Method and system for controlling a mobile communication device in a moving vehicle
First Claim
1. A mobile services control system for controlling use of one or more services provided by a wireless mobile communication device, comprising:
- an in-vehicle detection subsystem for detecting the mobile communication device within a vehicle, the in-vehicle detection subsystem including;
(a) one or more detectors for wirelessly detecting a location of the mobile communication device and identifying the mobile communication device that has been registered with the system and associated with the in-vehicle detection subsystem;
(b) a vehicle operation detector that determines one or more characteristics indicative of the vehicle being operated by a user;
wherein the mobile communication device moves independently from the in-vehicle detection subsystem;
computational equipment that uses a first input indicative of the location of the mobile communication device to determine whether the mobile communication device is present, a second input indicative of the one or more characteristics to determine whether the vehicle is being operated by a user, and a third input to determine whether the mobile communication device is registered with the system and associated with the in-vehicle detection subsystem, and when the mobile communication device is present, the vehicle is being operated by a user, and the mobile communication device is registered with the system and associated with the in-vehicle detection system, the computational equipment communicates with a wireless service provider for the mobile communication device for notifying the provider to restrict access to the services provided by the mobile communication device or the computational equipment communicates with the mobile communication device to restrict access to the services provided by the mobile communication device.
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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.
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29 Claims
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1. A mobile services control system for controlling use of one or more services provided by a wireless mobile communication device, comprising:
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an in-vehicle detection subsystem for detecting the mobile communication device within a vehicle, the in-vehicle detection subsystem including; (a) one or more detectors for wirelessly detecting a location of the mobile communication device and identifying the mobile communication device that has been registered with the system and associated with the in-vehicle detection subsystem; (b) a vehicle operation detector that determines one or more characteristics indicative of the vehicle being operated by a user; wherein the mobile communication device moves independently from the in-vehicle detection subsystem; computational equipment that uses a first input indicative of the location of the mobile communication device to determine whether the mobile communication device is present, a second input indicative of the one or more characteristics to determine whether the vehicle is being operated by a user, and a third input to determine whether the mobile communication device is registered with the system and associated with the in-vehicle detection subsystem, and when the mobile communication device is present, the vehicle is being operated by a user, and the mobile communication device is registered with the system and associated with the in-vehicle detection system, the computational equipment communicates with a wireless service provider for the mobile communication device for notifying the provider to restrict access to the services provided by the mobile communication device or the computational equipment communicates with the mobile communication device to restrict access to the services provided by the mobile communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A mobile services control system for controlling use of one or more services provided by a wireless mobile communication device, comprising:
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an in-vehicle detection subsystem for detecting characteristics of a vehicle, the in-vehicle detection subsystem including a vehicle operation detector that determines one or more characteristics indicative of the vehicle being operated by a user; wherein the mobile communication device moves independently from the in-vehicle detection subsystem; a wireless interface for wirelessly connecting the in-vehicle detection subsystem to a wireless network independent of the vehicle, wherein the mobile services control system is configured for detecting characteristics of the mobile communication device including whether one or more services is being provided by the mobile communication device; and computational equipment, external to the vehicle, that uses a first input of the characteristics to identify when the vehicle is being operated by a user, a second input to determine when one or more services is provided by the mobile communication device, and a third input to determine whether the mobile communication is registered with the system and associated with the in-vehicle detection subsystem, and when the vehicle is being operated by a user, one or more services provided by the mobile communication device is being used, and the mobile communication device is registered with the system and associated with the in-vehicle detection subsystem, the computational equipment is operable to report on a use of one or more services provided by the mobile communication device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A mobile services control system for controlling use of one or more services provided by a wireless mobile communication device, comprising:
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an in-vehicle detection subsystem in a vehicle configured to determine one or more characteristics indicative of a state of the vehicle, wherein the mobile communication device moves independently from the in-vehicle detection subsystem; a service decision system external to the vehicle, wherein the service decision system is configured to receive the characteristics from the in-vehicle detection subsystem, and wherein the service decision system is configured to determine whether the mobile communication device is in the vehicle; a safe driving registration system operational to receive from one or more equipment interfaces data to register the mobile communication device with the system and associate the mobile communication device with the in-vehicle detection subsystem, wherein the service decision system uses a first input to determine whether the mobile communication device is present in the vehicle and a second input from the safe driving registration system to determine whether the mobile communication is registered with the system and associated with the in-vehicle detection subsystem, and when both the mobile communication is present in the vehicle and the mobile communication is registered with the system and associated with the in-vehicle detection subsystem, the service decision system communicates with a wireless service provider for the mobile communication device for restricting access to the services provided by the mobile communication device or communicates directly with the mobile communication device for restricting access to the services. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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