System and method for controlling an entertainment device in a vehicle based on driver status and a predetermined vehicle event
First Claim
1. A method for controlling an entertainment device based on driver status of a driver in a vehicle, the method comprising:
- receiving a key identification signal indicative of the driver being one of a primary driver and a secondary driver from a key ignition device;
receiving a vehicle status signal to determine an occurrence of a predetermined vehicle event;
wherein receiving the vehicle status signal comprises;
receiving a pair status signal, at the entertainment device, to determine if at least one occupant communication device belonging to the secondary driver has been electrically mated to a communication module positioned within the vehicle; and
disabling an operation of the entertainment device in response to the key identification signal indicating that the driver is the secondary driver and determining the occurrence of the predetermined vehicle event, wherein disabling the operation of the entertainment device comprises;
disabling the operation of the entertainment device in response to determining that the pair status signal indicates that the at least one occupant communication device belonging to the secondary driver has not been electrically mated to the communication module.
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Abstract
In at least one embodiment, an apparatus and a method for transmitting at least one of an audio signal and a video signal based on driver status and an occurrence of a predetermined vehicle event is provided. The apparatus comprises an entertainment device. The entertainment device is configured to receive a key identification signal from a key indicative of the driver being one of a primary driver and a secondary driver and to receive a vehicle status signal to detect the occurrence of the predetermined vehicle event. The entertainment device is further configured to disable the transmission of the at least one of the audio signal and the video signal in response to the key identification signal indicating that the driver is the secondary driver and to detecting the occurrence of the predetermined vehicle event.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for controlling an entertainment device based on driver status of a driver in a vehicle, the method comprising:
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receiving a key identification signal indicative of the driver being one of a primary driver and a secondary driver from a key ignition device; receiving a vehicle status signal to determine an occurrence of a predetermined vehicle event;
wherein receiving the vehicle status signal comprises;receiving a pair status signal, at the entertainment device, to determine if at least one occupant communication device belonging to the secondary driver has been electrically mated to a communication module positioned within the vehicle; and disabling an operation of the entertainment device in response to the key identification signal indicating that the driver is the secondary driver and determining the occurrence of the predetermined vehicle event, wherein disabling the operation of the entertainment device comprises; disabling the operation of the entertainment device in response to determining that the pair status signal indicates that the at least one occupant communication device belonging to the secondary driver has not been electrically mated to the communication module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for transmitting at least one of an audio signal and a video signal based on driver status and an occurrence of a predetermined vehicle event;
- the apparatus comprising;
an entertainment device configured to; receive a key identification signal indicative of the driver being one of a primary driver and a secondary driver; receive a vehicle status signal to detect the occurrence of the predetermined vehicle event, wherein the vehicle status signal comprises a pair status signal indicative of whether at least one occupant communication device belonging to the secondary driver has been successfully paired to a communication module; disable a transmission of the at least one of the audio signal and the video signal in response to the key identification signal indicating that the driver is the secondary driver and to detecting the occurrence of the predetermined vehicle event; and disable the transmission of the at least one of the audio signal and the video signal in response to detecting that the pair status signal indicates that the at least one occupant communication device belonging to the secondary driver has not been successfully paired to the communication module. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
- the apparatus comprising;
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13. A method for controlling the operation of an entertainment device that transmits at least one of an audio signal and a video signal based on driver status and on an occurrence of a predetermined vehicle event, the method comprising:
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receiving a key identification signal from a key indicative of the driver being one of a primary driver and a secondary driver; receiving a vehicle status signal, at the entertainment device, indicative of at least a pair status signal corresponding to whether at least one occupant communication device belonging to the secondary driver has been successfully paired to a communication module; detecting the occurrence of the predetermined vehicle event based on the vehicle status signal; disabling a transmission of the at least one of the audio signal and the video signal from the entertainment device in response to the key identification signal indicating that the driver is the secondary driver and to detecting the occurrence of the predetermined vehicle event, and disabling the transmission of the at least one of the audio signal and the video signal from the entertainment device in response to determining that the pair status signal indicates that the at least one occupant communication device belonging to the secondary driver has not been successfully paired to the communication module. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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