CONTROL OF DEVICE FEATURES BASED ON VEHICLE STATE
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Abstract
Methods and systems for a controlling device features based on vehicle state and device location are provided. Specifically, the device may be any type of electrical device capable of transmitting and/or receiving a signal (such as a phone, tablet, computer, music player, and/or other entertainment device). In some instances, the device may be associated with one or more vehicles. Although the device may be configured to run one or more applications, the functionality of the one or more applications may be controlled by a system associated with the vehicle. In some cases, this control may depend on the device application type, device location (either inside or outside of a vehicle), law, operator state, and/or vehicle state.
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Citations
40 Claims
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21. A method of controlling access to one or more features of a communication device associated with a vehicle, comprising:
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establishing, by a microprocessor executable feature control module, a connection with the communication device, wherein the feature control module is configured to receive input from at least one sensor of the communication device; determining, by the feature control module, a location of the communication device relative to the vehicle; controlling, via the feature control module and based at least partially on the location of the communication device, user access to one or more features of the communication device; receiving, at the feature control module, emergency state information associated with a user of the communication device from the at least one sensor of the communication device, wherein the emergency state information corresponds to a health emergency suffered by the user; and overriding, in response to receiving the emergency state information associated with the user of the communication device, the control of user access to the one or more features of the communication device, wherein the overriding at least allows for messaging between the communication device and another device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A tangible, non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, perform the method comprising:
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establishing a connection with a communication device; receiving input from at least one sensor of the communication device; determining a location of the communication device relative to a vehicle; controlling based at least partially on the location of the communication device, user access to one or more features of the communication device; receiving emergency state information associated with a user of the communication device from the at least one sensor of the communication device, wherein the emergency state information corresponds to a health emergency suffered by the user; and overriding, in response to receiving the emergency state information associated with the user of the communication device, the control of user access to the one or more features of the communication device, wherein the overriding at least allows for messaging between the communication device and another device. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38)
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39. A system for controlling access to one or more features of a communication device associated with a vehicle, comprising:
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at least one sensor of the communication device; and a microprocessor executable feature control module configured to control the communication device via communication across a communication network, the microprocessor executable feature control module operable to; establish a connection with the communication device, wherein the microprocessor executable feature control module is configured to receive input from the at least one sensor of the communication device; determine a location of the communication device relative to the vehicle; control, based at least partially on the location of the communication device, user access to one or more features of the communication device; receive emergency state information associated with a user of the communication device from the at least one sensor of the communication device, wherein the emergency state information corresponds to a health emergency suffered by the user; and override, in response to receiving the emergency state information associated with the user of the communication device, the control of user access to the one or more features of the communication device, wherein the overriding at least allows for messaging between the communication device and another device. - View Dependent Claims (40)
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