Vehicle occupant position determination

A computing system comprising a computer processor coupled to a computer-readable memory unit, said memory unit comprising instructions that when executed by the computer processor implements a device identification and modification method comprising:

• receiving, via said computer processor by a cache of said computing system from a plurality of GPS enabled devices of a plurality of users, GPS data identifying locations of said GPS enabled devices, where said computing system comprises an integrated computer within a vehicle;
• identifying, by said computer processor based on digital identification input inserted into said cache, each GPS enabled device of said GPS enabled devices;
• refreshing, by said computer processor based on said digital identification input within said cache, said GPS data resulting in updated GPS data identifying updated locations of said GPS enabled devices;
• determining, by said computer processor based on said updated GPS data within said cache and locations of said GPS enabled devices, a group of users of said plurality of users located within a specified proximity to each other user of said group of users;
• determining, by said computer processor based on an altitude, velocity, and a vector of each one of said GPS enabled devices of said group of users, that said group of users is located within said vehicle;
• determining, by said computer processor based on locations of said GPS enabled devices, a position of each user of said group of users with respect to said vehicle;
• modifying, by said computer processor based on driver or passenger roles associated with each said position for each user of said group of users with respect to said vehicle, selected control functions of each said GPS enabled device of said GPS enabled devices;
• and
• disabling after said modifying, by said computer processor, said GPS enabled devices.

A computer program product, comprising a non-transitory computer readable hardware storage device storing a computer readable program code, said computer readable program code comprising an algorithm that when executed by a computer processor of a computer system implements a device identification and modification method, said method comprising:

• receiving, via said computer processor by a cache of said computing system from a plurality of GPS enabled devices of a plurality of users, GPS data identifying locations of said GPS enabled devices, where said computing system comprises an integrated computer within a vehicle;
• identifying, by said computer processor based on digital identification input inserted into said cache, each GPS enabled device of said GPS enabled devices;
• refreshing, by said computer processor based on said digital identification input within said cache, said GPS data resulting in updated GPS data identifying updated locations of said GPS enabled devices;
• determining, by said computer processor based on said updated GPS data within said cache and locations of said GPS enabled devices, a group of users of said plurality of users located within a specified proximity to each other user of said group of users;
• determining, by said computer processor based on an altitude, velocity, and a vector of each one of said GPS enabled devices of said group of users, that said group of users is located within said vehicle;
• determining, by said computer processor based on locations of said GPS enabled devices, a position of each user of said group of users with respect to said vehicle;
• modifying, by said computer processor based on driver or passenger roles associated with each said position for each user of said group of users with respect to said vehicle, selected control functions of each said GPS enabled device of said GPS enabled devices;
• and
• disabling after said modifying, by said computer processor, said GPS enabled devices.