APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DETECTING THE PRESENCE AND CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF MOBILE DEVICES WITHIN A VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A method for determining the presence of a mobile device located in a predetermined detection zone within a vehicle, the method comprising:
- receiving by a detection module a communication signal;
determining by the detection module that the communication signal was transmitted by a mobile device located within a predetermined detection zone within a vehicle; and
transmitting by a control module a control signal to the mobile device located within the predetermined detection zone.
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Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method for determining the presence of a mobile device located in a predetermined detection zone within a vehicle are disclosed. A detection module receives a communication signal, determines that the communication signal was transmitted by a mobile device located within a predetermined detection zone within a vehicle, and a control module transmits a control signal to the mobile device located within the predetermined detection zone. The system further includes a monitoring logic to monitor a functional system of the vehicle activating the transmission of the control signal by the control module when the monitored functional system is activated and the detection module determines that the communication signal was transmitted by the mobile device located within the predetermined detection zone.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for determining the presence of a mobile device located in a predetermined detection zone within a vehicle, the method comprising:
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receiving by a detection module a communication signal; determining by the detection module that the communication signal was transmitted by a mobile device located within a predetermined detection zone within a vehicle; and transmitting by a control module a control signal to the mobile device located within the predetermined detection zone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for determining the presence of a mobile device located in a predetermined detection zone within a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
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a detection module to receiving a communication signal and determine that the communication signal was transmitted by a mobile device located within a predetermined detection zone within a vehicle; and a control module coupled to the detection module, the control module comprising a jamming module operative to transmit a control signal to the mobile device located within the predetermined detection zone. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for determining the presence of a mobile device located in a predetermined detection zone within a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
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a detection module to receiving a communication signal and determine that the communication signal was transmitted by a mobile device located within a predetermined detection zone within a vehicle; a control module coupled to the detection module, the control module comprising a jamming module operative to transmit a control signal to the mobile device located within the predetermined detection zone; and a monitoring logic to monitor a functional system of the vehicle activating the transmission of the control signal by the control module when the monitored functional system is activated and the detection module determines that the communication signal was transmitted by the mobile device located within the predetermined detection zone. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for detecting the presence of a mobile device within a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a control module to transmit a probing signal; and a detection module to receive a signal indicating the presence of a mobile device within a predetermined detection zone of a vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of detecting the presence of a mobile device within a vehicle, the method comprising:
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transmitting, by a control module, a probing signal; and receiving, by a detection module, a signal indicating the presence of a mobile device within a predetermined detection zone of a vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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