Systems and methods for detecting and connecting to a device in a vehicle

A method, comprising:

• receiving, via a processing system, a wireless signal from a wireless device;
• determining, via the processing system, a signal strength of the wireless signal based on a first set of properties associated with the wireless signal;
• determining, via the processing system, a signal vector for the wireless signal based on a second set of properties associated with the wireless signal;
• determining, via the processing system, a location for the wireless device based on the signal strength and the signal vector;
• pairing, via the processing system, the wireless device from the processor based on the location;
• and
• disconnecting, via the processing system, the pairing of the wireless device from the processor based on an interactive application being used by the wireless device while at the location.

A tangible, non-transitory, machine-readable medium, comprising machine-readable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

• sending a signal to a wireless device requesting the wireless device to send a signal representative of a location of the wireless device within a vehicle;
• receiving the signal from the wireless device;
• determining a location for the wireless device based on the signal within the vehicle;
• pairing the wireless device with the one or more processors based on the location;
• and
• disconnecting the wireless device based on an interactive application being used by the wireless device while at the location.