Vehicle wireless device detection and shielding
First Claim
1. A system for reporting wireless device usage in a vehicle, comprising:
- a transmission detector comprising an antenna suitable for detection of a wireless signal, wherein the wireless signal is selected from the group consisting of a GSM signal, a CDMA signal, a UMTS signal, a WiFi signal, a WiMAX signal, and a 3GPP signal, wherein the transmission detector is configured to detect a first wireless signal from the wireless device and a second wireless signal, and wherein the first wireless signal is configured to communicate with a cellular network;
a diagnostic unit that is distinct from the wireless device and co-located with the vehicle and that is communicatively coupled to a global satellite positioning system receiver and to the transmission detector, wherein the diagnostic unit comprises a signal processor comprising encoded instructions for signal processing of data received from the transmission detector,wherein the diagnostic unit is configured to receive (a) global positioning data from the global satellite positioning system receiver, and (b) first wireless signal data and second wireless signal data from the transmission detector, andwherein the encoded instructions of the signal processor perform signal processing to differentiate the first wireless signal data from the second wireless signal data and permit transmission of the first wireless signal data using a first transmitter;
a rule-based evaluation system hosted remotely from the vehicle, and that is communicatively coupled to the diagnostic unit, wherein the rule-based evaluation system comprises second encoded instructions to classify the first wireless signal based on the first wireless signal data transmitted from the diagnostic unit and the global positioning data from the diagnostic unit and comparison of the first wireless signal data to a timing of communication between the diagnostic unit and the rule-based evaluation system, and wherein the rule-based evaluation system is configured to transmit a command to the diagnostic unit based upon the classification of the first wireless signal; and
wherein the diagnostic unit is configured to communicate with a shielding unit.
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Abstract
The disclosure includes an apparatus comprising a diagnostic unit configured to communicate with a rules engine to determine whether a transmission detected in a vehicle is classified as driver wireless device usage based on passenger data indicating whether a passenger is present in the vehicle. The disclosure also includes a system comprising a shielding unit configured to transmit a noise signal to interrupt a transmission detected in a vehicle, and a diagnostic unit configured to communicate with a rules engine to determine whether the detected transmission is classified as driver wireless device usage based on the passenger data indicating whether a passenger is present in the vehicle, and engage the shielding unit if the transmission is classified as driver wireless device usage.
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34 Claims
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1. A system for reporting wireless device usage in a vehicle, comprising:
- a transmission detector comprising an antenna suitable for detection of a wireless signal, wherein the wireless signal is selected from the group consisting of a GSM signal, a CDMA signal, a UMTS signal, a WiFi signal, a WiMAX signal, and a 3GPP signal, wherein the transmission detector is configured to detect a first wireless signal from the wireless device and a second wireless signal, and wherein the first wireless signal is configured to communicate with a cellular network;
a diagnostic unit that is distinct from the wireless device and co-located with the vehicle and that is communicatively coupled to a global satellite positioning system receiver and to the transmission detector, wherein the diagnostic unit comprises a signal processor comprising encoded instructions for signal processing of data received from the transmission detector, wherein the diagnostic unit is configured to receive (a) global positioning data from the global satellite positioning system receiver, and (b) first wireless signal data and second wireless signal data from the transmission detector, and wherein the encoded instructions of the signal processor perform signal processing to differentiate the first wireless signal data from the second wireless signal data and permit transmission of the first wireless signal data using a first transmitter; a rule-based evaluation system hosted remotely from the vehicle, and that is communicatively coupled to the diagnostic unit, wherein the rule-based evaluation system comprises second encoded instructions to classify the first wireless signal based on the first wireless signal data transmitted from the diagnostic unit and the global positioning data from the diagnostic unit and comparison of the first wireless signal data to a timing of communication between the diagnostic unit and the rule-based evaluation system, and wherein the rule-based evaluation system is configured to transmit a command to the diagnostic unit based upon the classification of the first wireless signal; and wherein the diagnostic unit is configured to communicate with a shielding unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
- a transmission detector comprising an antenna suitable for detection of a wireless signal, wherein the wireless signal is selected from the group consisting of a GSM signal, a CDMA signal, a UMTS signal, a WiFi signal, a WiMAX signal, and a 3GPP signal, wherein the transmission detector is configured to detect a first wireless signal from the wireless device and a second wireless signal, and wherein the first wireless signal is configured to communicate with a cellular network;
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18. A method for reporting wireless device usage in a vehicle comprising:
- utilizing a transmission detector comprising an antenna suitable for detection of a wireless signal, wherein the wireless signal is selected from the group consisting of a GSM signal, a CDMA signal, a UMTS signal, a WiFi signal, a WiMAX signal, and a 3GPP signal to detect a first wireless signal from the wireless device and a second wireless signal, wherein the first wireless signal is configured to communicate with a cellular network;
transmitting, from the transmission detector, first wireless signal data and second wireless signal data from the transmission detector to a diagnostic unit that is distinct from the wireless device and collocated with the vehicle, wherein the diagnostic unit comprises a signal processor comprising encoded instructions for signal processing of data received from the transmission detector; transmitting global positioning data from a global satellite positioning system receiver to the diagnostic unit; performing, utilizing the encoded instructions of the signal processor, signal processing, by the diagnostic unit, to differentiate the first wireless signal data from the second wireless signal data; selectively transmitting, from the diagnostic unit, the first wireless signal data; receiving, by a rule-based evaluation system hosted-remotely from the vehicle, the first wireless signal data and the global positioning data from the diagnostic unit; classifying, by the rule-based evaluation system, the first wireless signal using the first wireless signal data and the global positioning data, based on the first wireless signal data transmitted from the diagnostic unit and the global positioning data from the diagnostic unit and comparison of the first wireless signal data to a timing of communication between the diagnostic unit and the rule-based evaluation system; transmitting, by the rule-based evaluation system, a command to the diagnostic unit based upon the classification of the first wireless signal; and transmitting a noise signal from a shielding unit that is communicatively coupled to the diagnostic unit. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
- utilizing a transmission detector comprising an antenna suitable for detection of a wireless signal, wherein the wireless signal is selected from the group consisting of a GSM signal, a CDMA signal, a UMTS signal, a WiFi signal, a WiMAX signal, and a 3GPP signal to detect a first wireless signal from the wireless device and a second wireless signal, wherein the first wireless signal is configured to communicate with a cellular network;
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