Systems, methods, and devices for enforcing do not disturb functionality on mobile devices
AssigneeCellcontrol, Inc.
InventorsJoseph E. Breaux, III, John Wright, Chad A. Kennedy
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Abstract
Technologies disclosed herein are directed to enforcing blocking functionality on a mobile device (e.g., a mobile device within a vehicle). The mobile device receives a request to disable a blocking of a user interaction with one or more functions of the mobile device. The mobile device prompts a capture of an image by a camera of the mobile device. The mobile device determines whether the image is captured from a passenger space in the vehicle. Once so determined, the mobile device disables the blocking of the user interaction with the one or more functions of the mobile device.
Claims14
A method comprising:
- prompting, in response to a request to disable blocking of a user interaction with one or more functions of a mobile device of a user in a vehicle, a positioning of a camera of the mobile device in a specified orientation, the positioning of the camera being focused on the user;
- generating an illuminating image for presentation on a display of the mobile device, the illuminating image having a white or gray graphical portion configured to enhance visibility of objects in a field of view of the camera;
- presenting the illuminating image on the display of the mobile device;
- capturing, by the camera of the mobile device, an image of the user while the specified orientation is maintained and while the illuminating image is presented on the display;
- determining whether one or more disallowed movements has occurred between the positioning of the mobile device in the specified orientation and the capture of the image;
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- upon determining that the one or more of the disallowed movements has not occurred between the positioning of the mobile device and the capture of the image, disabling the blocking of the user interaction with the one or more functions of the mobile device.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a plurality of instructions, which, when executed on one or more processors, causes a mobile device to:
- prompt, in response to a request to disable blocking of a user interaction with one or more functions of a mobile device of a user in a vehicle, a positioning of a camera of the mobile device in a specified orientation, the positioning of the camera being focused on the user;
- generate an illuminating image for presentation on a display of the mobile device the illuminating image having a white or gray graphical portion configured to enhance visibility of objects in a field of view of the camera;
- present the illuminating image on the display of the mobile device;
- capture, by the camera of the mobile device, an image of the user while the specified orientation is maintained and while the illuminating image is presented on the display;
- determine whether one or more disallowed movements has occurred between the positioning of the mobile device in the specified orientation and the capture of the image;
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- upon a determination that the one or more of the disallowed movements has not occurred between the positioning of the mobile device and the capture of the image, disable the blocking of the user interaction with the one or more functions of the mobile device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.