System and method for limiting mobile phone use by drivers

A system for limiting use of an electronic mobile device by a driver of a vehicle, the system comprising:

• an electronic mobile device;
• a mobile device controller for removable connection with a vehicle and for wireless communication with one or more electronic mobile devices, the mobile device controller comprising a Bluetooth transmitter,
• wherein the Bluetooth transmitter of the mobile device controller is configured to transmit a wireless control signal to the electronic mobile device immediately upon initiation through ignition of the vehicle;
• and
• the electronic mobile device being configured for wireless communication with the mobile device controller, the electronic mobile device comprising:
• an application installed thereon;
• a Bluetooth transceiver in wireless communication with the Bluetooth transmitter of the mobile device controller;
• an electronic mobile device processor programmed to execute one or more instructions of the application stored in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium of the electronic mobile device, wherein the instructions comprise:
• temporarily disabling radio frequency signal transmission of the electronic mobile device in response to receiving the wireless control signal from the mobile device controller, wherein Bluetooth and Near Field Communication (NFC) functionality of the electronic mobile device is not disabled;
• requesting an input via the one or more electronic mobile devices that satisfies a predetermined criterion, wherein the predetermined criterion comprises detecting the presence of a Bluetooth connection to a handsfree system of a vehicle;
• receiving the input that satisfies the predetermined criterion from at least one of the one or more electronic mobile devices;
• and
• restoring radio frequency signal transmission of the at least one of the one or more electronic mobile devices;
• monitoring the movement of the electronic mobile device within the vehicle, wherein monitoring comprises reading one or more inertial sensors of the electronic mobile device to determine that the electronic mobile device has been picked up;
• and
• in response to detecting movement of the electronic mobile device over a predetermined threshold via the one or more inertial sensors, the system further comprises restricting or disabling input to the electronic mobile device, wherein disabling or restricting input to the electronic mobile device comprises disabling input via the display or buttons of the electronic mobile device, and wherein in response to detecting movement of the electronic mobile device, the electronic mobile device issues a warning or alert.