Automatic Detection of Wireless Phone
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1. A system comprising:
- a hands free operation device for a portable phone that carries out wireless communication with a portable phone; and
a phone detection part, that automatically detects a portable phone, and automatically causes pairing between said hands free operation device and said portable phone that is detected, said pairing causing communication over the portable phone to be carried out over said hands free operation device.
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Abstract
Cell phone in the area of the driver is detected. The detection of the cell phone in the area of the driver causes an action. The phone can be automatically paired with a Bluetooth capability in the vehicle. That pairing can be temporary. The vehicle can be made less pleasant to drive, e.g., by using a buzzer or limiting the speed of the vehicle.
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1. A system comprising:
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a hands free operation device for a portable phone that carries out wireless communication with a portable phone; and a phone detection part, that automatically detects a portable phone, and automatically causes pairing between said hands free operation device and said portable phone that is detected, said pairing causing communication over the portable phone to be carried out over said hands free operation device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A vehicle system, comprising:
a vehicle system that detects use of a first cell phone in a specific area of the automobile, and carrying out at least one action in the vehicle based on detecting the first cell phone in said specific area, and not carrying out said at least one action when use of a cell phone is detected in areas of the vehicle other than in said specific area of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising
first operating a vehicle in a first mode where it detects cellular phone use in an area of a driver and where said vehicle automatically takes at least one action to automatically change an operation responsive to detecting said cellular phone use in said area of said driver, where said vehicle does not take said at least one action automatically when cellular phone use is detected in other areas, other than the area of said driver; - and
second operating said vehicle in a second mode where cellular phone use in an area of a driver does not automatically take said at least one action. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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