Automatic vehicle operator detection for in-vehicle risk-free mobile device use
Abstract:
A wireless terminal having a user interface comprising: i) a cellular transceiver configured to communicate with a cellular network and to receive therefrom an incoming text message from a calling party; ii) a personal area network PAN transceiver configured to communicate with a vehicle PAN transceiver associated with a vehicle; iii) a controller configured to determine when the vehicle is moving and to place the wireless terminal in a DRIVE mode. During DRIVE mode, the controller detects receipt of the incoming text message by the cellular transceiver and is further configured to prevent the text message from being displayed to the driver on the user interface of the wireless terminal.
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