INTEGRATED VEHICLE KEY AND MOBILE PHONE SYSTEM FOR PREVENTING MOBILE PHONE USE WHILE DRIVING

摘要

A system and method for controlling wireless communications in a vehicle is disclosed. The system comprises a vehicle key (102) configured to communicate with the vehicle (107). A vehicle key code is configured to identify the vehicle key (102) to the vehicle (107) and associate the vehicle key (102) with a particular user of the vehicle. A mobile computing device (110) can be wirelessly connected with the vehicle key (102) or physically integrated with the vehicle key (102), and it is configured to identify when the vehicle (107) is activated using the vehicle key (102). Selected device features of the mobile computing device (110) are controlled when the vehicle (107) is activated using the vehicle key (102).