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Standard mobile communication device distraction prevention and safety protocols

  • US 9,756,175 B2
  • Filed: 12/05/2016
  • Issued: 09/05/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/16/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of activating distraction prevention safety protocol behavior in a mobile device within a specified environment comprising:

  • broadcasting, by a protocol activator, a trigger signal in a specified environment;

    including, by the protocol activator, a discovery information in the broadcast trigger signal, wherein the discovery information associated with the trigger signal corresponds to a modified universally unique identification (UUID) code of the protocol activator, and wherein at least a portion of the modified UUID code identifies at least one of;

    a specified environment in which the protocol activator operates, anda specified working group information in the specified environment in which the protocol activator operates; and

    responding, by the protocol activator, to a query for information;

    wherein the discovery information broadcast from the protocol activator in the trigger signal causes activation of the distraction prevention safety protocol behavior in the mobile device within the specified environment, the distraction prevention safety protocol behavior being based on a state law or enacted rule created by a state or protocol enforcement agency.

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