Systems and methods for locating a mobile phone in a vehicle
US10637985B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 28, 2019 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 28, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M1/724098
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, a system for locating a mobile phone in a vehicle is provided. The system includes one or more processors and a memory communicably coupled to the one or more processors and storing a detection module and a safety module. The detection module including instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to: determine that a mobile phone is located in a vehicle. The safety module including instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to: in response to the determination, play a sound in the vehicle; record the sound played in the vehicle; based on the recorded sound and a sound model, determine if the mobile phone is in a driver seat of the vehicle; and if it is determined that the mobile phone is in the driver seat of the vehicle, disable at least some functionality of the mobile phone.
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