Access control for vehicle-mounted communications device
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- detecting, from one or more messages on a vehicle bus associated with a vehicle, a vehicle motion condition of the vehicle, wherein the vehicle motion condition indicates whether it is possible for the vehicle to be currently in motion; and
in response to the vehicle motion condition indicating that it is possible for the vehicle to be currently in motion, disabling at least one mobile device associated with the vehicle so as to prevent an operator of the vehicle from interacting with the at least one mobile device, wherein the disabling is performed via a physical link to the at least one mobile device.
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Abstract
An access (utilization) controller to restrict or block visual or aural interaction between a vehicle operator/driver and mobile communications and information devices such as computers, mobile telephones, pagers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and the like mounted on or used in the vehicle is disclosed. The utilization controller comprises sensors to detect motion or “potential” motion of the vehicle, a processor receiving data from the sensors and inhibitor means responsive to the processor to “blank out” or otherwise inhibit any distracting visual or aural output from the communications or information devices while the vehicle is in motion or about to move. The sensor data such as speedometer, transmission gear position indicator, antilock brakes and others are extracted from a vehicle'"'"'s internal monitoring and control systems.
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18 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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detecting, from one or more messages on a vehicle bus associated with a vehicle, a vehicle motion condition of the vehicle, wherein the vehicle motion condition indicates whether it is possible for the vehicle to be currently in motion; and in response to the vehicle motion condition indicating that it is possible for the vehicle to be currently in motion, disabling at least one mobile device associated with the vehicle so as to prevent an operator of the vehicle from interacting with the at least one mobile device, wherein the disabling is performed via a physical link to the at least one mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An access control system associated with a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a data interface configured to receive vehicle status information from the vehicle through an on-board diagnostic interface; and a mobile device interface configured to transmit information to at least one mobile device associated with the vehicle in response to vehicle motion condition data being received from the data interface, wherein the mobile device interface includes a physical link connected to the at least one mobile device, and wherein the vehicle motion condition data indicates whether it is possible for the vehicle to be currently in motion, wherein the transmitted information causes the at least one mobile device to become disabled so as to prevent an operator of the vehicle from interacting with the at least one mobile device when the vehicle motion condition data indicates that it is possible for the vehicle to be currently in motion. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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detecting, through an on-board diagnostic interface associated with a vehicle, a vehicle motion condition of the vehicle, wherein the vehicle motion condition indicates whether it is possible for the vehicle to be currently in motion; and in response to the vehicle motion condition indicating that it is possible for the vehicle to be currently in motion, disabling at least one mobile device associated with the vehicle so as to prevent an operator of the vehicle from interacting with the at least one mobile device, wherein the disabling is performed via a physical link to the at least one mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. An access control system associated with a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a data interface configured to receive vehicle status information from the vehicle via a vehicle bus; and a mobile device interface configured to transmit information to at least one mobile device associated with the vehicle in response to vehicle motion condition data being received from the data interface, wherein the mobile device interface includes a physical link connected to the at least one mobile device, and wherein the vehicle motion condition data indicates whether it is possible for the vehicle to be currently in motion, wherein the transmitted information causes the at least one mobile device to become disabled so as to prevent an operator of the vehicle from interacting with the at least one mobile device when the vehicle motion condition data indicates that it is possible for the vehicle to be currently in motion.
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