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Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019

Filed:

Jul. 27, 2018
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Ira L. Allen, Dallas, TX (US);

Douglas D. Williams, Hudson, OH (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/725 (2006.01); G01S 19/13 (2010.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01); G01S 5/02 (2010.01); H04W 48/04 (2009.01); H04W 8/22 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/72577 (2013.01); G01S 5/02 (2013.01); G01S 19/13 (2013.01); H04W 8/22 (2013.01); H04W 48/04 (2013.01); H04W 64/006 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method and system for disabling functions of a movement detection enabled device is provided. The method includes monitoring a movement detection signal of the movement detection enabled device in a vehicle and determining that the vehicle is currently in motion. An electronic tag in the vehicle is detected and instructions associated with the movement detection enabled device are retrieved. It is determined that the movement detection enabled device is located within a specified proximity to a driver location of the vehicle and that a user of the device is a driver of the vehicle. In response, specified functions of the movement detection enabled device are disabled.


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