Method And Apparatus For Managing Operation Of A Driver's Mobile Telephone

摘要

A motor vehicle controls operation of a mobile electronic device and includes a fingerprint sensor which scans a driver's fingerprint and produces a first electronic representation of the driver's fingerprint. A wireless transceiver receives from the mobile electronic device a first air-borne signal including a second electronic representation of the driver's fingerprint. An electronic processor determines whether the vehicle is in motion, compares the first electronic representation of the driver's fingerprint to the second electronic representation of the driver's fingerprint, and causes the transceiver to transmit a second air-borne signal to the mobile electronic device. The second air-borne signal instructs the mobile electronic device to disable itself. The second air-borne signal is transmitted only if the processor determines that the vehicle is in motion and ascertains as a result of the comparison that the first electronic representation of the driver's fingerprint matches the second electronic representation of the driver's fingerprint.

主权项

1. A motor vehicle configured for controlling operation of a mobile electronic device, the vehicle comprising:
a fingerprint sensor configured to scan a driver's fingerprint and produce a first electronic representation of the driver's fingerprint; a wireless transceiver configured to receive from the mobile electronic device a first air-borne signal including a second electronic representation of the driver's fingerprint; and an electronic processor configured to:
determine whether the vehicle is in motion;compare the first electronic representation of the driver's fingerprint to the second electronic representation of the driver's fingerprint; andcause the transceiver to transmit a second air-borne signal to the mobile electronic device, the second air-borne signal instructing the mobile electronic device to disable itself, the second air-borne signal being transmitted only if the processor both determines that the vehicle is in motion and ascertains as a result of the comparison that the first electronic representation of the driver's fingerprint matches the second electronic representation of the driver's fingerprint.