Remote hands-free backseat driver

摘要

A method to communicate driving status from a vehicle. The method includes obtaining, using a mobile device travelling in the vehicle, movement data of the vehicle, determining, using a computer processor of the mobile device, that the vehicle is in motion by analyzing the movement data based on a specified criterion, generating, in response to determining that the vehicle is in motion, driving status data of the vehicle by further analyzing the movement data based on the specified criterion, and transmitting, using the mobile device, the driving status data to a remote user away from the vehicle.

主权项

1. A method to communicate driving status from a vehicle, comprising:
obtaining, using a mobile device travelling in the vehicle, movement data of the vehicle; detecting that a phone call connection for a telephone conversation is established between a driver using the mobile device and a remote user away from the vehicle; determining, using a computer processor of the mobile device and in response to detecting the phone call connection for the telephone conversation being established, that the vehicle is in motion by analyzing the movement data based on a specified criterion; generating, in response to detecting the phone call connection for the telephone conversation being established and determining that the vehicle is in motion, driving status data of the vehicle by further analyzing the movement data based on the specified criterion; transmitting, using the mobile device and in response to detecting the phone call connection for the telephone conversation being established, the driving status data to the remote user, and stopping, in response to detecting the phone call connection for the telephone conversation being terminated, transmission of the driving status data to the remote user.