Systems and methods for handling communications during user operation of a motor vehicle
AssigneeState Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
InventorFrankie Lockenour
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Abstract
In one aspect, a system for receiving communications while a user operates a motor vehicle is provided. The system may include (1) a Bluetooth interface configured to establish a connection to a Bluetooth device associated with the motor vehicle, (2) a wireless communication interface configured to receive a wireless communication from a remote device, and (3) a processor coupled to the wireless communication interface and the Bluetooth interface, and configured to: (a) determine the user is operating the motor vehicle based upon the connection to the Bluetooth device, and (b) suppress a notification of the user of receipt of the wireless communication while the user is operating the motor vehicle.
Claims21
1-20. (canceled)
A mobile device for receiving communications while a user operates a motor vehicle, the mobile device comprising:
- a BLUETOOTH interface configured to establish a connection to a BLUETOOTH device associated with the motor vehicle;
- a wireless communication interface configured to receive a wireless communication from a remote device;
- and
- a processor coupled to the wireless communication interface and the BLUETOOTH interface, and configured to:
- determine the user is operating the motor vehicle based upon the connection to the BLUETOOTH device,
- determine the mobile device is receiving the wireless communication,
- suppress a receipt notification provided to the user indicating receipt of the wireless communication,
- receive a bypass code from the remote device, and
- in response to receiving the bypass code, release the receipt notification of the wireless communication to the user.
A method of handling communications to a mobile device while a user operates a motor vehicle, the method comprising:
- establishing a BLUETOOTH connection between the mobile device and a BLUETOOTH device associated with the motor vehicle using a BLUETOOTH interface;
- determining, by a processor, the user is operating the motor vehicle based upon the BLUETOOTH connection;
- receiving, at a wireless communication interface, a wireless communication from a remote device including a receipt notification for indicating to the user that the wireless communication was received;
- suppressing delivery of the receipt notification to the user;
- receiving a bypass code from the remote device;
- and
- in response to receiving the bypass code, releasing the receipt notification of the wireless communication to the user.
A method of handling communications to a mobile device while a user operates a motor vehicle, the method comprising:
- determining, by a processor, the user is operating the motor vehicle;
- receiving, at a wireless communication interface, a wireless communication from a remote device including a receipt notification for indicating to the user that the wireless communication was received;
- suppressing, by the processor, delivery of the receipt notification to the user;
- receiving a bypass code from the remote device, and in response to receiving the bypass code, releasing the receipt notification of the wireless communication to the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.