Cuboid-based systems and methods for safe mobile texting.
OwnerGerald John(Jack) Lipovskiinventor
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Systems are disclosed for enabling, disabling or restoring cellPhone operations when these cellPhones are in certain zones. A zone is comprised of cuboids (boxes). Entering or exiting such a zone can disable, enable or restore certain cellPhone operations. A first Global Position Satellite-based system determines if a cellPhone is entering a certain geographical zone. For instance, when it enters, dialing can be disabled. A second GPSS-like system using an ultrasonic signal determines if the cellPhone is in a zone in a moving vehicle. Such a zone might be the space around the driver. A third system uses table-lookup in a system like the second system to determine if the cellPhone is in the zone that the driver is in. In mobile vehicles, the two last-mentioned systems can prevent drivers from texting when the vehicle is in motion.
A system for enabling, disabling or restoring distracting operations in a cellPhone module in a mobile vehicle, comprising:
An apparatus comprising a contiguous space and a movable object in which said movable object's location can be determined relative to said contiguous space, comprising:
A method for discouraging distractive driving wherein the moving vehicle driver eats while driving, comprising the steps of:
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