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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Srini Racha, Northville, MI (US);
David Marvin Gersabeck, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 8/22 (2009.01); H04W 4/04 (2009.01); H04M 1/60 (2006.01); H04M 1/725 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 8/22 (2013.01); H04M 1/72577 (2013.01); H04W 4/046 (2013.01); H04M 1/6075 (2013.01); H04M 1/72569 (2013.01); H04M 2250/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes a processor configured to determine that an application is running in a foreground. The processor is also configured to receive a mobile device speed. The processor is additionally configured to determine if the mobile device speed is above a predetermined threshold. Also, the processor is configured to determine if an interface threshold has been exceeded and lock out the application from use if the mobile device speed is above the predetermined threshold and the interface threshold has been exceeded.