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Distracted driving prevention

  • US 9,949,098 B2
  • Filed: 10/29/2015
  • Issued: 04/17/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A distracted driving prevention method comprising:

  • continuously retrieving, by a computer processor of a mobile device from a plurality of sensing devices, sensor data;

    analyzing, by said computer processor, said sensor data;

    periodically requesting, by said computer processor via an accelerometer and a gyroscope of said mobile device, a current location of a user;

    comparing, by said processor, each said current location to prior detected locations of said user;

    first determining, by said processor based on results of said comparing, a movement type, a direction, and a speed associated with said user within a vehicle;

    periodically measuring, by said processor, an intensity of a signal strength of said mobile device with respect to a plurality of wireless access points;

    second determining, by said processor based on results of said periodically measuring, multiple positions of said user within said vehicle;

    third determining, by said computer processor based on results of said analyzing, said first determining and said second determining, that said user of said mobile device is currently operating said vehicle;

    generating, by said computer processor in response to said first determining, said second determining, and said third determining, a message indicating that said user is currently operating said vehicle;

    transmitting, by said computer processor to a server, said message; and

    storing within said server, by said computer processor, said message.

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