Driver Electronic Device Automatic Deactivation System and Method

A system for automatically controlling the operation of a Bluetooth enabled electronic device when located in the vicinity of a motor vehicle equipped with a Bluetooth transceiver, the system comprising;

• a. a motor vehicle;
• b. a first Bluetooth transceiver located on or inside the motor vehicle, the first Bluetooth transceiver configured to create a piconet with a second Bluetooth transmitter located in the operational vicinity of the first Bluetooth transceiver;
• c. an electronic device with a second Bluetooth transceiver configured to communicate with the first Bluetooth transceiver located in the motor vehicle when the electronic device is located inside the motor vehicle, the second Bluetooth transceiver configured to automatically create a piconet with the first Bluetooth transceiver when electronic device is operated in the operational vicinity of the first Bluetooth transceiver, the electronic device has wireless communication network components that enable the electronic device to receive and transmit voice or data communication signals with a compatible wireless communication network located in the vicinity of the motor vehicle;
• and,
• d. a software program adapted to selectively disable or inactivate the communication network components in the electronic device when a piconet is created between the first Bluetooth transceiver and the second Bluetooth transceiver.

A method for discontinuing the receipt or transmission of text to and from an electronic device configured to communicate with a nearby wireless communication network while driving a motor vehicle, comprising the following steps:

• a. selecting a motor vehicle with a first Bluetooth transceiver located therein, said Bluetooth transceiver configured to communicate with a second Bluetooth transceiver located in a electronic device when the electronic device is in the vicinity of the first Bluetooth receiver and automatically create a piconet between the first Bluetooth transceiver and the second Bluetooth transceiver,
• b. selecting an activated electronic device with text message communication capabilities, the electronic device includes a second Bluetooth transceiver adapted to automatically create a piconet with a first Bluetooth transceiver when the electronic device is in the vicinity of the first Bluetooth transceiver, the electronic device also includes a software program that automatically blocks or deactivates the text message communication capabilities of the electronic device with a piconet is created between the first Bluetooth receiver and the second Bluetooth receiver;
• c. transporting the electronic device into the motor vehicle to be driven by a user of the electronic device;
• and,
• d. activating the motor vehicle and the first Bluetooth transceiver thereby automatically creating a piconet between the first Bluetooth transceiver and the second Bluetooth transceiver, and blocking or deactivating the text message communication capabilities on the electronic device.