Vehicle event recorder mobile phone mount
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1. A phone vehicle event recorder mount, comprising:
- a mount for holding a mobile phone;
an interface configured to receive a connection indication of whether the mobile phone is connected to the mount, wherein the mobile phone runs a vehicle event recorder app; and
a processor configured to;
determine whether the mobile phone is connected to the mount based on the indication, wherein the mobile phone is connected to the mount in the event that the mobile phone is placed in the mount;
in the event the mobile phone is connected to the mount, provide a launch indication to launch the vehicle event recorder app on the mobile phone, wherein the vehicle event recorder app is configured to detect vehicle events and anomalous vehicle events;
in the event that the mobile phone is connected to the mount, provide a disable indication to the mobile phone to disable receiving and transmitting voice phone calls; and
in the event a disconnect indication is received that the mobile phone is disconnected from the mount, provide a re-enable indication to the mobile phone to re-enable receiving and transmitting voice phone calls.
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Abstract
A phone vehicle event recorder mount comprises an interface and a processor. The interface is configured to receive an indication of whether a phone vehicle event recorder is connected. The processor is configured to, in the event that the phone vehicle event recorder is connected, provide an indication to disable receiving and transmitting voice phone calls.
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1. A phone vehicle event recorder mount, comprising:
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a mount for holding a mobile phone; an interface configured to receive a connection indication of whether the mobile phone is connected to the mount, wherein the mobile phone runs a vehicle event recorder app; and a processor configured to; determine whether the mobile phone is connected to the mount based on the indication, wherein the mobile phone is connected to the mount in the event that the mobile phone is placed in the mount; in the event the mobile phone is connected to the mount, provide a launch indication to launch the vehicle event recorder app on the mobile phone, wherein the vehicle event recorder app is configured to detect vehicle events and anomalous vehicle events; in the event that the mobile phone is connected to the mount, provide a disable indication to the mobile phone to disable receiving and transmitting voice phone calls; and in the event a disconnect indication is received that the mobile phone is disconnected from the mount, provide a re-enable indication to the mobile phone to re-enable receiving and transmitting voice phone calls. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for a phone vehicle event recorder mount, comprising:
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receiving a connection indication of whether the mobile phone is connected to the mount for holding the mobile phone, wherein the mobile phone runs a vehicle event recorder app; and determining, using a processor, whether the mobile phone is connected to the mount based on the indication, wherein the mobile phone is connected to the mount in the event that the mobile phone is placed in the mount; in the event the mobile phone is connected to the mount, providing a launch indication to launch the vehicle event recorder app on the mobile phone, wherein the vehicle event recorder app is configured to detect vehicle events and anomalous vehicle events; in the event that the mobile phone is connected to the mount, providing an indication to the mobile phone to disable receiving and transmitting voice phone calls; and in the event a disconnect indication is received that the mobile phone is disconnected from the mount, providing a re-enable indication to the mobile phone to re-enable receiving and transmitting voice phone calls.
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23. A computer program product for a phone vehicle event recorder mount, the computer program product being embodied in a tangible non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:
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receiving a connection indication of whether the mobile phone is connected to the mount for holding the mobile phone, wherein the mobile phone runs a vehicle event recorder app; and determining, using a processor, whether the mobile phone is connected to the mount based on the indication, wherein the mobile phone is connected to the mount in the event that the mobile phone is placed in the mount; in the event the mobile phone is connected to the mount, providing a launch indication to launch the vehicle event recorder app on the mobile phone, wherein the vehicle event recorder app is configured to detect vehicle events and anomalous vehicle events; in the event that the mobile phone is connected to the mount, providing an indication to the mobile phone to disable receiving and transmitting voice phone calls; and in the event a disconnect indication is received that the mobile phone is disconnected from the mount, providing a re-enable indication to the mobile phone to re-enable receiving and transmitting voice phone calls.
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