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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2024
Filed:
May. 24, 2021
Applicant:
Driving Management Systems, Inc., Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Inventors:
Paul N. Weissler, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Kyle Johnson, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Robert M. Azzi, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Laura P. T. Johnston, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Assignee:
DRIVING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, INC., Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/72463 (2021.01); H04B 17/318 (2015.01); H04M 1/72409 (2021.01); H04M 1/72457 (2021.01); H04W 4/48 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/72463 (2021.01); H04B 17/318 (2015.01); H04M 1/724098 (2022.02); H04M 1/72457 (2021.01); H04W 4/48 (2018.02);
Abstract
A method for managing user interactions with a mobile device is provided. The method generally includes the use of notifications and VoIP calls to prompt a user to return to a smartphone application while within a vehicle. The smartphone application, when active as the foreground application, provides a virtual barrier between the driver and other applications, while permitting navigation and call functionality, for example.