System and method for determining compromised driving

• US 9,414,221 B1
• Filed: 03/20/2015
• Issued: 08/09/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sfara Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apio Systems, Inc.
• Inventors: Simon, Sascha, Huber, Zvi
• Primary Examiner(s): Mitchell, Nathan
• Application Number:
  US14/664,409
• Time in Patent Office: 508 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01B 21/00 Measuring arrangements or details thereof, where the measuring technique is not covered by the other groups of this subclass, unspecified or not relevant
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 25/54 for retrieval
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 25/78 Detection of presence or absence of voice signals switching of direction of transmission by voice frequency in two-way loud-speaking telephone systems H04M9/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/08 Mouthpieces; Microphones; Attachments therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/08 Testing, supervising or monitoring using real traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/22 Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities

Abstract

A device is provided for use with a database having stored therein, a plurality of signatures corresponding to a plurality of actions, respectively. The device includes: a mode determining component that determines whether the device is in a predetermined mode; a device location determining component that determines whether the device is located in a predetermined location; a parameter detecting component operable to detect a predetermined parameter and to generate an action signature based on the detected predetermined parameter; an accessing component operable to access one of the plurality of signatures from the database; and a mode controlling component operable to modify operation of the device based on the comparison signal when said mode determining component determines that the device is operating in the predetermined mode and when the location determining component determines that the device is located in the predetermined location.

Claims

1. A device, for use with a database having stored therein, a plurality of signatures corresponding to a plurality of actions, respectively, said device, comprising:

a mode determining component operable to determine whether the device is in a predetermined mode;

a device location determining component operable to determine whether the device is located in a predetermined location;

a parameter detecting component operable to detect a predetermined parameter and to generate an action signature based on the detected predetermined parameter;

an accessing component operable to access one of the plurality of signatures from the database;

a comparing component operable to generate a comparison signal based on a comparison of the action signature and the one of the plurality of signatures; and

a mode controlling component operable to modify operation of the device based on the comparison signal when said mode determining component determines that the device is operating in the predetermined mode and when said location determining component determines that the device is located in the predetermined location.

2. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

a texting component operable to enable a user to perform at least one of creating an outgoing text and accessing a received text,

wherein said parameter detecting component is operable to detect, as the predetermined parameter, the user performing at least one of creating the outgoing text and accessing the received text via said texting component.

3. The device of claim 2, wherein said parameter detecting component comprises a detecting component operable to detect at least one of magnetic fields, electric fields, electro-magnetic fields, velocity, acceleration, angular velocity, angular acceleration, geodetic position, sound, temperature, an image, a Blue Tooth signal, a Wi-Fi signal, light, vibrations, pressure, biometrics, contents of surrounding atmosphere, a change in electric fields, a change in magnetic fields, a change in electro-magnetic fields, a change in velocity, a change in acceleration, a change in angular velocity, a change in angular acceleration, a change in geodetic position, a change in sound, a change in temperature, a change in light, a change in vibrations, a change in pressure, a change in biometrics, a change in contents of surrounding atmosphere and combinations thereof.

4. The device of claim 3, further comprising:

a microphone component,

wherein said parameter detecting component is operable to detect, as the predetermined parameter, the user speaking via the microphone.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein said parameter detecting component is further operable to provide the action signature to the database.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein said parameter detecting component operable to detect a second predetermined parameter and to generate the action signature based on the detected predetermined parameter and the detected second predetermined parameter.

7. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

a microphone component,

wherein said parameter detecting component is operable to detect, as the predetermined parameter, the user speaking via the microphone.

8. A method of using a database having stored therein, a plurality of signatures corresponding to a plurality of actions, respectively, said method comprising:

determining, via a mode determining component, whether the device is in a predetermined mode;

determining, via a device location determining component, whether the device is located in a predetermined location;

detecting, via a parameter detecting component, a predetermined parameter;

generating, via the parameter detecting component, a action signature based on the detected predetermined parameter;

accessing, via an accessing component, one of the plurality of signatures from the database;

generating, via a comparing component, a comparison signal based on a comparison of the action signature and one of the plurality of signatures; and

modifying, via a mode controlling component, operation of the device based on the comparison signal when the mode determining component determines that the device is operating in the predetermined mode and when the location determining component determines that the device is located in the predetermined location.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

enabling, via a texting component, a user to perform at least one of creating an outgoing text and accessing a received text,

