Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Phone holder
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Application No.: US14881973Application Date: 2015-10-13
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Publication No.: US09859940B1Publication Date: 2018-01-02
- Inventor: Soren K. Lundsgaard , Joy A. Thomas , David J. Krug
- Applicant: Allstate Insurance Company
- Applicant Address: US IL Northbrook
- Assignee: Allstate Insurance Company
- Current Assignee: Allstate Insurance Company
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Northbrook
- Agency: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
- Main IPC: H04B1/3877
- IPC: H04B1/3877 ; H04B1/3822 ; H04W4/00

Abstract:
An apparatus for holding a cell phone or a mobile device in a vehicle that includes a phone enhancer and a cradle to hold the cell phone in the vehicle, a keypad wirelessly connected to the phone enhancer, and a phone enhancer application installed and operated on the cell phone. The keypad includes a Bluetooth connection for wireless connection of the keypad to the phone enhancer. The keypad receives one or more keypad instructions that include one or more of the following: answer the cell phone, hang up the cell phone, pause and play music from the cell phone, adjust the volume of a phone call on the cell phone, adjust the volume of the music on the cell phone, and dial a phone number for a phone call on the cell phone. The phone enhancer application determines a driver of the vehicle when multiple users are in the vehicle.
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