OPERATOR/PASSENGER SELECTIVE VEHICLE INSTRUMENT LOCKS
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving input via a sensor positioned within a vehicle;
determining, using the senor input, a passenger is within the vehicle; and
analyzing the input received via the sensor to selectively disable a feature of an information handling device within the vehicle.
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Abstract
An embodiment provides a method, including: receiving input via a sensor positioned within a vehicle; determining, using the senor input, a passenger is within the vehicle; and analyzing the input received via the sensor to selectively disable a feature of an information handling device within the vehicle. In some embodiments, different sets of instruments or features thereof may be selectively disabled depending on the presence of a driver and/or passenger. Other aspects are described and claimed.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving input via a sensor positioned within a vehicle; determining, using the senor input, a passenger is within the vehicle; and analyzing the input received via the sensor to selectively disable a feature of an information handling device within the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A vehicle, comprising:
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a driver compartment; a passenger compartment proximately located to the driver compartment; an information handling device disposed within the vehicle; a sensor; a processor operatively coupled to the sensor and the information handling device; and a memory that stores instructions executable by the processor to; receive input via the sensor positioned within a vehicle; determine, using the senor input, a passenger is within the vehicle; and analyze the input received via the sensor to selectively disable a feature of the information handling device within the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory that stores instructions executable by the processor to; receive input via a sensor positioned within a vehicle; determine, using the senor input, a passenger is within the vehicle; and analyze the input received via the sensor to selectively disable a feature of an information handling device within the vehicle.
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