System and method for safely blocking mobile communications usages

• US 8,340,730 B2
• Filed: 05/11/2010
• Issued: 12/25/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: George Allen Pallotta
• Original Assignee: George Allen Pallotta
• Inventors: Pallotta, George Allen
• Primary Examiner(s): RAMPURIA, SHARAD K
• Application Number:
  US12/800,204
• Publication Number:
  US 20110281544A1
• Time in Patent Office: 959 Days
• Field of Search: 455418-420, 455/404.1, 455/404.2, 455/569.2, 455/575.9, 455/466
• US Class Current: 455/569.2
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0202 Child monitoring systems using a transmitter-receiver system carried by the parent and the child
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72463 to restrict the functionality of the device
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/10 Scheduling measurement reports ; Arrangements for measurement reports
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• 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 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/50 for emergency connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/22 Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities

Abstract

A system and method for internally controlling a mobile communication system, the mobile communication system internally inhibiting communication of a mobile communication device when the communication device achieves a threshold of predetermined momentum, a motion monitoring routine internal to the mobile communication device initiates with device turn on and periodically updates momentum, inhibiting device usage if motion is sustained, when the motion monitoring routine does not detect device motion above the threshold no inhabitation is deployed and full usage including connection to a cellular network is available, a inhibit safety override is facilitated for emergencies or other circumstances, a time out of inhibit when motion has ceased below the threshold for a sustained period.

Claims

1. A control system for internally controlling a mobile communication system, the mobile communication system internally inhibiting communication of a mobile communication device when the communication device achieves a threshold of predetermined momentum, a motion monitoring routine internal to the mobile communication device initiates with device turn on and periodically updates momentum, inhibiting device usage if motion is sustained, when the motion monitoring routine does not detect device motion above the threshold no inhabitation is deployed and full usage including connection to a cellular network and provider is available, a inhibit safety override is facilitated for emergencies or other circumstances, a time out of inhibit when motion has ceased below the threshold for a sustained period, comprising:

a processor,

a memory,

a routine for measuring momentum,

an ability to inhibit a mobile device'"'"'s functionality,

a connection to a cellular network,

a threshold set level for maximum momentum,

a safety override facility where the operator enters a preset emergency code (predetermined emergency number) bypassing the inhibit,

a personal responsibility override where the operator enters a preset personal code bypassing the inhibit,

a personal code can be adjusted with a record of the value recorded and sent to the cellular provider,

a personal code warning(s) offer an additional warning to the operator advising of assumed liability when misusing personal codes,

a time delay set level for cessation of momentum to reset full operational capabilities, and

wherein the communications device is inhibited from all types of communications and other usages for safety and responsibility purposes when the device is in motion above a threshold.

2. The system according to claim 1 wherein processor is any basic processing device as all routines implementing the comm blocker are simple and short.

3. The system according to claim 1 wherein memory usage to implement comm blocker is minimal using device resources.

4. The system according to claim 1 wherein the comm blocker routine runs continuously in the back ground on the device processor.

5. The system according to claim 1 wherein inhibit techniques continuously monitors the device for motion beginning on start up.

6. The system according to claim 1 wherein the cellular provider is sent a record of any parameter changes or overrides.

7. The system according to claim 1 wherein momentum threshold can be adjusted with a record of the value recorded and sent to the cellular provider.

8. The system according to claim 1 wherein emergency code can be adjusted with a record of the value recorded and sent to the cellular provider.

9. The system according to claim 1 wherein time delay value can be adjusted with a record of the value recorded and sent to the cellular provider.

10. The system according to claim 9 wherein time delay warnings advise the operator to safely use communication resources.

11. A method of internally controlling a mobile communication system, the method internally inhibiting communication of a mobile communication device when the communication device achieves a threshold of predetermined momentum, monitoring motion through a routine internal to the mobile communication device initiating when the device turns on and periodically updates momentum, inhibiting device usage if motion is sustained, when the motion monitoring routine does not detect device motion above the threshold no inhabitation is deployed and full usage including connection to a cellular network and provider is available, a inhibit safety override is facilitated for emergencies or other circumstances, a time out of inhibit when motion has ceased below the threshold for a sustained period, the method comprising:

processing device motion,

initiating device status from memory,

measuring device momentum with an internal routine,

inhibiting a mobile device'"'"'s functionality when momentum is detected,

connecting to a cellular network for remote mobile communications,

setting a threshold set level for maximum momentum of a device to determine inhibit instantiation,

overriding safety facility where the operator enters a preset emergency code (predetermined emergency number) bypassing the inhibit,

overriding personal responsibility where the operator enters a preset personal code bypassing the inhibit,

a personal code can be adjusted with a record of the value recorded and sent to the cellular provider,

a personal code warnings offer an additional warning to the operator advising of assumed liability when misusing personal codes,

setting delay level for cessation of momentum to reset full operational capabilities, and

inhibiting the communication device from all types of communications and other usages for safety and responsibility purposes when the device is in motion above a threshold.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein processing requirements are kept to a minimum enabling use of simple device processor.

13. The method of claim 11 wherein memory requirements are kept to a minimum enabling use of simple device memory.

14. The method of claim 11 wherein routine runs continuously in the back ground on the device processor.

15. The method of claim 11 wherein inhibit techniques continuously monitor the device for motion beginning on start up.

16. The method of claim 11 wherein the cellular provider is sent a record of any parameter changes or overrides.

17. The method of claim 11 wherein momentum threshold can be adjusted with a record of the value recorded and sent to the cellular provider.

18. The method of claim 11 wherein emergency code can be adjusted with a record of the value recorded and sent to the cellular provider.

19. The method of claim 11 wherein time delay value can be adjusted with a record of the value recorded and sent to the cellular provider.

20. The method of claim 19 wherein time delay warnings advise the operator to safely use communication resources.