Mobile wireless device incorporating self-detection of operational environment and selective device functionality

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9307071
APP PUB NO 20160006860A1
SERIAL NO

14321279

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A mobile wireless device conditionally disables device functionality when a driver is detected to be the user while in a moving vehicle. The device comprises sensors for sensing: motion, thermal images, and a vehicle cabin side. A processor is configured to perform a method including detecting whether the device is traveling within a moving vehicle; capture thermal image data points at multiple spatial locations; and render spatially binned thermal image data from the image data points. The processor is further configured to invoke a driver in possession mode of operation of the device in response to determining that: (1) the device performed the capturing while located in the front seat of the moving vehicle, by applying a front seat thermal image signature definition to the spatially binned thermal image data, and (2) the device is located on a driver side of the moving vehicle.

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UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORPORATION8410 W BRYN MAWR SUITE 700 CHICAGO IL 60631-3486

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Irizarry, Michael S Barrington Hills, US 17 63
Neitzel, Erik Paul Chicago, US 1 20
Saxena, Narothum Hoffman Estates, US 62 2454

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