Mobile device communications management

An apparatus for providing mobile device communications management, comprising:

• a computer processor;
• and
• logic executing on the computer processor, the logic implementing a method, comprising:
• intercepting an input command received on a mobile communications device, the input command intercepted in response to detecting a presence of a fixed communications device, the fixed communications device embedded in a vehicle within range of the mobile communications device;
• acquiring biometric data from a user of the mobile communications device via an input component of the mobile communications device, the biometric data identifying the user;
• determining an activity status of the vehicle;
• upon determining that the activity status reflects the vehicle is active:
• acquiring biometric data for an operator of the vehicle via a biometric scanner on a vehicle instrument of the vehicle;
• comparing the biometric data from the vehicle instrument with the biometric data for the user of the mobile communications device;
• and
• upon determining that the biometric data from the vehicle instrument matches the biometric data for the user of the mobile communications device, retrieving an account record associated with the user and implementing an action specified in the account record;
• and
• upon determining that the activity status reflects the vehicle is inactive, executing the input command received on the mobile communications device.

A computer program product for providing mobile device communications management, the computer program product comprising a storage medium encoded with machine-readable computer program code, which when executed by a computer, cause the computer to implement a method, the method comprising:

• intercepting an input command received on a mobile communications device, the input command intercepted in response to detecting a presence of a fixed communications device, the fixed communications device embedded in a vehicle within range of the mobile communications device;
• acquiring biometric data from a user of the mobile communications device via an input component of the mobile communications device, the biometric data identifying the user;
• determining an activity status of the vehicle;
• upon determining that the activity status reflects the vehicle is active:
• acquiring biometric data for an operator of the vehicle via a biometric scanner on a vehicle instrument of the vehicle;
• comparing the biometric data from the vehicle instrument with the biometric data for the user of the mobile communications device;
• and
• upon determining that the biometric data from the vehicle instrument matches the biometric data for the user of the mobile communications device, retrieving an account record associated with the user and implementing an action specified in the account record;
• and
• upon determining that the activity status reflects the vehicle is inactive, executing the input command received on the mobile communications device.