Methods and systems to ensure that the user of a touch or keypad operated device within a moving vehicle must use two hands for device operation

A system for controlling at least one of a feature and a function of a portable electronic device while the portable electronic device is moving at a rate greater than a predetermined threshold, the system comprising:

• the portable electronic device;
• a movement analyzer configured to determine whether the portable electronic device is moving at a rate greater than the predetermined threshold;
• a hand portion detector configured to determine whether two-handed operation is being used during the operation of the portable electronic device;
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• a controller configured to enable and disable an operation of the portable electronic device, while the portable electronic device is moving at a rate greater than the predetermined threshold, based on whether the hand portion detector determines whether two-handed operation is being used during the operation of the portable electronic device.

A system for controlling at least one of a feature and a function of a portable electronic device while the portable electronic device is moving at a rate greater than a predetermined threshold, the system comprising:

• the portable electronic device;
• a protective shell configured to receive the portable electronic device, wherein the protective shell is communicatively coupled to the portable electronic device;
• a movement analyzer configured to determine whether the portable electronic device is moving at a rate greater than the predetermined threshold;
• a hand detector configured to determine whether two-handed operation is being used during the operation of the portable electronic device by determining whether at least one hand portion from each of two hands is in contact with a sensor located on the protective shell;
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• a controller configured to enable and disable an operation of the portable electronic device, while the portable electronic device is moving at a rate greater than the predetermined threshold, based on whether the hand detector determines whether two-handed operation is being used during the operation of the portable electronic device.