Automatically disabling the on-screen keyboard of an electronic device in a vehicle
First Claim
1. An on-screen keyboard deactivation module for a vehicle, comprising:
- a processor configured to generate an on-screen keyboard control signal indicating to a target electronic device whether a mimicked external keyboard is connected to the target electronic device; and
an interface configured to transmit the on-screen keyboard control signal to the target electronic device,wherein an on-screen keyboard of the target electronic device located in the vehicle is enabled in response to the on-screen keyboard control signal indicating to the target electronic device that the mimicked external keyboard is not connected to the target electronic device while a current speed of the vehicle is determined to be below a specified threshold, and the on-screen keyboard of the target electronic device is disabled in response to the on-screen keyboard control signal indicating to the target electronic device that the mimicked external keyboard is connected to the target electronic device while the current speed of the vehicle is determined to be above a specified threshold.
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Abstract
A keyboard deactivation module includes a processor configured to generate an on-screen keyboard control signal, a CAN bus interface configured to connect to a CAN bus of a vehicle, and obtain vehicle speed information indicating a current speed of the vehicle from the vehicle via the CAN bus, and a Bluetooth radio configured to transmit the on-screen keyboard control signal to a target electronic device. An on-screen keyboard of the target electronic device is enabled in response to receiving the on-screen keyboard control signal while the vehicle speed information indicates that the current speed of the vehicle is below a specified threshold, and the on-screen keyboard of the target electronic device is disabled in response to receiving the on-screen keyboard control signal while the vehicle speed information indicates that the current speed of the vehicle is above a specified threshold. The keyboard deactivation module is mounted in the vehicle.
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17 Claims
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1. An on-screen keyboard deactivation module for a vehicle, comprising:
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a processor configured to generate an on-screen keyboard control signal indicating to a target electronic device whether a mimicked external keyboard is connected to the target electronic device; and an interface configured to transmit the on-screen keyboard control signal to the target electronic device, wherein an on-screen keyboard of the target electronic device located in the vehicle is enabled in response to the on-screen keyboard control signal indicating to the target electronic device that the mimicked external keyboard is not connected to the target electronic device while a current speed of the vehicle is determined to be below a specified threshold, and the on-screen keyboard of the target electronic device is disabled in response to the on-screen keyboard control signal indicating to the target electronic device that the mimicked external keyboard is connected to the target electronic device while the current speed of the vehicle is determined to be above a specified threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium embodying instructions executed by a processor to perform a method of enabling and disabling an on-screen keyboard of a target electronic device located in a vehicle, comprising:
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obtaining vehicle speed information indicating a current speed of the vehicle; generating an on-screen keyboard control signal indicating to the target electronic device whether a mimicked external keyboard is connected to the target electronic device; and transmitting the on-screen keyboard control signal to the target electronic device, wherein the on-screen keyboard of the target electronic device located in the vehicle is enabled in response to the on-screen keyboard control signal indicating to the target electronic device that the mimicked external keyboard is not connected to the target electronic device while the vehicle speed information indicates that the current speed of the vehicle is below a specified threshold, and the on-screen keyboard of the target electronic device is disabled in response to the on-screen keyboard control signal indicating to the target electronic device that the mimicked external keyboard is connected to the target electronic device while the vehicle speed information indicates that the current speed of the vehicle is above a specified threshold. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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