VEHICLE WIRELESS DEVICE DETECTION

摘要

The disclosure includes an apparatus comprising a diagnostic unit configured to communicate with a rules engine to determine whether a transmission detected in a vehicle is classified as unauthorized wireless device usage based on characteristics of RF signals received by a Detector Module collocated with the vehicle, geographic location data, and, optionally, additional secondary data, such determination being made by an external Rules Engine that is in communication with the Detector Module. The Rules Engine can provide instructions to and modify various threshold values used for preliminary RF signal analysis by the Detector Module.

主权项

1. A system for detecting wireless device use in a vehicle, comprising:
a detector module comprising a processor, an RF receiver communicatively coupled to the processor, and a modem that is communicatively coupled to the processor and comprises a transmitter, wherein the detector module is collocated with the vehicle, and wherein the RF receiver is configured to repeatedly perform a sweep detection over at least a first band and a second band of an RF frequency range to generate RF data; a GPS device configured to provide GPS data related to the vehicle; a a rules engine located remotely from the vehicle; and a database comprising threshold data, wherein the threshold data comprises a first band energy threshold, a first band first time interval, a first band second time interval, a second band energy threshold, a second band first time interval, and a second band second time interval, wherein the rules engine is configured to receive a data packet from the processor and the GPS data, and wherein the rules engine is further configured to modify the threshold data.