Abstract: A system and method for monitoring apps in a vehicle or in a smartphone to reduce driver distraction is disclosed. A controller operating inside or in combination with the head unit of the vehicle or operating inside or in combination with the smartphone may monitor operation of the vehicle, and generate alerts indicative of operation of the vehicle (such as an alert indicative that the vehicle is operating at a predetermined speed). In response to the alert, the operation of the app in the vehicle or in the smartphone may be modified.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 12, 2014
Publication date:
April 9, 2015
Applicant:
EXCELFORE CORPORATION
Inventors:
John Crosbie, Anoop Balakrishnan, Shrikant Acharya, Shrinath Acharya
Abstract: A system and method for monitoring apps in a vehicle to reduce driver distraction is disclosed. A controller operating inside or in combination with the head unit of the vehicle may monitor operation of the vehicle, and generate alerts indicative of operation of the vehicle (such as an alert indicative that the vehicle is operating at a predetermined speed). In response to the alert, the operation of the app in the vehicle may be modified.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 8, 2013
Publication date:
April 17, 2014
Applicant:
EXCELFORE CORPORATION
Inventors:
John Edward Crosbie, Anoop Balakrishnan, Shrikant Acharya, Shrinath Acharaya
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