Standard mobile communication device distraction prevention and safety protocols
First Claim
1. A method of activating distraction prevention safety protocol behavior in a mobile device within a specified environment comprising:
- broadcasting, by a protocol activator, a trigger signal over a frequency other than one or more frequencies used within the specified environment for talk and text; and
including, by the protocol activator, a discovery information in the broadcast trigger signal, wherein the discovery information associated with the trigger signal corresponds to a modified universal unique identification (UUID) code of the protocol activator, and wherein at least a portion of the modified UUID code identifies at least a specified working group information in the specified environment in which the protocol activator operates;
wherein the discovery information broadcast from the protocol activator in the trigger signal causes activation of the distraction prevention safety protocol behavior in the mobile device within the specified environment, without establishing a connection pairing between the mobile device and the protocol activator, the distraction prevention safety protocol behavior being based on a state law or enacted rule created by a state or protocol enforcement agency.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for providing standardized mobile device distraction prevention and safety protocols are disclosed. In particular, an embodiment of a method for activating a distraction prevention or safety protocol behavior in a mobile device when the mobile device satisfies a specific condition is disclosed. The method includes discovering one or more protocol activators configured to transmit discovery information associated with a specific condition. The method further includes activating distraction prevention safety protocol behavior in the mobile device based at least in part on the discovery information. In an implementation, the specific condition may be a specified environment itself and or include an event when the mobile device enters a specified environment or a specified sequence of numbers is dialed from the mobile device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of activating distraction prevention safety protocol behavior in a mobile device within a specified environment comprising:
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broadcasting, by a protocol activator, a trigger signal over a frequency other than one or more frequencies used within the specified environment for talk and text; and including, by the protocol activator, a discovery information in the broadcast trigger signal, wherein the discovery information associated with the trigger signal corresponds to a modified universal unique identification (UUID) code of the protocol activator, and wherein at least a portion of the modified UUID code identifies at least a specified working group information in the specified environment in which the protocol activator operates; wherein the discovery information broadcast from the protocol activator in the trigger signal causes activation of the distraction prevention safety protocol behavior in the mobile device within the specified environment, without establishing a connection pairing between the mobile device and the protocol activator, the distraction prevention safety protocol behavior being based on a state law or enacted rule created by a state or protocol enforcement agency. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A protocol activator for activating a distraction prevention safety protocol behavior in a mobile device within a specified environment, comprising:
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a memory configured to store software instructions; and a processor configured to access the software instructions from the memory; the processor configured to access the software instructions from the memory to; broadcast a trigger signal over a frequency other than one or more frequencies used within the specified environment for talk and text, the trigger signal comprising discovery information associated with the trigger signal corresponding to a modified universal unique identification (UUID) code, and wherein at least a portion of the modified UUID code identifies at least a specified working group information in the specified environment in which the protocol activator operates; wherein the discovery information broadcast in the trigger signal causes activation of the distraction prevention safety protocol behavior in the mobile device within the specified environment, without establishing a connection pairing between the mobile device and the protocol activator, the distraction prevention safety protocol behavior being based on a state law or enacted rule created by a state or protocol enforcement agency. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for inhibiting a distraction prevention safety protocol behavior in a mobile device while within a proximity range of at least one protocol transmitter, comprising:
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discovering, by the mobile device, a discovery information trigger signal transmitted by the at least one protocol transmitter corresponding to a modified universal unique identification (UUID) code comprising a distraction prevention code, wherein at least a portion of the distraction prevention code identifies at least one of; a specified environment corresponding to a specific distraction prevention safety protocol behavior, and a specified working group information in the specified environment corresponding to a distraction safety protocol behavior to which the at least one protocol transmitter operates; and activating, by the mobile device, the distraction prevention safety protocol behavior in the mobile device, while outside a proximity range of a predetermined exception tag, based on the distraction prevention code in the modified UUID code and corresponding to a state law or enacted rule created by a state or protocol enforcement agency; and inhibiting, by the mobile device, the distraction prevention safety protocol behavior in the mobile device in response to the mobile device being in a proximity range of a predetermined exception tag.
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20. A system operating in a mobile device for inhibiting a distraction prevention safety protocol behavior in the mobile device within a specified environment, comprising:
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a memory configured to store software instructions; and a processor configured to access the software instructions from the memory; the processor configured to access the software instructions from the memory to; execute the accessed software instructions to receive a trigger signal over a frequency other than one or more frequencies used within the specified environment for talk and text for the mobile device, the trigger signal comprising discovery information corresponding to a modified universal unique identification (UUID) code, and wherein at least a portion of the modified UUID code identifies at least a specified working group information in the specified environment in which the at least one transmitter operates; and execute the accessed software instructions to inhibit execution of a protocol behavior in the mobile device in response to the mobile device being in a proximity range of a predetermined exception tag.
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