MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING MODE SETTINGS OF VEHICLE PASSENGERS

摘要

A method includes detecting, by a first mobile communication device, a group of mobile communication devices that are in proximity to the first mobile communication device; initiating pairing of each mobile communication device of the group with the first mobile communication device and with each other; providing, by the first mobile communication device, an alphanumeric code to the group of mobile communication devices along with a drive mode disable command; determining that the first mobile communication device is associated with the vehicle driver; and placing the first mobile communication device in drive mode and broadcasting an advertising packet to the other mobile communication devices of the group. The advertising packet contains a disable drive mode command and the alphanumeric code.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
detecting, by a first mobile communication device, a group of mobile communication devices that are in proximity to the first mobile communication device; sending a pairing command from the first mobile communication device to the group to initiate pairing of each mobile communication device of the group with the first mobile communication device and with each other member of the group; sending an alphanumeric code from the first mobile communication device to the group; determining that the first mobile communication device is located in a vehicle and is associated with the vehicle driver; placing the first mobile communication device in drive mode in response to determining that the first mobile communication device is associated with the vehicle driver; and broadcasting an advertising packet, by the first mobile communication device to the group, in response to determining that the first mobile communication device is associated with the vehicle driver , the advertising packet containing a deactivate drive mode command and the alphanumeric code.