Systems and methods for handling communications during user operation of a motor vehicle
AssigneeState Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
InventorFrankie Lockenour
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Abstract
In one aspect, a system for receiving communications while a user operates a motor vehicle is provided. The system may include (1) a BLUETOOTH interface configured to establish a connection to a BLUETOOTH device associated with the motor vehicle, (2) a wireless communication interface configured to receive a wireless communication from a remote device, and (3) a processor coupled to the wireless communication interface and the BLUETOOTH interface, and configured to: (a) determine the user is operating the motor vehicle based upon the connection to the BLUETOOTH device, and (b) suppress a notification of the user of receipt of the wireless communication while the user is operating the motor vehicle.
Claims20
A mobile device for receiving communications while a user operates a motor vehicle, the mobile device comprising:
- a BLUETOOTH interface configured to establish a connection to a BLUETOOTH device associated with the motor vehicle;
- a wireless communication interface configured to receive a wireless communication from a remote device;
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- a processor coupled to the wireless communication interface and the BLUETOOTH interface, and configured to:
- determine the user is operating the motor vehicle based upon the connection to the BLUETOOTH device,
- suppress a notification to the user of receipt of the wireless communication while the user is operating the motor vehicle, and
- initiate a prompt communicated to a user of the remote device requesting authorization to bypass suppression of the notification.
A method of handling communications to a mobile device while a user operates a motor vehicle, the method comprising:
- establishing a BLUETOOTH connection between the mobile device and a BLUETOOTH device associated with the motor vehicle using air BLUETOOTH interface;
- determining, by a processor, the user is operating the motor vehicle based upon the BLUETOOTH connection;
- receiving, at a wireless communication interface, a wireless communication from a remote device;
- suppressing a notification to the user of receipt of the wireless communication;
- and
- initiating a prompt communicated to a user of the remote device requesting authorization to bypass suppression of the notification.
A base station for delivering communications to a mobile device, the base station comprising:
- a wireless communication interface configured to receive a wireless communication originating at a remote device and destined for the mobile device;
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- a processor coupled to the wireless communication interface and configured to:
- receive an indication the mobile device has established a BLUETOOTH connection with a BLUETOOTH device associated with a motor vehicle,
- determine a user of the mobile device is operating the motor vehicle based upon the BLUETOOTH connection,
- initiate suppression of communications to the mobile device while the user is operating the motor vehicle, and
- delay delivery of the wireless communication to the mobile device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.