System and Method for a Vehicle Mediating Zone-Specific Control of a Communication Device

A method of providing zone-specific control of one or more of features of at least one communication device by a vehicle, said method comprising the steps of:

• establishing, by a microprocessor executable feature control module, a connection with the at least one communication device (connected device), wherein the feature control module is configured to receive input from at least one of a sensor of the communication device or specific zone/s to locate the at least one communication device with respect to the zone/s;
• determining for the at least one connected device, the specific zone associated with the at least one connected device, wherein the specific zone is labeled with some degree of restriction of one or more features of the at least one connected device;
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• controlling, via the feature control module, access or control of one or more features of the at least one connected device based on rules assigned to the determined zone, wherein the rules are defined by at least one of a group, entity, individual, manufacture, in response to a vehicle or communication device detected input or condition, or any combination thereof.

A system of providing zone-specific control of one or more of features of at least one communication device by a vehicle, said system comprising:

• a microprocessor executable feature control module connected with at least one communication device (connected device), wherein the feature control module is configured to receive input from at least one of a sensor of the communication device or specific zone/s to locate the at least one communication device with respect to the zone/s;
• at least one of the feature control module or device location module determining for the at least one connected device, the specific zone associated with the at least one connected device, wherein the specific zone is labeled with a rule or condition for degree of restriction of one or more features of the at least one connected device;
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• the feature control module limiting access or control of one or more features of the at least one connected device based on the rules or conditions assigned to the determined zone, wherein the rules or condition are defined by at least one of a group, entity, individual, manufacture, in response to a vehicle or communication device detected input or condition, or any combination thereof.