METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE

• US 20160309018A1
• Filed: 06/23/2016
• Published: 10/20/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/21/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Katasi LLC
• Original Assignee: Katasi LLC
• Inventors: Tai, Franklin, Mercure, Ruel Coe, Tibbitts, Scott Ferrill, Nabkel, Jafar
• Granted Patent: US 10,506,091 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/77 for interrogation
• CPC Class Codes: H04K 2203/22 for communication related to vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: H04K 3/415 based on motion status or velocity, e.g. for disabling use of mobile phones in a vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72463 to restrict the functionality of the device
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/48 for in-vehicle communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/60 Subscription-based services using application servers or record carriers, e.g. SIM application toolkits
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/04 based on user or terminal location or mobility data, e.g. moving direction, speed

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a method and system for detecting, monitoring and/or controlling one or more of mobile services for a mobile communication device (also referred to herein as a Controllable Mobile Device or CMD), and in particular, when the device is being used and the vehicle, operated by the user of the device, is moving. The present method and system determines whether the vehicle is being operated by a user that may also have access to a mobile communication device which, if used concurrently while the vehicle is in operation, may lead to unsafe operation of the vehicle. If the mobile services control system determines that a vehicle operator has potentially unsafe access to a mobile communication device, the mobile services control system may restrict operator access to one or more services that would otherwise be available to the operator via the mobile communication device.

Claims

1. A mobile services control system for disabling a controllable mobile device, comprising:

a vehicle detection subsystem is operable to communicate with a vehicle and the controllable mobile device; and

a velocity notification transmitter is operable to communicate with the vehicle detection subsystem and configured to transmit a unique wireless signal from the vehicle detection system,

wherein the controllable mobile device is operable to transmit the unique wireless signal to a mobile device service provider without any specialized software.

2. The mobile services control system of claim 1, wherein the unique wireless signal comprises a vehicle notification transmitter identification.

3. The mobile services control system of claim 1, wherein the vehicle notification transmitter identification comprises at least one of vehicle identification, velocity of vehicle, and vehicle state information.

4. A method for performing a wireless location service, comprising:

sensing a vehicle detection subsystem;

transmitting a unique wireless signal when an unsafe state is sensed from the vehicle detection subsystem;

receiving a portion the unique wireless signal at a mobile device service provider;

restricting an interactive service provided of a first mobile station based on information within the unique wireless signal.

5. The method of claim 12, wherein the unique wireless signal comprises at least one of a unique vehicle identification and location.

6. The method of claim 12, wherein a controllable mobile device transmits to mobile device service provider.

7. A method for performing a wireless location service, comprising:

provisioning the service to establish or associate a particular controllable mobile device with a unique identification signature;

sensing with a vehicle detection subsystem to determine state of a vehicle;

transmitting a unique wireless signal from the vehicle detection subsystem when an unsafe state is sensed;

comparing the unique wireless signal to determine whether it is associated with the particular controllable mobile device; and

restricting an interactive service provided of the particular controllable mobile device if the association is found.