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Systems and methods for handling communications during user operation of a motor vehicle

  • US 9,749,470 B1
  • Filed: 02/29/2016
  • Issued: 08/29/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/27/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A mobile device for receiving communications while a user operates a motor vehicle, the mobile device comprising:

  • a BLUETOOTH interface configured to establish a connection to a BLUETOOTH device associated with the motor vehicle;

    a wireless communication interface configured to receive a wireless communication from a remote device; and

    a processor coupled to the wireless communication interface and the BLUETOOTH interface, and configured to;

    determine the user is operating the motor vehicle based upon the connection to the BLUETOOTH device,suppress a notification to the user of receipt of the wireless communication while the user is operating the motor vehicle, andinitiate a prompt communicated to a user of the remote device requesting authorization to bypass suppression of the notification.

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