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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2010
Applicants:
Mihal Lazaridis, Waterloo, CA;
Michael Thomas Winkler, Kitchener, CA;
Christopher Pattenden, Waterloo, CA;
Inventors:
Mihal Lazaridis, Waterloo, CA;
Michael Thomas Winkler, Kitchener, CA;
Christopher Pattenden, Waterloo, CA;
Assignee:
Research In Motion Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 88/02 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and portable electronic device for hands-free operation in a motor vehicle are described. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a method comprising: detecting when a portable electronic device is within a threshold distance of a motor vehicle; and inhibiting the portable electronic device from transmitting communications when the portable electronic device is within the threshold distance of a motor vehicle.