Method and device to prohibit communications which require active participation by the driver of a vehicle
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1. A system for communicating between a mobile device and a controlling device comprising:
- a first transceiver, comprising a first transmitter and a first receiver, in the controlling device capable of sending an identifying code or receiving an identifying code;
a second receiver in the controlling device capable of receiving a message indicating that texting is disabled in a mobile device from a second transmitter in the mobile device; and
a controller, connected to the first transceiver, that enables the first transceiver to send or receive the identifying code;
wherein said controller enables the first transceiver upon receipt of said message by the second receiver; and
wherein the first transceiver and the second receiver use different frequency bands and the second receiver and second transmitter use the same frequency bands.
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Abstract
Operating a vehicle while texting, using applications or using a mobile device has been shown to be very dangerous and increase the likelihood of accidents. An exemplary embodiment relates to a method, techniques and a system that can prohibit the use of a mobile device by the driver while driving. An exemplary embodiment relates to the fields of communications and control and combines the use of social media and smartphones to create methods to prohibit the use of specific communications on the mobile device including but not limited to texting, etc.
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1. A system for communicating between a mobile device and a controlling device comprising:
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a first transceiver, comprising a first transmitter and a first receiver, in the controlling device capable of sending an identifying code or receiving an identifying code; a second receiver in the controlling device capable of receiving a message indicating that texting is disabled in a mobile device from a second transmitter in the mobile device; and a controller, connected to the first transceiver, that enables the first transceiver to send or receive the identifying code; wherein said controller enables the first transceiver upon receipt of said message by the second receiver; and wherein the first transceiver and the second receiver use different frequency bands and the second receiver and second transmitter use the same frequency bands. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system of communications between a mobile device and a controlling device comprising:
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a first transmitter in the mobile device capable of sending a message to a first receiver in the controlling device that indicates whether texting is enabled or disabled in the mobile device; a second transmitter in the controlling device capable of connecting to the Internet; and a CPU in the controlling device connected to the second transmitter, that enables communications by the second transmitter only when the message received by the first receiver indicates that texting in the mobile device is disabled; wherein the first and second transmitters use different frequency bands and the first transmitter and first receiver use the same frequency bands. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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