# US 2025/0085133 A2 · Intelligent restriction of device operations

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- Number: US 2025/0085133 A2
- Document ID: US20250085133A2
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A2
- Application number: 17/931,513
- Filed: 2022-09-12
- Published: 2025-03-13
- Earliest claimed: 2007-09-26
- Assignees: Apple Inc.
- Applicants: Apple Inc.
- Inventors: Joshua V. GRAESSLEY
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20250085133A2

## CPC

- G01C 21/3641: {Personalized guidance, e.g. limited guidance on previously travelled routes}
- G01C 21/3602: {Input other than that of destination using image analysis, e.g. detection of road signs, lanes, buildings, real preceding vehicles using a camera}
- G01C 21/3617: {using user history, behaviour, conditions or preferences, e.g. predicted or inferred from previous use or current movement}
- G01C: MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY (measuring liquid level G01F; radio navigation, determining distance or velocity by use of propagation effects, e.g. Doppler effects, propagation time, of radio waves, analogous arrangements using other waves G01S)

## Abstract

A navigation system includes a user interface for detecting touch input. The system uses touch input to determine if a driver or passenger is operating the navigation system. If the system determines that the driver is operating the system, then an action is initiated (e.g., the user interface is locked down, a warning is provided). The navigation system allows a passenger in the vehicle to operate the navigation system while the vehicle is in motion. In an aspect, additional or other sensors (e.g., seat sensor, seat belt sensor, infrared sensor) can be used to detect whether a driver or passenger is operating the navigation system while the vehicle is in motion.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method comprising:
obtaining input for a navigation system configured for operating in a vehicle;
determining if the vehicle is moving at the time the input is obtained;
if the vehicle is moving, automatically determining if the input is provided by a driver of the vehicle using the input; and
if the input is provided by a driver of the vehicle, initiating an action associated with the navigation system or the vehicle.