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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2017
Cellcontrol, Inc., Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Joseph E. Breaux, III, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Chad A. Kennedy, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Michael W. Lynn, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Jay S. Brohn, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
CELLCONTROL, INC., Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Abstract
Systems, methods, and devices for detecting the presence and location of a mobile communication device within a vehicle includes a monitoring device mounted within the vehicle, the monitoring device includes a primary antenna for detecting cellular data signals originating from within the vehicle. One or more external antenna components mounted at different locations within the vehicle further help to pinpoint the location of detected cellular data signals and correspondingly the location of the mobile device. The external antenna components further help to eliminate and distinguish cellular data signals coming from outside the vehicle and from other mobile communication devices that are not within the driver space of the vehicle.