Distracted driving smartphone lock box system
OwnerCharles Isgarinventor
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Abstract
Described is a vehicle smartphone lock box system that is used to limit access to a mobile computing device while driving. The vehicle smartphone lock box system includes a box with a lid that is designed to contain one or more mobile computing devices such as smartphones or tablets. The box is placed inside a vehicle and communicates with the vehicle. A mobile computing device put in the box cannot be accessed while driving. The box senses when a mobile computing device is in the box. The box communicates with the mobile computing device and the vehicle electronics to record when a mobile computing device is in the box and when the vehicle is moving.
Claims21
A vehicle smartphone lock box system comprising:
- a securing container, wherein the securing container holds a mobile computing device, and wherein the securing container is coupled to a vehicle;
- a microcomputer integrated into the securing container, wherein the microcomputer is communicatively coupled to the mobile computing device and receives information from a lockbox application running on the mobile computing device;
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- a sensor that senses when the mobile computing device is in the securing container.
A vehicle smartphone lock box system comprising:
- a smartphone securing container, wherein the securing container holds a smartphone, and wherein the container is coupled to a vehicle;
- a sensor integrated into the securing container that senses when the smartphone is in the securing container;
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- an application operating on the smartphone, wherein the application running on the mobile computing device executes instructions to automatically send data regarding a time the smartphone is placed the securing container in response to the sensor sensing the smartphone is in the securing container.
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