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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2000
Alicia A. Chastain, Raleigh, NC (US);
Michael A. Paolini, Round Rock, TX (US);
David M. Wendt, Apex, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and system for controlling use of a communication device in a vehicle is provided. The system includes a plurality of internal vehicle sensors, the vehicle sensors adapted to provide internal information. A receiver is provided adapted to receive external information from an external source and a controller is provided adapted to receive the internal information and the external information. The controller is adapted to assign a risk value to each of the internal and external information and compare the assigned risk values to a predetermined risk threshold and is adapted to disable the communication device when any of the risk values exceeds the predetermined risk threshold.