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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 11249825 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2022

Filed:

Dec. 20, 2018

Driver identification and data collection systems for use with mobile communication devices in vehicles

Applicant:

Cellcontrol, Inc., Baton Rouge, LA (US);

Inventors:

Joseph E. Breaux, Baton Rouge, LA (US);

Chad A. Kennedy, Baton Rouge, LA (US);

Michael W. Lynn, Baton Rouge, LA (US);

Assignee:

CELLCONTROL, INC., Baton Rouge, LA (US);

Attorney:

Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Primary Examiner:

Umut Onat

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/54 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04W 4/40 (2018.01); B60K 35/00 (2006.01); H04W 76/14 (2018.01); H04W 4/42 (2018.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01); H04W 48/04 (2009.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); H04W 4/33 (2018.01); H04W 4/48 (2018.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01); H04R 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/546 (2013.01); B60K 35/00 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/16 (2013.01); G06F 9/542 (2013.01); H04W 4/027 (2013.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.02); H04W 4/33 (2018.02); H04W 4/40 (2018.02); H04W 4/42 (2018.02); H04W 4/48 (2018.02); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 48/04 (2013.01); H04W 76/14 (2018.02); H04R 3/12 (2013.01); H04R 2420/07 (2013.01); H04R 2499/13 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems, methods, and devices for managing predetermined functions on a mobile device within a moving vehicle, the mobile device having an operating system (OS) that includes an event API installed therein that is configured for two-way communication with an external control device, the control device being installed within the vehicle and further configured to communicate with a software application installed and running in memory resident on the mobile device. In response to initiation of a predetermined function on the mobile device, a notification message is transmitted by the event API to the control device. The control device then communicates with the software application to determine a desired action for the mobile device to take with respect to the predetermined function. The control device then instructs the mobile device on the action to take on the predetermined function by transmitting an action message to the event API.

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