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.
Claims18
A wireless server for delivering communications to a mobile device, the wireless server comprising:
- a wireless communication interface configured to receive a wireless communication originating at a remote device and destined for the mobile device;
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- a processor coupled to the wireless communication interface and configured to:
- receive, from the mobile device, telematics data associated with a motor vehicle;
- generate a delay notification instruction based upon the telematics data, the delay notification instruction generated in response to the wireless server having determined that a user of the mobile device has initiated a trip with the motor vehicle based upon speed and position data;
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- transmit the delay notification instruction to the mobile device, the delay notification instruction causing the mobile device to suppress notification of the wireless communication.
A computer-implemented method for handling communications to a mobile device by a wireless server, the wireless server including a wireless communication interface configured to receive a wireless communication originating at a remote device and destined for the mobile device, the method comprising
- receiving, from the mobile device, telematics data associated with a motor vehicle;
- generating a delay notification instruction based upon the telematics data, the delay notification instruction generated in response to the wireless server having determined that a user of the mobile device has initiated a trip with the motor vehicle based upon speed and position data;
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- transmitting the delay notification instruction to the mobile device, the delay notification instruction causing the mobile device to suppress notification of the wireless communication.
At least one non-transitory computer-readable storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon, wherein when executed by a processor of a wireless server including a wireless communication interface configured to receive a wireless communication originating at a remote device and destined for a mobile device, the computer-executable instructions cause the processor to:
- receive, from the mobile device, telematics data associated with a motor vehicle;
- generate a delay notification instruction based upon the telematics data, the delay notification instruction generated in response to the wireless server having determined that a user of the mobile device has initiated a trip with the motor vehicle based upon speed and position data;
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- transmit the delay notification instruction to the mobile device, the delay notification instruction causing the mobile device to suppress notification of the wireless communication.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.