Mobile device inhibitor
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a processor; and
a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising;
determining that a mobile device is within range of a femtocell device that is associated with a vehicle;
initiating routing of a communication between the mobile device and a network device of a cellular network via the femtocell device; and
inhibiting a network operation of the mobile device in response to determining that the network operation is to be blocked based on an operational status of the vehicle determined in response to receiving data, from an electronic control unit associated with the vehicle, regarding an ignition status of the vehicle and based on a defined time duration threshold having been exceeded in response to the network operation having been initially unblocked.
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Abstract
To block calls and other mobile device network activities in a vehicle while the vehicle is being operated, a vehicle cellphone inhibitor system is provided. A femtocell device can be provided to reroute communications between a cellular network and the mobile device through the femtocell device. The vehicle cellphone inhibitor system can selectively block calls or other network operations on the mobile device that are routed through the femtocell device on the mobile device while leaving the mobile device otherwise operational. The blocking can be activated whenever the vehicle is moving, which can be determined via GPS, accelerometers, or a connection via the vehicle'"'"'s electronic control unit (“ECU”) utilizing vehicle data to determine whether the vehicle is in motion or being operated.
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20 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising; determining that a mobile device is within range of a femtocell device that is associated with a vehicle; initiating routing of a communication between the mobile device and a network device of a cellular network via the femtocell device; and inhibiting a network operation of the mobile device in response to determining that the network operation is to be blocked based on an operational status of the vehicle determined in response to receiving data, from an electronic control unit associated with the vehicle, regarding an ignition status of the vehicle and based on a defined time duration threshold having been exceeded in response to the network operation having been initially unblocked. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method, comprising:
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determining, by a device comprising a processor, that a network operation of a mobile device within range of a femtocell device is to be rerouted via the femtocell device; facilitating, by the device, routing of a communication between the mobile device and a cellular network device via the femtocell device; determining, by the device, that the network operation of the mobile device is to be inhibited based on an activity of a vehicle in which the vehicle is determined to be engaged and based on a defined period of time having expired during which the network operation was not initially inhibited, wherein the vehicle is configured to couple to the femtocell device and wherein the activity of the vehicle is based on engine data representing engine revolutions per minute received from an electronic control unit associated with the vehicle; and blocking, by the device, call functionality and data usage of the mobile device in response to determining that the network operation of the mobile device is to be inhibited. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 20)
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15. A femtocell device, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising; routing a communication between a network device of a cellular network and a mobile device, wherein the femtocell device is associated with a vehicle; and determining that a network operation of the mobile device is to be blocked in response to determining that the vehicle is moving based on information received via an electronic control port associated with the vehicle and based on an elapse of time exceeding a defined threshold period of time during which the network operation has initially been unblocked, and the femtocell device receiving an indication to block the communications between the network device and the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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