Operation regulation method, operation regulation program product, mobile terminal, vehicular apparatus, and vehicular communication system
US9313716B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 17, 2013 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M1/72463
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A mobile terminal requiring operation regulation is communicably connected with a vehicular apparatus via wireless communication and executes an application for cooperating with the vehicular apparatus. An operation regulation method performed by the mobile terminal and the vehicular apparatus includes transmitting, from the vehicular apparatus to the mobile terminal, vehicle information indicating whether a vehicle including the vehicular apparatus is in a traveling state, determining, with the mobile terminal, whether the vehicle is in the traveling state based on the vehicle information when the vehicular apparatus is connected with the mobile terminal based on handsfree communication protocol, and, when the mobile terminal determines that the vehicle is in the traveling state, performing, with the mobile terminal, a regulation process for regulating one of (i) an operation of the application for cooperating with the vehicular apparatus or (ii) all or part of functions provided to the mobile terminal.
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