MANAGING FEATURES ASSOCIATED WITH A USER EQUIPMENT BASED ON A LOCATION OF THE USER EQUIPMENT WITHIN A VEHICLE
First Claim
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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Abstract
In an aspect, a user equipment (UE) is positioned within a driver operation zone of a vehicle, one or more UE-based user interfaces (UIs) are restricted and forwarded to a vehicle-based UI controller to permit access to the one or more UE-based features via a vehicle-based UI. In another aspect, the UE in the driver operation zone is engaged in hands-free speakerphone mode via a vehicle audio system of the vehicle, and an attempt to transition the UE to handset-based audio mode is blocked. In another aspect, when a handset-based audio capture and/or playback attempt of the UE is detected, the UE interacts with a vehicle audio system to temporarily reduce volume being output by one or more proximal speakers. In another aspect, the UE streams media to a media presentation device in its own zone or another zone of the vehicle for presentation thereon.
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30 Claims
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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:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of operating a user equipment (UE) within a vehicle with an in-vehicle configuration that includes a driver operation zone, comprising:
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detecting, while the UE is engaged in hands-free speakerphone mode via a vehicle audio system of the vehicle, an attempt to transition to a handset-based audio mode; 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; and blocking the transition to the handset-based audio mode based on the determination that the UE is located within the driver operation zone. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of operating a user equipment (UE) within a vehicle with an in-vehicle configuration including a plurality of zones, comprising:
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detecting a handset-based audio capture and/or playback attempt by the UE while audio is being output in accordance with an in-vehicle audio output scheme by a vehicle audio system that includes a plurality of speakers provisioned within the vehicle; determining that the UE is located within a given zone from the plurality of zones based upon interaction between the UE and an in-vehicle location detection system; and interacting with the vehicle audio system to temporarily reduce volume by one or more proximal speakers of the given zone. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of operating a user equipment (UE) within a vehicle with an in-vehicle configuration that includes a plurality of zones that each include at least one media presentation device, comprising:
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determining that the UE is located within a given zone from the plurality of zones based upon interaction between the UE and an in-vehicle location detection system; receiving a request to stream media from the UE to at least one zone; identifying at least one target media presentation device in the at least one zone; associating the UE with the at least one target media presentation device in the at least one zone; and streaming the media from the UE to the at least one target media presentation device in the at least one zone for presentation thereon. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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