Method for determining presence of a mobile computing device in a vehicle
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1. A method of determining the presence of a mobile computing device in a vehicle, comprising:
- positioning the mobile computing device in a vehicle;
collecting at least one identifying factor through electronic data communications which at least partially identifies the vehicle, wherein the at least one identifying factor includes location service information from the mobile computing device;
using an electronic processor, executing at least one rule to make a vehicle determination which identifies the vehicle based on the at least one identifying factor, wherein, during the step of making the vehicle identification, the electronic processor refers to stored vehicle profiles, each vehicle profile comprising a set of identifying factors which represents a specific vehicle, and selects an appropriate one of the vehicle profiles most closely matching the collected at least one identifying factor and wherein the electronic processor makes the vehicle determination based at least partially on detecting that the vehicle is traveling over a frequently used route for a specific user; and
storing the result of the vehicle determination.
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Abstract
A method of determining the presence of a mobile computing device in a vehicle includes: moving the mobile computing device into a vehicle; establishing a data communications connection to the mobile computing device over a data network; collecting at least one identifying factor through the data communications connection which at least partially identifies the vehicle; using an electronic processor, executing at least one software rule to make a vehicle determination which identifies the vehicle based on the at least one identifying factor; and storing the result of the vehicle determination for further use.
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1. A method of determining the presence of a mobile computing device in a vehicle, comprising:
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positioning the mobile computing device in a vehicle; collecting at least one identifying factor through electronic data communications which at least partially identifies the vehicle, wherein the at least one identifying factor includes location service information from the mobile computing device; using an electronic processor, executing at least one rule to make a vehicle determination which identifies the vehicle based on the at least one identifying factor, wherein, during the step of making the vehicle identification, the electronic processor refers to stored vehicle profiles, each vehicle profile comprising a set of identifying factors which represents a specific vehicle, and selects an appropriate one of the vehicle profiles most closely matching the collected at least one identifying factor and wherein the electronic processor makes the vehicle determination based at least partially on detecting that the vehicle is traveling over a frequently used route for a specific user; and storing the result of the vehicle determination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of determining the presence of a mobile computing device in a vehicle, comprising:
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positioning the mobile computing device in a vehicle; collecting at least one identifying factor through electronic data communications which at least partially identifies the vehicle, wherein the at least one identifying factor includes location service information from the mobile computing device, and wherein the electronic data communications occur between the mobile computing device and at least one other electronic device contained in the vehicle; using an electronic processor, executing at least one rule to make a vehicle determination which identifies the vehicle based on the at least one identifying factor, wherein, during the step of making the vehicle identification, the electronic processor refers to stored vehicle profiles, each vehicle profile comprising a set of identifying factors which represents a specific vehicle, and selects an appropriate one of the vehicle profiles most closely matching the collected at least one identifying factor and wherein the electronic processor makes the vehicle determination based at least partially on detecting that the vehicle is traveling over a frequently used route for a specific user; and storing the result of the vehicle determination.
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