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Limiting distraction from in-vehicle portable devices

  • US 10,567,571 B2
  • Filed: 07/13/2018
  • Issued: 02/18/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus comprising:

  • a wireless access point (AP) to facilitate communications within a vehicle via a first type of wireless communications link; and

    at least one processor configured to, when in operation;

    receive a message from a portable device via a wireless interface of a plurality of wireless interfaces for use in providing communications within the vehicle via a second type of wireless communications link that has a shorter range than the first type of wireless communications link, wherein at least two of the plurality of wireless interfaces are associated with different user types of a plurality of user types, and wherein the message is indicative that the portable device seeks access to the wireless AP; and

    determine a level of access to the wireless AP to grant to the portable device based on which of the plurality of wireless interfaces received the message.

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