Apparatus and method for preventing a dangerous user behavior with a mobile communication device using an integrated pedometer

A method for preventing a dangerous user behavior with a mobile communication device, the method comprising the steps of:

• turning on a walking lock or a jogging lock on a mobile communication device;
• generating a user safety feature list menu for prevention of dangerous user behavior on a touch screen by a software program executed on a CPU and a memory unit of the mobile communication device, wherein the user safety feature list menu comprises a jogging lock on/off switch, a walking lock on/off switch, a location tracking-based walking and jogging lock accuracy improvement switch, a “walking lock options” sub-menu, and a “jogging lock options” sub-menu, each sub-menu of which incorporates at least one of a “disable typing function” switch, a “disable web browser” switch, and a “disable camera” switch within the walking lock options sub-menu and the jogging lock options sub-menu;
• detecting whether a pedometer sensor integrated in the mobile communication device generates an output reading above a threshold value for walking or jogging;
• when the output reading is above the threshold value, disabling particular features defined under the walking lock options sub-menu or the jogging lock options sub-menu;
• and
• else when the output reading is below the threshold value, maintaining or activating an enable mode for the particular features under the walking lock options sub-menu or the jogging lock options sub-menu.

A method of authorizing a supervisory mode for a supervising entity to prevent a dangerous user behavior with a mobile communication device, the method comprising the steps of:

• generating a user safety feature list menu for prevention of dangerous user behavior on a touch screen by a software program executed on a CPU and a memory unit of the mobile communication device, wherein the user safety feature list menu comprises a jogging lock on/off switch, a walking lock on/off switch, a location tracking-based walking and jogging lock accuracy improvement switch, a “walking lock options” sub-menu, and a “jogging lock options” sub-menu, each sub-menu of which incorporates at least one of a “disable typing function” switch, a “disable web browser” switch, and a “disable camera” switch within the walking lock options sub-menu and the jogging lock options sub-menu;
• activating the supervisory mode for the user safety feature list menu for walking or jogging lock safety features on the mobile communication device;
• entering an authorization password to control and manage the walking or jogging lock safety features;
• when the authorization password is correct and when a user lock code needs to be configured, wherein the user lock code prevents a mobile communication device user from altering the walking or jogging lock safety features set by the supervising entity, unless a correct user lock code is entered by the mobile communication device user:
• defining or resetting the user lock code associated with the walking or jogging lock safety features;
• and
• else when the authorization password is correct and when the user lock code does not need to be configured currently:
• activating or deactivating the walking or jogging lock safety features on the mobile communication device as the supervising entity.