MANAGING FUNCTIONS ON AN IOS-BASED MOBILE DEVICE USING ANCS NOTIFICATIONS

• US 20180341534A1
• Filed: 07/23/2018
• Published: 11/29/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cellcontrol, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Cellcontrol, Inc.
• Inventors: Breaux, Joseph E., Kennedy, Chad A., Lynn, Michael W.
• Granted Patent: US 11,119,836 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/16 Sound input; Sound output speech processing G10L
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/542 Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/546 Message passing systems or structures, e.g. queues
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2420/07 Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2499/13 Acoustic transducers and sound field adaptation in vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 3/12 for distributing signals to two or more loudspeakers specially adapted for hearing aids H04R25/407
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/33 for indoor environments, e.g. buildings
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/40 for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/42 for mass transport vehicles, e.g. buses, trains or aircraft
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/48 for in-vehicle communication
• 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 48/04 based on user or terminal location or mobility data, e.g. moving direction, speed
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup

Abstract

Systems, methods, and devices for managing predetermined functions on a mobile device within a moving vehicle. A control device in a vehicle establishes a connection with the mobile device. The control device receives, from an event notification service via the connection, an event notification indicative of an initiation of one of the functions on the mobile device. The control device sends an action responsive to the event notification to the mobile device via the connection.

Claims

1. A method for preventing user interaction with a mobile device, comprising:

establishing, by a control device located within a vehicle, a connection with the mobile device, wherein the control device is to transmit commands to the mobile device to prevent user interaction with one or more functions on the mobile device;

receiving, from an event notification service via the connection, an event notification indicative of an initiation of at least one of the one or more functions on the mobile device; and

sending, to the mobile device via the connection, an action responsive to the event notification.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the action responsive to the event notification is prevents the user interaction with the at least one of the one or more functions on the mobile device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the initiation of at least one of the functions on the mobile device corresponds to a notification of an incoming call.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the action comprises to decline the incoming call.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the incoming call originates from a phone number that is in a whitelist of allowed callers.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the action to accept the incoming call.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the event notification prompts for a selection between a positive action and a negative action, and wherein the action comprises to select one of the positive action and the negative action.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising, recording a time of the initiation, an application associated with the at least one of the functions, and a category associated with the application.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising, correlating the recording with one or more driving behaviors.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the control device prevents the user interaction based on a status of the mobile device within the vehicle.

11. A control device, comprising:

one or more processors;

a memory storing a plurality of instructions, which, when executed on the one or more processors, causes the control device to;

establish a connection with a mobile device, wherein the control device is to transmit commands to the mobile device to prevent user interaction with one or more functions on the mobile device and wherein the control device is located in a vehicle;

receive, from an event notification service via the connection, an event notification indicative of an initiation of at least one of the one or more functions on the mobile device; and

send, to the mobile device via the connection, an action responsive to the event notification.

12. The control device of claim 11, wherein the action responsive to the event notification is prevents the user interaction with the at least one of the one or more functions on the mobile device.

13. The control device of claim 11, wherein the initiation of at least one of the functions on the mobile device corresponds to a notification of an incoming call.

14. The control device of claim 13, wherein the action comprises to decline the incoming call.

15. The control device of claim 13, wherein the incoming call originates from a phone number that is in a whitelist of allowed callers.

16. The control device of claim 15, wherein the action to accept the incoming call.

17. The control device of claim 11, wherein the event notification prompts for a selection between a positive action and a negative action, and wherein the action comprises to select one of the positive action and the negative action.

18. The control device of claim 11, wherein the plurality of instructions further causes the control device to record a time of the initiation, an application associated with the at least one of the functions, and a category associated with the application.

19. The control device of claim 18, wherein the plurality of instructions further causes the control device to correlate the recording with one or more driving behaviors.

20. The control device of claim 11, wherein the control device is to prevent the user interaction based on a status of the mobile device within the vehicle.