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MANAGING FEATURES ASSOCIATED WITH A USER EQUIPMENT BASED ON A LOCATION OF THE USER EQUIPMENT WITHIN A VEHICLE

  • US 20150256668A1
  • Filed: 03/04/2014
  • Published: 09/10/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of operating a user equipment (UE) within a vehicle with an in-vehicle configuration that includes a driver operation zone, comprising:

  • determining that the UE is located within the driver operation zone of the vehicle based upon interaction between the UE and an in-vehicle location detection system;

    restricting, in response to the determination, one or more UE-based user interfaces (UIs) provisioned on the UE for accessing one or more UE-based features; and

    forwarding, in response to the determination, the one or more UE-based UIs to a vehicle-based UI controller that is coupled to a vehicle UI of the vehicle that is accessible to an operator of the UE within the driver operation zone to permit access to the one or more UE-based features via the vehicle-based UI.

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