Device function disablement during vehicle motion

摘要

A method and system for disabling functions of a movement detection enabled device is provided. The method includes monitoring a movement detection signal of the movement detection enabled device in a vehicle and determining that the vehicle is currently in motion. An electronic tag in the vehicle is detected and instructions associated with the movement detection enabled device are retrieved. It is determined that the movement detection enabled device is located within a specified proximity to a driver location of the vehicle and that a user of the device is a driver of the vehicle. In response, specified functions of the movement detection enabled device are disabled.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
detecting, by a computer processor of a movement detection enabled device, that said movement detection enabled device is located within a vehicle; enabling, by said computer processor, communications between said movement detection enabled device and an on-board computer of said vehicle; enabling, by said computer processor, a warning function of said on-board computer, wherein said warning function is for indicating that an individual has disabled said communications and subsequently generating a log and warning for an authority entity indicating that said communications have been disabled by said individual; determining, by said computer processor based on monitoring a movement detection signal of said movement detection enabled device, that said vehicle is currently in motion; retrieving, by said computer processor from an electronic tag in said vehicle, instructions associated with said movement detection enabled device, wherein said instructions define commands associated with: disabling said movement detection enabled device, overriding said disabling said movement detection enabled device, and instructions for reporting said disabling said movement detection enabled device to an authority entity; measuring, by said computer processor, a proximity of said movement detection enabled device with respect to said electronic tag; determining, by said computer processor based on said detecting said electronic tag and results of said measuring, that said movement detection enabled device is located within a specified proximity of said electronic tag indicating a driver location of said vehicle; determining, by said computer processor based on said determining that said movement detection enabled device is located within said specified proximity to said driver location of said vehicle, that said user is a driver of said vehicle; and disabling, by said computer processor based on said instructions and said determining that said user is said driver of said vehicle, specified functions of said movement detection enabled device.