App for preventing phone functionality while driving
First Claim
1. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium designed to prevent a user using distracting phone functionality while driving, comprising:
- machine readable instructions, stored on a mobile phone memory or in the cloud, that enable said mobile phone to perform functions comprising;
detecting a mobile phone speed using a speed sensing module; and
if said mobile phone speed exceeds a predetermined speed, performing the functions comprising;
presenting to said user of said mobile phone, a physical-interaction challenge-task;
monitoring a performance of said physical-interaction challenge task; and
if said monitored performance falls below a predetermined threshold;
preventing distracting phone functionality by disabling said mobile phone'"'"'s distracting phone functionality; and
continuing to prevent said distracting phone functionality until said current speed of said mobile phone falls below said predetermined speed.
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Abstract
An app designed to prevent using distracting phone functionality, including texting, on a mobile phone while driving a vehicle is disclosed. The app first detects a speed at which the phone is travelling. If the speed is above a threshold, typically 5 mph the user is given a challenge that require either that both hands, or both eyes, are required on the phone. If the challenge is not met, the user is assumed to be the driver and the distracting phone functionality, including texting, is disabled. If the challenge is met, the user is assumed to be a passenger and the distracting phone functionality, including texting remains enabled.
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1. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium designed to prevent a user using distracting phone functionality while driving, comprising:
machine readable instructions, stored on a mobile phone memory or in the cloud, that enable said mobile phone to perform functions comprising; detecting a mobile phone speed using a speed sensing module; and if said mobile phone speed exceeds a predetermined speed, performing the functions comprising; presenting to said user of said mobile phone, a physical-interaction challenge-task; monitoring a performance of said physical-interaction challenge task; and if said monitored performance falls below a predetermined threshold; preventing distracting phone functionality by disabling said mobile phone'"'"'s distracting phone functionality; and continuing to prevent said distracting phone functionality until said current speed of said mobile phone falls below said predetermined speed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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