Mobile device communications management
First Claim
1. A method for providing mobile device communications management, comprising:
- intercepting an input command received on a mobile communications device, the input command intercepted in response to detecting a presence of a fixed communications device that is embedded in a vehicle within range of the mobile communications device;
acquiring biometric data from a user of the mobile communications device via an input component of the mobile communications device, the biometric data identifying the user;
acquiring biometric data for an operator of the vehicle via a biometric scanner on a vehicle instrument of the vehicle;
determining an activity status of the vehicle, the activity status indicating the vehicle is in operation by the operator when the biometric data of the operator is captured by the biometric scanner for a pre-defined sustained time period;
upon determining that the activity status reflects the vehicle is active,comparing the biometric data from the vehicle instrument with the biometric data for the user of the mobile communications device; and
upon determining that the biometric data from the vehicle instrument matches the biometric data for the user of the mobile communications device, retrieving an account record associated with the user and implementing an action specified in the account record.
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Abstract
Implementation of mobile device communications (MCD) management is provided. A method includes intercepting an input command received on an MCD, the command intercepted in response to detecting a presence of a fixed communications device (FCD), which is embedded in a vehicle within range of the MCD. The method also includes acquiring biometric data from a user of the MCD. The method includes determining an activity status of the vehicle. If the activity status reflects the vehicle is active, the method includes acquiring biometric data for an operator of the vehicle via a biometric scanner of the vehicle and comparing the biometric data from the vehicle with the biometric data for the user of the MCD. If the biometric data from the vehicle matches the biometric data from the MCD, the method includes retrieving an account record for the user and implementing an action specified in the account record. If the activity status reflects the vehicle is inactive, the method includes executing the command.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for providing mobile device communications management, comprising:
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intercepting an input command received on a mobile communications device, the input command intercepted in response to detecting a presence of a fixed communications device that is embedded in a vehicle within range of the mobile communications device; acquiring biometric data from a user of the mobile communications device via an input component of the mobile communications device, the biometric data identifying the user; acquiring biometric data for an operator of the vehicle via a biometric scanner on a vehicle instrument of the vehicle; determining an activity status of the vehicle, the activity status indicating the vehicle is in operation by the operator when the biometric data of the operator is captured by the biometric scanner for a pre-defined sustained time period; upon determining that the activity status reflects the vehicle is active, comparing the biometric data from the vehicle instrument with the biometric data for the user of the mobile communications device; and upon determining that the biometric data from the vehicle instrument matches the biometric data for the user of the mobile communications device, retrieving an account record associated with the user and implementing an action specified in the account record. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for providing mobile device communications management, comprising:
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a computer processor; and logic executing on the computer processor, the logic implementing a method, comprising; intercepting an input command received on a mobile communications device, the input command intercepted in response to detecting a presence of a fixed communications device that is embedded in a vehicle within range of the mobile communications device; acquiring biometric data from a user of the mobile communications device via an input component of the mobile communications device, the biometric data identifying the user; acquiring biometric data for an operator of the vehicle via a biometric scanner on a vehicle instrument of the vehicle; determining an activity status of the vehicle, the activity status indicating the vehicle is in operation by the operator when the biometric data of the operator is captured by the biometric scanner for a pre-defined sustained time period; upon determining that the activity status reflects the vehicle is active, comparing the biometric data from the vehicle instrument with the biometric data for the user of the mobile communications device; and upon determining that the biometric data from the vehicle instrument matches the biometric data for the user of the mobile communications device, retrieving an account record associated with the user and implementing an action specified in the account record. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product for providing mobile device communications management, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory storage medium encoded with machine-readable computer program code, which when executed by a computer, cause the computer to implement a method, the method comprising:
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intercepting an input command received on a mobile communications device, the input command intercepted in response to detecting a presence of a fixed communications device that is embedded in a vehicle within range of the mobile communications device; acquiring biometric data from a user of the mobile communications device via an input component of the mobile communications device, the biometric data identifying the user; acquiring biometric data for an operator of the vehicle via a biometric scanner on a vehicle instrument of the vehicle; determining an activity status of the vehicle, the activity status indicating the vehicle is in operation by the operator when the biometric data of the operator is captured by the biometric scanner for a pre-defined sustained time period; upon determining that the activity status reflects the vehicle is active, comparing the biometric data from the vehicle instrument with the biometric data for the user of the mobile communications device; and upon determining that the biometric data from the vehicle instrument matches the biometric data for the user of the mobile communications device, retrieving an account record associated with the user and implementing an action specified in the account record. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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