VEHICLE SAFETY PORTABLE DEVICE DISABLEMENT TECHNOLOGY
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a vehicle safety communication module;
a detector module that is configured to detect presence of a portable device in a vehicle, and in response cause the portable device to communicate with the vehicle safety communication module; and
a starter interlock module configured to control enablement and disablement of the starting of the vehicle, the starter interlock module configured to keep starting disabled absent instructions to the contrary from the vehicle safety communication module;
wherein upon communication with the portable device, the vehicle safety communication module is at least under some circumstances configured to both cause the portable device to disable at least one feature of the portable device and cause the starter interlock module to enable the starting of the vehicle.
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Abstract
A vehicle safety system that disables features of a portable device as a condition for starting of the vehicle. The system includes vehicle safety communication module, and a detector module that detects presence of a portable device in the vehicle, and in response, causes the portable device to communicate with the vehicle safety communication module. A starter interlock module controls enablement and disablement of a starter system of the vehicle, and keeps the starter system disabled absent instructions to the contrary from the vehicle safety communication module. Upon communication with the portable device, the vehicle safety communication module causes the portable device to disable features of the portable device while causing the starter interlock module to enable the starter system of the vehicle. When the vehicle is stopped, the vehicle communication system again enables the portable device.
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22 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a vehicle safety communication module; a detector module that is configured to detect presence of a portable device in a vehicle, and in response cause the portable device to communicate with the vehicle safety communication module; and a starter interlock module configured to control enablement and disablement of the starting of the vehicle, the starter interlock module configured to keep starting disabled absent instructions to the contrary from the vehicle safety communication module; wherein upon communication with the portable device, the vehicle safety communication module is at least under some circumstances configured to both cause the portable device to disable at least one feature of the portable device and cause the starter interlock module to enable the starting of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system comprising:
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a vehicle safety communication module; a detector module that is configured to detect presence of a supervisory portable device in a vehicle, and in response cause the supervisory portable device to communicate with the vehicle safety communication module; a starter interlock module configured to control enablement and disablement of a starter system of the vehicle, the starter interlock module configured to keep the starter system disabled absent instructions to the contrary from the vehicle safety communication module; an authorization module, wherein upon communication with the supervisory portable device, the vehicle safety communication module is at least under some circumstances operative to configure the authorization module to recognize at least one non-supervisory portable device as being authorized to start the vehicle, wherein, if the authorization module determines that a proximate portable device is authorized to start the vehicle, the vehicle safety communication module is configured to both cause the proximate communication device to disable at least one feature of the proximate portable device and cause the starter interlock module to enable the starting of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A computer program product comprising one or more computer-storage media having thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a portable device, cause the portable device to perform a method for the portable device interacting with a vehicle safety communication module located in a vehicle, the method comprising:
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an act of the portable device establishing a wireless communication channel with the vehicle safety communication module; an act of the portable device providing an identifier of the portable communication module to the vehicle safety communication module over the wireless communication channel; an act of the portable device receiving instruction from the vehicle safety communication module to disable at least part of one or more features of the portable device; and an act of the portable device responding to the instruction by disabling the at least part of the one or more features. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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Specification