Detection Apparatus and Method
OwnerMalcolm Edwin Whittakerinventor
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Abstract
A detection device for determining the number of passengers in a vehicle, comprising: an antenna for receiving a signal from an electronic device; a device for determining the number of electronic devices found within the vehicle using the signal from the electronic device located within the vehicle; and, a transceiver configured to communicate the number of electronic devices to a recipient.
Claims19
A detection device for determining the number of passengers in a vehicle, comprising:
- (a) an antenna for receiving a signal from an electronic device;
- (b) a device for determining the number of electronic devices found within the vehicle using the signal from the electronic device located within the vehicle;
- and,
- (c) a transceiver configured to communicate the number of electronic devices to a recipient.
A method of determining the number of passengers in a vehicle, comprising:
- (a) detecting the number of electronic devices found within the vehicle using the signal from the electronic device located within the vehicle;
- and,
- (b) communicating the number of electronic devices to a recipient.
A method of determining the number of cell phones present in a vehicle to a user, comprising:
- (a) collecting associated information from any device present in the vehicle;
- (b) determining the number of cell phones present in the vehicle;
- and,
- (c) communicating the number of cell phones to the user.
A processor readable storage medium contained within a portable electronic device, the storage medium containing a set of processor executable instructions that cause the portable electronic device to:
- collect associated information from any device present in the vehicle;
- determine the number of cell phones present in the vehicle;
- and,
- communicate the number of cell phones to the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.