METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ASSISTING IN SAFE DRIVING OF A VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A method for operating a mobile communication device of a driver when driving a vehicle, the method comprises:
- continuously monitoring driving conditions by analyzing data obtained from one or more sensors built in said mobile communication device, wherein said sensors comprise k at least a camera device and an inertial sensor of the mobile communication device;
processing data indicative of said driving conditions and determining a safety level of the vehicle corresponding to said driving conditions; and
automatically adjusting an operational mode of said communication device based on said safety level, to automatically enable, disable and/or alter predetermined functions of said communication device in accordance with said safety level.
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Abstract
A method and system are disclosed for operating a communication device to assist in safe driving of a vehicle. The method includes continuously monitoring driving conditions by analyzing data obtained from one or more sensors, positioning system, and a data network, and processing the driving conditions to determine a safety level of the vehicle corresponding thereto. The method further include automatically adjusting an operational mode of the communication device, based on the determined safety level, to automatically enable, disable and/or alter predetermined functions of the communication device in accordance with the safety level.
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33 Claims
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1. A method for operating a mobile communication device of a driver when driving a vehicle, the method comprises:
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continuously monitoring driving conditions by analyzing data obtained from one or more sensors built in said mobile communication device, wherein said sensors comprise k at least a camera device and an inertial sensor of the mobile communication device; processing data indicative of said driving conditions and determining a safety level of the vehicle corresponding to said driving conditions; and automatically adjusting an operational mode of said communication device based on said safety level, to automatically enable, disable and/or alter predetermined functions of said communication device in accordance with said safety level. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15)
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19. An application installable on a mobile communication device preprogrammed for performing predetermined functions, said application is adapted for assisting in safe driving of a vehicle, and being configured for receiving input data from sensors built in said communication device including at least one camera device and an inertial sensor and comprising a data processor utility, and a user interface utility, the data processor utility comprising:
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a driving condition module adapted for processing said input data obtained from said sensors built in said mobile communication device to determine driving conditions of said vehicle; a safety hazard detection module adapted for processing data indicative of said driving conditions to determine a safety level of the vehicle corresponding to said driving conditions; and a communication control module adapted for automatically adjusting an operational mode of said communication device based on said safety level, to automatically enable, disable and/or alter predetermined functions of said communication device in accordance with said safety level. - View Dependent Claims (20, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31)
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32. A telemetric system including at least one computerized server system configured and operable for communicating with at least one communication device, being members of the system, for carrying out the following:
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obtain data indicative of driving conditions and/or safety hazards identified by one or more sensors integrated in the at least one communication device; process the data and identify safety hazards which may affect vehicles located in the vicinity of the at least one communication device; obtain positioning data from a positioning system of the at least one communication device and from positioning systems of one or more additional communication devices being members of the telemetric system, and process said positioning data to identify another communication device being in the vicinity of the at least one communication device; and communicate data indicative of the identified safety hazards to the another communication device.
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33. (canceled)
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