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Preventive measures for a cognitive impaired user

  • US 9,995,590 B1
  • Filed: 09/21/2017
  • Issued: 06/12/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/20/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for controlling a vehicle, the method comprising:

  • detecting, by a computing device, that an ignition switch of the vehicle was activated, wherein the vehicle comprises a navigation device;

    requesting, by the computing device, a destination from the navigation device;

    based on determining that the destination is not valid, sending, by the computing device, an instruction to disengage a clutch of the vehicle;

    based on determining that the destination is valid, determining, by the computing device a route based on a current location and the destination, wherein the current location is determined by a Global Positioning System;

    monitoring, by the computing device, the current location of the vehicle; and

    based on determining, by the computing device, that the current location of the vehicle is outside of an approved area and that a vehicle direction is not towards the route, wherein the vehicle is outside of the approved area when the current location of the vehicle is outside of a geo-fence area, and wherein a current distance of the current location of the vehicle from the route is more than a maximum distance, sending, by the computing device, an alert message to an alert device.

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