicle is moving, and (iii) determine that the PCD is positioned in the driver zone of the vehicle in response to a second signal from the NFC device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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