System to help prevent distracted driving
OwnerLoralee Hajdu, Oliver Hajduinventors
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Abstract
Software and computer processor implemented system useful for preventing distracted driving. Here the invention's software runs on a smartphone or other computerized device configured to automatically connect to various devices, such as automobile associated Bluetooth peripherals. When operating, the invention determines what peripheral connections are active, and uses these to automatically select responses to various incoming messages and often automatically send these responses.
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A handheld computerized device configured to help prevent distracted driving, said handheld computerized device comprising:
- a Bluetooth transceiver, processor, graphical user interface, memory, wireless cellular network transceiver, and reply software;
- wherein said handheld computerized device is any of a smartphone and tablet computer device;
- said handheld computerized device including at least one reply message stored in said memory;
- said handheld computerized device configured to identify that at least one vehicle associated Bluetooth device is Bluetooth connected to said handheld computerized device;
- said handheld computerized device further configured so that, while it is Bluetooth connected to said at least one vehicle associated Bluetooth device, said handheld computerized device is configured to respond to at least one incoming cellular network message with at least one reply message from said memory.
A handheld computerized device configured to help prevent distracted driving, said handheld computerized device comprising:
- a Bluetooth transceiver, processor, graphical user interface, memory, wireless cellular network transceiver, and reply software;
- wherein said handheld computerized device is any of a smartphone and tablet computer device;
- said handheld computerized device including at least one reply message stored in said memory;
- said handheld computerized device configured to identify that at least one vehicle associated Bluetooth device is Bluetooth connected to said handheld computerized device;
- said handheld computerized device further configured so that, while it is Bluetooth connected to said at least one vehicle associated Bluetooth device, said handheld computerized device is configured to automatically respond to at least one incoming cellular network message with at least one reply message from said memory.
A handheld computerized device configured to help prevent distracted driving, said handheld computerized device comprising:
- a Bluetooth transceiver, processor, graphical user interface, memory, wireless cellular network transceiver, and reply software;
- wherein said handheld computerized device is any of a smartphone and tablet computer device;
- said handheld computerized device including at least one reply message stored in said memory;
- said handheld computerized device configured to identify that at least one vehicle associated Bluetooth device is Bluetooth connected to said handheld computerized device;
- said handheld computerized device further configured so that, while it is Bluetooth connected to said at least one vehicle associated Bluetooth device, said handheld computerized device is configured to request and receive user input before responding to at least one incoming cellular network message with at least one reply message from said memory.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.