Method and system for automated detection of mobile phone usage
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- a) through operation of at least one processor located in a vehicle, detecting with at least one mobile phone signal receiving device at least one mobile phone signal produced by a mobile phone;
b) through operation of the at least one processor and a global positioning system (GPS) device in operative connection with the at least one processor, determining at least one velocity of the vehicle;
c) responsive at least in part to (b), through operation of the at least one processor determining that the vehicle was moving during (a);
d) through operation of the at least one processor, determining that the detected at least one mobile phone signal originated from a location in the vehicle;
e) through operation of the at least one processor, storing in at least one data store data associated with the at least one mobile phone signal including at least one of;
i) at least a portion of the at least one mobile phone signal;
ii) a duration of the at least one mobile phone signal;
iii) at least one date and time at which the at least one mobile phone signal was detected;
iv) the at least one velocity of the vehicle when the at least one mobile phone signal was detected;
v) at least one location of the vehicle when the at least one mobile phone signal was detected, which at least one location is determined through operation of the GPS device;
or any combination thereof;
wherein the at least one data store includes identifying data that is usable to identify at least one of the vehicle, a person associated with the vehicle, or any combination thereof;
f) through operation of the at least one processor causing a network interface device to send information to a remote server, which information includes the identifying data, data representative of the detection of the at least one mobile phone signal originating from the mobile phone while in the moving vehicle, and data representative of at least a portion of the data stored in the data store associated with the at least one mobile phone signal.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for automated detection of mobile phone usage by drivers of vehicles includes at least one mobile phone signal receiving device, at least one image capturing device, at least one infrared illuminator and at least one computer. The mobile phone signal receiving device is operative to detect a mobile phone signal transmitted from a vehicle. The at least one image capturing device is operative to capture infrared light reflected off of the driver of the vehicle. The at least one computer is operative to store, in a storage device, information associated with at least one of the mobile phone signals transmitted from the vehicle and the at least one image of the vehicle. The information stored in the storage device may be used to determine if a person associated with the vehicle should be prosecuted for illegal use of a mobile phone while driving the vehicle.
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17 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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a) through operation of at least one processor located in a vehicle, detecting with at least one mobile phone signal receiving device at least one mobile phone signal produced by a mobile phone; b) through operation of the at least one processor and a global positioning system (GPS) device in operative connection with the at least one processor, determining at least one velocity of the vehicle; c) responsive at least in part to (b), through operation of the at least one processor determining that the vehicle was moving during (a); d) through operation of the at least one processor, determining that the detected at least one mobile phone signal originated from a location in the vehicle; e) through operation of the at least one processor, storing in at least one data store data associated with the at least one mobile phone signal including at least one of; i) at least a portion of the at least one mobile phone signal; ii) a duration of the at least one mobile phone signal; iii) at least one date and time at which the at least one mobile phone signal was detected; iv) the at least one velocity of the vehicle when the at least one mobile phone signal was detected; v) at least one location of the vehicle when the at least one mobile phone signal was detected, which at least one location is determined through operation of the GPS device; or any combination thereof; wherein the at least one data store includes identifying data that is usable to identify at least one of the vehicle, a person associated with the vehicle, or any combination thereof; f) through operation of the at least one processor causing a network interface device to send information to a remote server, which information includes the identifying data, data representative of the detection of the at least one mobile phone signal originating from the mobile phone while in the moving vehicle, and data representative of at least a portion of the data stored in the data store associated with the at least one mobile phone signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A mobile phone signal detection system comprising:
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at least one processor; at least one mobile phone signal receiving device in operative connection with the at least one processor, wherein the at least one mobile phone signal receiving device is operative to detect at least one mobile phone signal originating from a mobile phone in a vehicle; at least one network interface device in operative connection with the at least one processor; at least one global positioning systems (GPS) device in operative connection with the at least one processor; at least one data store in operative connection with the at least one processor; wherein the at least one processor is operatively programmed to determine at least one velocity associated with the vehicle that includes the mobile phone that produced the at least one mobile phone signal that the at least one mobile phone signal receiving device is operative to detect; wherein the at least one processor is operatively programmed to determine that the vehicle that includes the mobile phone was moving when the at least one mobile phone signal was detected; wherein the at least one processor is operatively programmed to store in the at least one data store data associated with the at least one mobile phone signal including at least one of; i) at least a portion of the at least one mobile phone signal; ii) a duration of the at least one mobile phone signal; iii) at least one date and time at which the at least one mobile phone signal was detected; iv) the at least one velocity of the vehicle when the at least one mobile phone signal was detected; v) at least one location of the vehicle when the at least one mobile phone signal was detected, which at least one location is determined through operation of the GPS device; or any combination thereof; wherein the at least one data store includes identifying data that is usable to identify at least one of the vehicle, a person associated with the vehicle, or any combination thereof; wherein the at least one processor is operatively programmed to determine that the detected at least one mobile phone signal originated from a location in the vehicle; and wherein the at least one processor is operatively programmed to cause the network interface device to send information to at least one remote server, which information includes the identifying data, data representative of the detection of the at least one mobile phone signal originating from the mobile phone while in the moving vehicle, and data representative of at least a portion of the data stored in the data store associated with the at least one mobile phone signal, which portion includes data representative of the at least one velocity of the vehicle that includes the mobile phone when the at least one mobile phone signal was detected. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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