Described is a vehicle smartphone lock box system that is used to limit access to a mobile computing device while driving. The vehicle smartphone lock box system includes a box with a lid that is designed to contain one or more mobile computing devices such as smartphones or tablets. The box is placed inside a vehicle and communicates with the vehicle. A mobile computing device put in the box cannot be accessed while driving. The box senses when a mobile computing device is in the box. The box communicates with the mobile computing device and the vehicle electronics to record when a mobile computing device is in the box and when the vehicle is moving.
DISTRACTED DRIVING SMARTPHONE LOCK BOX SYSTEM
2019-05-23
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60Q ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL , Anordnung von Signal- oder Beleuchtungsvorrichtungen, deren Einbau oder Halterung oder deren Schaltkreise bei Fahrzeugen allgemein / H04M TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION , Fernsprechverkehr / H04W WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS , Drahtlose Kommunikationsnetze |
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