Systems and methods for handling communications during user operation of a motor vehicle
AssigneeState Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
InventorFrankie Lockenour
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Abstract
In one aspect, a system for receiving communications while a user operates a motor vehicle is provided. The system may include (1) a BLUETOOTH interface configured to establish a connection to a BLUETOOTH device associated with the motor vehicle, (2) a wireless communication interface configured to receive a wireless communication from a remote device, and (3) a processor coupled to the wireless communication interface and the BLUETOOTH interface, and configured to: (a) determine the user is operating the motor vehicle based upon the connection to the BLUETOOTH device, and (b) suppress a notification of the user of receipt of the wireless communication while the user is operating the motor vehicle.
Claims20
A mobile device for receiving communications while a user operates a motor vehicle, the mobile device comprising:
- a communication channel configured to receive telematics data associated with the motor vehicle;
- a wireless communication interface configured to receive wireless communication from a remote device;
- and
- a processor coupled to the wireless communication interface and the communication channel, and configured to:
- receive, via the communication channel, telematics data associated with the motor vehicle,
- transmit the telematics data to a wireless server,
- receive a delay notification instruction from the wireless server, the delay notification instruction indicating that the wireless server has determined that the user has initiated a trip,
- receive a wireless communication from the remote device, and
- in response to receiving the delay notification instruction, suppress notification of the wireless communication.
A computer-implemented method for handling communications with a mobile device while a user operates a motor vehicle, the method comprising:
- establishing a communication channel between the mobile device and the motor vehicle;
- receiving, via the communication channel, telematics data associated with the motor vehicle;
- transmitting the telematics data to a wireless server;
- receiving a delay notification instruction from the wireless server, the delay notification instruction indicating that the wireless server has determined that the user has initiated a trip;
- receiving a wireless communication via a wireless communication interface on the mobile device;
- and
- in response to receiving the delay notification instruction, suppressing notification of the wireless communication.
A computer-implemented method for handling communications with a mobile device while a user operates a motor vehicle, the method implemented on a processor coupled to a wireless communication interface configured to receive wireless communication from a remote device via a wireless base station, the method comprising:
- receiving, by the processor, telematics data;
- transmitting the telematics data to the wireless base station;
- receiving a delay notification instruction from the wireless base station, the delay notification instruction indicating that the wireless base station has determined that the user has initiated a trip;
- receiving a wireless communication from the remote device;
- and
- in response to receiving the delay notification instruction, suppressing notification of the wireless communication.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.