Systems and methods for determining a wireless communications module of a network device has been disabled
US11676470B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 1, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jun 13, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 1, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/80
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computerized method for determining whether a first wireless communication module of a first network device located within a vehicle is disabled is disclosed. The computerized method includes operations of detecting movement of the first network device at a speed greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold, determining that a first communicative coupling with a transceiver using the first wireless communication module of the first network device cannot be established, determining that a second communicative coupling with the transceiver using a second wireless communication module of the first network device has been established, and generating an alert indicating that the first wireless communication module of the first network device is disabled while the first network device is located in the vehicle and in proximity to the transceiver. The first wireless communication module may be a BLUETOOTH® module and the second wireless communication module may be a WI-FI® module.
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