System and method for monitoring apps in a vehicle or in a smartphone to reduce driver distraction

摘要

A system and method for monitoring apps in a vehicle or in a smartphone to reduce driver distraction is disclosed. A controller operating inside or in combination with the head unit of the vehicle or operating inside or in combination with the smartphone may monitor operation of the vehicle, and generate alerts indicative of operation of the vehicle (such as an alert indicative that the vehicle is operating at a predetermined speed). In response to the alert, the operation of the app in the vehicle or in the smartphone may be modified.

主权项

1. A smartphone comprising:
a transceiver; a processor in communication with the transceiver, the processor being configured to:
determine an association with a vehicle;in response to determining the smartphone is associated with the vehicle:
analyze at least one aspect related to a current operation or a current environment of the vehicle by analyzing an alert related to the current operation or current environment of the vehicle; andin response to the analysis, modify at least one aspect of operation of an app, wherein the app is configured for execution in the smartphone or in a head unit of the vehicle, wherein the processor is configured to analyze at least one aspect related to the current operation or the current environment of the vehicle by:
determining, based on the at least one aspect, a vehicle safe indicator, the vehicle safe indicator indicative of a degree of vehicle safety; andaccessing allowed or disallowed functionalities or characteristics correlated to the determined vehicle safe indicator, wherein the processor is configured to, in response to the analysis, modify at least one aspect of operation of the app by:
in response to determining a disallowed functionality or characteristic, modifying operation of the app such that the operation of the app does not include the disallowed functionality or characteristic.