wherein said detecting, via a parameter detecting component, a predetermined parameter comprises detecting, as the predetermined parameter, the user performing at least one of creating the outgoing text and accessing the received text via the texting component.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein said detecting, as the predetermined parameter, the user performing at least one of creating the outgoing text and accessing the received text via the texting component comprises detecting at least one of magnetic fields, electric fields, electromagnetic fields, velocity, acceleration, angular velocity, angular acceleration, geodetic position, sound, temperature, an image, a Blue Tooth signal, a Wi-Fi signal light, vibrations, pressure, biometrics, contents of surrounding atmosphere, a change in electric fields, a change in magnetic fields, a change in electro-magnetic fields, a change in velocity, a change in acceleration, a change in angular velocity, a change in angular acceleration, a change in geodetic position, a change in sound, a change in temperature, a change in light, a change in vibrations, a change in pressure, a change in biometrics, a change in contents of surrounding atmosphere and combinations thereof.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein said parameter detecting component is operable to detect, as the predetermined parameter, the user speaking via a microphone.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising providing, via the parameter detecting component, the action signature to the database.

13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

detecting, via the parameter detecting component, a second predetermined parameter,

wherein said generating the action signature comprises generating the action signature based on the detected predetermined parameter and the detected second predetermined parameter.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein said parameter detecting component is operable to detect, as the predetermined parameter, the user speaking via a microphone.

15. A non-transitory, tangible, computer-readable media having computer-readable instructions stored thereon, for use with a database having stored therein, a plurality of signatures corresponding to a plurality of actions, respectively, the computer-readable instructions being capable of being read by a computer and being capable of instructing the computer to perform the method comprising;

determining, via a mode determining component, whether the device is in a predetermined mode;

determining, via a device location determining component, whether the device is located in a predetermined location;

detecting, via a parameter detecting component, a predetermined parameter;

generating, via the parameter detecting component, a action signature based on the detected predetermined parameter;

accessing, via an accessing component, one of the plurality of signatures from the database;

generating, via a comparing component, a comparison signal based on a comparison of the action signature and the one of the plurality of signatures; and

modifying, via a mode controlling, component, operation of the device based on the comparison signal when the mode determining component determines that the device is operating in the predetermined mode and when the location determining component determines that the device is located in the predetermined location.

16. The non-transitory, tangible, computer-readable media of claim 15, the computer-readable instructions being capable of being read by a computer and being capable of instructing the computer to perform the method further comprising:

enabling, via a texting component, a user to perform at least one of creating an outgoing text and accessing a received text,

wherein said detecting, via a parameter detecting component, a predetermined parameter comprises detecting, as the predetermined parameter, the user performing at least one of creating the outgoing text and accessing the received text via the texting component.

17. The non-transitory, tangible, computer-readable media of claim 16, wherein the computer-readable instructions are capable of instructing the computer to perform the method such that said detecting, as the predetermined parameter, the user performing at least one of creating the outgoing text and accessing the received text via the texting component comprises detecting at least one of magnetic fields, electric fields, electro-magnetic fields, velocity, acceleration, angular velocity, angular acceleration, geodetic position, sound, temperature, an image, a Blue Tooth signal, a Wi-Fi signal, light, vibrations, pressure, biometrics, contents of surrounding atmosphere, a change in electric fields, a change in magnetic fields, a change in electro-magnetic fields, a change in velocity, a change in acceleration, a change in angular velocity, a change in angular acceleration, a change in geodetic position, a change in sound, a change in temperature, a change in light, a change in vibrations, a change in pressure, a change in biometrics, a change in contents of surrounding atmosphere and combinations thereof.

18. The non-transitory, tangible, computer-readable media of claim 17, wherein the computer-readable instructions are capable of instructing the computer to perform the method such that said parameter detecting component is operable to detect, as the predetermined parameter, the user speaking via a microphone.

19. The non-transitory, tangible, computer-readable media of claim 15, the computer-readable instructions being capable of being read by a computer and being capable of instructing the computer to perform the method further comprising providing, via the parameter detecting component, the action signature to the database.

20. The non-transitory, tangible, computer-readable media of claim 15, the computer-readable instructions being capable of being read by a computer and being capable of instructing the computer to perform the method further comprising:

detecting, via the parameter detecting component, a second predetermined parameter,

wherein said generating the action signature comprises generating the action signature based on the detected predetermined parameter and the detected second predetermined parameter.