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US 8,914,014 B2Granted
Phone that prevents concurrent texting and driving
OwnerJoel Vidal, Yael Vidalinventors
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The present invention includes a phone able to detect or determine that a user of the phone is sitting in a driver seat of a moving vehicle. The determination may be based on, for example, captured front-side images, captured back-side images, captured audio, contextual analysis of textual messages, contextual analysis of phone conversations or intra-vehicular conversations, GPS data or other location data, or other parameters. Upon such determination, the phone may block one or more features or applications, such as texting or messaging. The present invention may reduce, eliminate or block occurrences of concurrent texting-and-driving, or other unsafe or illegal operations.
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Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor: service provisioning or reconfiguring
With means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions: to restrict the functionality of the device
Services making use of location information: using location based information parameters
For vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P]: for in-vehicle communication
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Some embodiments are related to the field of wireless communication.
Many people use cellular phones in order to make and receive phone calls. For example, a user may utilize a cellular phone in order to talk with friends, stay in touch with family members, and transact business with co-workers and business associates while being away from the user's home or office.
Many users utilize a smartphone, which may include features of a cellular phone as well as features of a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA). For example, a smartphone may be used for placing and receiving phone calls, as well as for browsing the Internet, taking photographs by utilizing an integrated camera, playing games, sending and receiving electronic mail (email), maintaining a calendar or schedule, or the like.
For simplicity and clarity of illustration, elements shown in the figures have not necessarily been drawn to scale. For example, the dimensions of some of the elements may be exaggerated relative to other elements for clarity of presentation. Furthermore, reference numerals may be repeated among the figures to indicate corresponding or analogous elements. The figures are listed below.
FIG. 1A is a schematic block diagram illustration of a phone, in accordance with some demonstrative embodiments.
FIG. 1B is a schematic block diagram illustration of an analyzer module, in accordance with some demonstrative embodiments.
In the following detailed description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of some embodiments. However, it will be understood by persons of ordinary skill in the art that some embodiments may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known methods, procedures, components, units and/or circuits have not been described in detail so as not to obscure the discussion.
The term “phone” as used herein may include, for example, a cellular phone, a cellphone, a smartphone (e.g., Apple iPhone, an Android-based smartphone or device, a Blackberry device, a Microsoft Windows based smartphone), a cordless phone (e.g., typically used in homes), a DECT phone, a mobile phone, a corded phone, a wireless communication device, or the like. Optionally, the term “phone” may include, for example, a tablet (e.g., Apple iPad, Motorola Xoom), a tablet computer, a tablet device, a handheld device, a portable device, an electronic device, a portable electronic device, an electronic book reader or e-book reader (e.g., Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Nook), a device able to send and/or receive phone calls, a device able to send and/or receive text messages and/or SMS messages and/or MMS messages and/or Instant Messages, a gaming device, a portable or handheld gaming device (e.g., Sony PlayStation Portable), or the like.
Some embodiments may include, for example, a phone which prevents its user from performing one or more operations via the phone, while the user is seated in a vehicular driver seat; or, while the user is seated in a driver seat of a moving vehicle or of an accelerating vehicle or of a decelerating vehicle.