DISABLING WIRELESS TELEPHONE USE WHILE IN VEHICLE

摘要

A method includes determining that a wireless telephone is in a moving vehicle using, e.g., speed as calculated by the telephone using GPS signals or co-location of the telephone with a vehicle as might be determined by receiving the vehicle's position via Bluetooth. Use of the telephone is selectively denied if it is determined that the telephone is in a vehicle.

主权项

1. A device comprising:
at least one computer memory that is not a transitory signal and that includes instructions which when executed by a digital processor configure the digital processor for: receiving a first position signal from a position sensor of a wireless telephone; receiving a second position signal from the position sensor; determining whether the first and second position signals indicate a speed satisfying a threshold, such that the speed is determined based the first position signal and the second position signal; and selectively denying at least some service to the telephone responsive to a determination that the first and second position signals indicate that the speed is greater than the threshold.