SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VEHICLE POLICY ENFORCEMENT

• US 20130217331A1
• Filed: 02/17/2013
• Published: 08/22/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Intertrust Technologies Corporation (Fidelio Acquisition Co LLC)
• Original Assignee: Intertrust Technologies Corporation (Fidelio Acquisition Co LLC)
• Inventors: Manente, Michael
• Application Number:
  US13/769,357
• Publication Number:
  US 20130217331A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72463 to restrict the functionality of the device
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724631 by limiting the access to the user interface, e.g. locking a touch-screen or a keypad
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/068 using credential vaults, e.g. password manager applications or one time password [OTP] applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/069 using certificates or pre-shared keys
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/22 Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities

Abstract

This disclosure relates to systems and methods for vehicle policy management and enforcement. In certain embodiments, a method for enforcing a policy may include receiving policy information at a device including one or more conditions relating to a policy-managed location in a vehicle. A determination may be made whether the device is within the policy-managed location based on signals received by a short-range communication system included in the device and/or the vehicle. The received policy information may be evaluated to determine and implement one or more device actions associated with the one or more conditions.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving one or more short-range communication signals at a short range communication system included in a mobile device;

determining that the device is within a policy-managed location in a vehicle based on the short-range communication signals;

evaluating policy information, the policy information including one or more conditions relating to the policy-managed location in the vehicle, to determine one or more responsive device actions; and

implementing the one or more device actions on the device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more device actions comprise disabling a feature of the device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more device actions comprise disabling an application of the device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more device actions comprise changing an operating mode of the device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the policy information further comprises one or more exceptions associated with the one or more conditions.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the policy-managed location in the vehicle comprises a driver'"'"'s seat location in the vehicle.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the device comprises a mobile phone.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the signals received by the short-range communication system included in the device are generated by a short-range communication system included in the vehicle.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein evaluating the policy information is further based on sensor information from one or more sensors included in the device.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving contextual information from the vehicle,

wherein evaluating the policy information is further based on the contextual information.

11. A method comprising:

determining that a device is within a policy-managed location in the vehicle based on signals received by a short-range communication system included in the vehicle;

evaluating, using a policy management system in the vehicle, policy information, the policy information comprising one or more conditions relating to the policy-managed location in the vehicle, to determine one or more vehicle actions associated with the one or more conditions; and

implementing the one or more vehicle actions on the vehicle.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the one or more vehicle actions comprise disabling a feature of the vehicle.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the one or more vehicle actions comprise storing event information relating to the presence of the device within the policy-managed location in the vehicle.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the one or more vehicle actions comprise providing one or more notifications.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the one or more notifications comprise audible notifications.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the one or more notifications comprise visual notifications.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein the policy information further comprises one or more exceptions associated with the one or more conditions.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein the policy-managed location in the vehicle comprises a driver'"'"'s seat location in the vehicle.

19. The method of claim 11, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving sensor information from one or more sensors included in the vehicle,

wherein evaluating the policy information is further based on the sensor information.

20. The method of claim 11, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving contextual information from the device,

wherein evaluating the policy information is further based on the contextual information.