MANAGING FEATURES ASSOCIATED WITH A USER EQUIPMENT BASED ON A LOCATION OF THE USER EQUIPMENT WITHIN A VEHICLE

摘要

In an aspect, a user equipment (UE) is positioned within a driver operation zone of a vehicle, one or more UE-based user interfaces (UIs) are restricted and forwarded to a vehicle-based UI controller to permit access to the one or more UE-based features via a vehicle-based UI. In another aspect, the UE in the driver operation zone is engaged in hands-free speakerphone mode via a vehicle audio system of the vehicle, and an attempt to transition the UE to handset-based audio mode is blocked. In another aspect, when a handset-based audio capture and/or playback attempt of the UE is detected, the UE interacts with a vehicle audio system to temporarily reduce volume being output by one or more proximal speakers. In another aspect, the UE streams media to a media presentation device in its own zone or another zone of the vehicle for presentation thereon.

主权项

1. A method of operating a user equipment (UE) within a vehicle with an in-vehicle configuration that includes a driver operation zone, comprising:
determining that the UE is located within the driver operation zone of the vehicle based upon interaction between the UE and an in-vehicle location detection system; restricting, in response to the determination, one or more UE-based user interfaces (UIs) provisioned on the UE for accessing one or more UE-based features; and forwarding, in response to the determination, the one or more UE-based UIs to a vehicle-based UI controller that is coupled to a vehicle UI of the vehicle that is accessible to an operator of the UE within the driver operation zone to permit access to the one or more UE-based features via the vehicle-based UI.