Method and system for controlling a mobile communication device in a moving vehicle

A method of determining whether a controllable mobile device is within a vehicle when it is determined that the vehicle is in operation, comprising the steps:

• determining a location of the vehicle and one or more characteristics of the vehicle indicative of an operational state of the vehicle and identity of the vehicle;
• determining a location of the controllable mobile device and one or more characteristics of the controllable mobile device, wherein the controllable mobile device is associated with the vehicle;
• and
• determining whether the controllable mobile device is within the vehicle with computation equipment that uses the one or more characteristics of the vehicle indicative of an operational state of the vehicle the location of the vehicle and the location of the controllable mobile device,
• wherein the one or more characteristics of the vehicle indicative of the operational state of the vehicle comprises one or more of a velocity of the vehicle, a velocity of the controllable mobile device, a motion of the vehicle, a power indication of the vehicle, a gear position indication, an acceleration of the vehicle and a vibration of the vehicle, and
• wherein the determining whether the controllable mobile device is within the vehicle step comprises comparing the location of the vehicle and the location of the controllable mobile device, when the location of the vehicle and the location of the controllable mobile device are within a predetermined range of each other, the controllable mobile device is determined to be in the vehicle.