Disabling wireless telephone use while in vehicle
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1. A method comprising:
- determining that a wireless telephone is in a moving vehicle;
receiving a first position signal from the vehicle, wherein the first position signal is received from the vehicle or a position receiver installed on the vehicle;
receiving a second position signal from the wireless telephone;
determining whether the first and second position signals represent substantially the same location;
determining whether a speed is greater than a threshold, wherein the speed is determined based on at least one of the first position signal or the second position signal; and
selectively denying at least some telephony service to the telephone responsive to a determination that the first and second position signals represent substantially the same location and that the speed is greater than the threshold.
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Abstract
A method includes determining that a wireless telephone is in a moving vehicle using, e.g., speed as calculated by the telephone using GPS signals or co-location of the telephone with a vehicle as might be determined by receiving the vehicle'"'"'s position via Bluetooth. Use of the telephone is selectively denied if it is determined that the telephone is in a vehicle.
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18 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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determining that a wireless telephone is in a moving vehicle; receiving a first position signal from the vehicle, wherein the first position signal is received from the vehicle or a position receiver installed on the vehicle; receiving a second position signal from the wireless telephone; determining whether the first and second position signals represent substantially the same location; determining whether a speed is greater than a threshold, wherein the speed is determined based on at least one of the first position signal or the second position signal; and selectively denying at least some telephony service to the telephone responsive to a determination that the first and second position signals represent substantially the same location and that the speed is greater than the threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A wireless telephone, comprising:
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a wireless telephony transceiver; a position receiver configured to receive a first position signal corresponding to the position of the wireless telephone; a short-range transceiver configured to receive a second position signal corresponding to the position of a vehicle, wherein the second position signal is received from the vehicle or a position receiver installed on the vehicle; a processor communicating with the wireless telephony transceiver, the short-range transceiver and the position receiver; and a tangible computer storage medium accessible to the processor and bearing logic to cause the processor to determine whether the two position signals represent substantially the same location, to determine whether a speed as indicated by signals from the position receiver exceeds a threshold, and, in response to a determination that a speed as indicated by signals from the position receiver exceeds a threshold, to cause the telephone to automatically send a report thereof to a central server separate from the telephone and accessible to law enforcement. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A storage device for controlling a wireless telephone, comprising:
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a computer storage medium that is not a transitory signal and that includes instructions executable by a processor to configure the processor to; receive a first position signal from the vehicle, wherein the first position signal is received from the vehicle or a position receiver installed on the vehicle; receive a second position signal from a position receiver of the wireless telephone; determine whether the position corresponding to the second position signal substantially matches the position of the automotive vehicle, determine whether a speed is greater than a threshold, wherein the speed is determined based on at least two position signals from the position receiver of the wireless telephone or two position signals from a position receiver of the automotive vehicle, and disable at least some calls to and/or from the telephone responsive to a determination that the first and second position signals represent substantially the same location and that the speed is greater than the threshold. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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