Mobile communicator device including user attentiveness detector
First Claim
1. A mobile communicator comprising:
- a speed detection system for determining whether the mobile communicator is moving faster than a threshold speed;
a user attentiveness detector configured to determine whether a user is inattentive;
a sensor element configured to determine orientation of the mobile communicator; and
a circuit configured to ensure that a functionality of the mobile communicator is in a turned off state when the speed detection system determines that the mobile communicator is moving faster than the threshold speed and the sensor element determines that the mobile communicator is in a vertical position;
Wherein the circuit configured to ensure that the functionality of the mobile communicator is in a turned on state when the speed detection system determines that the mobile communicator is moving faster than the threshold speed and the user attentiveness detector determines that the user is not inattentive and the sensor element determines that the mobile communicator is in a horizontal position.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a mobile communicator that includes a speed detection system for determining whether the mobile communicator is moving faster than a threshold speed. The mobile communicator further includes a user attentiveness detector configured to determine whether a user is inattentive and a sensor element configured to determine orientation of the mobile communicator. The mobile communicator further includes a circuit configured to ensure that a functionality of the mobile communicator is in a turned off state when the speed detection system determines that the mobile communicator is moving faster than the threshold speed and at least one of: (a) the user attentiveness detector determines that the user is inattentive; and (b) the sensor element determines that the mobile communicator is in a substantially vertical position.
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21 Claims
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1. A mobile communicator comprising:
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a speed detection system for determining whether the mobile communicator is moving faster than a threshold speed; a user attentiveness detector configured to determine whether a user is inattentive;
a sensor element configured to determine orientation of the mobile communicator; and
a circuit configured to ensure that a functionality of the mobile communicator is in a turned off state when the speed detection system determines that the mobile communicator is moving faster than the threshold speed and the sensor element determines that the mobile communicator is in a vertical position;Wherein the circuit configured to ensure that the functionality of the mobile communicator is in a turned on state when the speed detection system determines that the mobile communicator is moving faster than the threshold speed and the user attentiveness detector determines that the user is not inattentive and the sensor element determines that the mobile communicator is in a horizontal position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer program product, comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having a computer-readable program code stored therein, said computer-readable program code containing instructions configured to be executed by a processor of a mobile communicator to implement a method of restricting the functionality of the mobile communicator, the method comprising:
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the processor determining whether the mobile communicator is moving faster than a threshold speed; the processor determining whether the mobile communicator is in a vertical position; and
the processor ensuring that a functionality of the mobile communicator is in a turned off state if the mobile communicator is moving faster than the threshold speed and the mobile communicator is in the vertical position;the processor determining whether the user is not inattentive and the processor ensuring that the functionality of the mobile communicator is in a turned-on state when the processor determines that the mobile communicator is moving faster than the threshold speed and the processor determines that the user is not inattentive and the processor determines that the mobile communicator is in a horizontal position. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer system comprising:
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a processor; and a computer-readable memory unit coupled to the processor, the memory unit containing instructions that when executed by the processor implement a method of restricting the functionality of the computer system, the method comprising; determining whether the mobile communicator is moving faster than a threshold speed; determining whether the mobile communicator is in a vertical position; and ensuring that a functionality of the mobile communicator is in a turned-off state if the mobile communicator is moving faster than the threshold speed and the mobile communicator is in the vertical position; determining whether a user is not inattentive and ensuring that the functionality of the mobile communicator is in a turned-on state when it is determined that the mobile communicator is moving faster than the threshold speed and it is determined that the user is not inattentive and it is determined that the mobile communicator is in a horizontal position. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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