Associating external devices to vehicles and usage of said association

A method comprising:

• obtaining an indication that a mobile device is connected to an external device;
• accessing a database to retrieve an association of the external device with a vehicle, wherein the database retains associations between external devices and vehicles, whereby deducing that the mobile device is located in or on the vehicle based on the indication;
• and
• in response to deducing that the mobile device is located in or on the vehicle, performing a predetermined action, wherein said performing the predetermined action is performed by a processor.

A computerized apparatus having a processor, the processor being adapted to perform the steps of:

• obtaining an indication that a mobile device is connected to an external device;
• accessing a database to retrieve an association of the external device with a vehicle, wherein the database retains associations between external devices and vehicles, whereby deducing that the mobile device is located in or on the vehicle based on the indication;
• and
• in response to deducing that the mobile device is located in or on the vehicle, performing a predetermined action.

A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium retaining program instructions, which program instructions when read by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

• obtaining an indication that a mobile device is connected to an external device;
• accessing a database to retrieve an association of the external device with a vehicle, wherein the database retains associations between external devices and vehicles, whereby deducing that the mobile device is located in or on the vehicle based on the indication;
• and
• in response to deducing that the mobile device is located in or on the vehicle, performing a predetermined action.