Control of a user equipment based on in-vehicle position
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1. A user equipment, comprising:
- a positioning unit configured to determine a relative position of the user equipment within a reference coordinate system that is defined with respect to a vehicle; and
a processor configured to;
execute an application that provides one or more features associated with at least one of in-vehicle entertainment and in-vehicle control to a user of the user equipment, andwhen executing the application, selectively enable or disable user access to at least one feature of the application based on the relative position of the user equipment, wherein the at least one feature relates to at least one of vehicle entertainment or vehicle control.
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Abstract
A user equipment includes a positioning unit which is configured to determine a relative position of the user equipment within a reference coordinate system that is defined with respect to a vehicle. The user equipment further includes a processor configured to selectively enable or disable a user access to at least some features of in-vehicle entertainment and/or control based on the determined relative position.
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1. A user equipment, comprising:
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a positioning unit configured to determine a relative position of the user equipment within a reference coordinate system that is defined with respect to a vehicle; and a processor configured to; execute an application that provides one or more features associated with at least one of in-vehicle entertainment and in-vehicle control to a user of the user equipment, and when executing the application, selectively enable or disable user access to at least one feature of the application based on the relative position of the user equipment, wherein the at least one feature relates to at least one of vehicle entertainment or vehicle control. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of controlling operation of a user equipment positioned in a reference coordinate system that is defined with respect to a vehicle, the method comprising:
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determining a relative position of the user equipment within the reference coordinate system; executing an application that provides one or more features associated with at least one of in-vehicle entertainment and in-vehicle control to a user of the user equipment; and selectively enabling or disabling user access to at least one feature of the application based on the relative position of the user equipment, wherein the at least one feature relates to at least one of vehicle entertainment or vehicle control.
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