Method and system for controlling a mobile communication device
First Claim
1. A mobile services control system configured to determine whether a vehicle is being driven by one or more vehicle operators with the vehicle, comprising:
- an in-vehicle detection system configured to detect one or more controllable mobile devices registered with the vehicle, the in-vehicle detection system, comprising;
(a) one or more detectors for wirelessly detecting a location of the one or more controllable mobile devices registered with the vehicle;
(b) a vehicle operation detector that determines one or more characteristics of the vehicle indicative of the vehicle being operated;
wherein the one or more controllable mobile devices move independently from the in-vehicle detection system;
computational equipment that uses an input indicative of a vehicle identification, an input indicative of the one or more characteristics of the vehicle being operated, and two or more inputs indicative of;
i.) a location of the vehicle, ii.) a time of the location of the vehicle, iii.) a velocity of the vehicle, iv.) a time of the velocity of the vehicle, v.) a velocity of the one or more controllable mobile devices, vi.) a time of the velocity of the one or more controllable mobile devices, vii.) an acceleration of the vehicle, viii.) a time of the acceleration of the vehicle, ix.) an acceleration of the one or more controllable mobile devices, x.) a time of the acceleration of the one or more controllable mobile devices, xi.) a direction of the vehicle, and xii.) a direction of the one or more controllable mobile devices, to determine an identity of the vehicle operator.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a method and system for detecting, monitoring and/or controlling one or more of mobile services for a mobile communication device (also referred to herein as a Controllable Mobile Device or CMD), and in particular, when the device is being used and the vehicle, operated by the user of the device, is moving. The present method and system determines whether the vehicle is being operated by a user that may also have access to a mobile communication device which, if used concurrently while the vehicle is in operation, may lead to unsafe operation of the vehicle. If the mobile services control system determines that a vehicle operator has potentially unsafe access to a mobile communication device, the mobile services control system may restrict operator access to one or more services that would otherwise be available to the operator via the mobile communication device.
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25 Claims
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1. A mobile services control system configured to determine whether a vehicle is being driven by one or more vehicle operators with the vehicle, comprising:
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an in-vehicle detection system configured to detect one or more controllable mobile devices registered with the vehicle, the in-vehicle detection system, comprising; (a) one or more detectors for wirelessly detecting a location of the one or more controllable mobile devices registered with the vehicle; (b) a vehicle operation detector that determines one or more characteristics of the vehicle indicative of the vehicle being operated; wherein the one or more controllable mobile devices move independently from the in-vehicle detection system; computational equipment that uses an input indicative of a vehicle identification, an input indicative of the one or more characteristics of the vehicle being operated, and two or more inputs indicative of;
i.) a location of the vehicle, ii.) a time of the location of the vehicle, iii.) a velocity of the vehicle, iv.) a time of the velocity of the vehicle, v.) a velocity of the one or more controllable mobile devices, vi.) a time of the velocity of the one or more controllable mobile devices, vii.) an acceleration of the vehicle, viii.) a time of the acceleration of the vehicle, ix.) an acceleration of the one or more controllable mobile devices, x.) a time of the acceleration of the one or more controllable mobile devices, xi.) a direction of the vehicle, and xii.) a direction of the one or more controllable mobile devices, to determine an identity of the vehicle operator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A mobile services control system configured to determine whether a vehicle is being driven by one or more vehicle operators, comprising:
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an in-vehicle detection system configured to detect one or more controllable mobile devices registered with the vehicle, the in-vehicle detection system, comprising; (a) one or more detectors for wirelessly detecting a location of the one or more controllable mobile devices registered with the vehicle and associated with the vehicle; (b) a vehicle operation detector that determines one or more characteristics of the vehicle indicative of the vehicle being operated; and wherein the one or more controllable mobile devices move independently from the in-vehicle detection system; computational equipment that uses an input indicative of a vehicle identification, an input indicative of the one or more characteristics of the vehicle being operated, and one or more inputs indicative of a velocity of the vehicle and a velocity of the one or more controllable mobile devices, to determine an identity of the vehicle operator. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A mobile services control system configured to determine whether a vehicle is being driven by one or more vehicle operators, comprising:
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an in-vehicle detection system configured to detect one or more controllable mobile devices with the vehicle, the in-vehicle detection system comprising; (a) one or more detectors for wirelessly detecting a location of the one or more controllable mobile device registered with the vehicle and associated with the vehicle; (b) a vehicle operation detector that determines one or more characteristics of the vehicle indicative of the vehicle being operated; and (c) a wireless interface for wirelessly connecting the in-vehicle detection system to a wireless network; wherein the one or more controllable mobile device move independently from the in-vehicle detection system; computational equipment that uses an input indicative of a vehicle identification, an input indicative of the one or more characteristics of the vehicle being operated, an input indicative of a context of the one or more controllable devices and a context of the in-vehicle detection system, determine an identity of the vehicle operator.
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