Abstract: An apparatus for obtaining sensory data is disclosed. The apparatus includes a housing, a battery displaced within the housing, and circuitry displaced at least partially within the housing, the circuitry including an integrated circuit, an accelerometer, and a communications interface. The housing is formed from one or more of hardened plastic, metal, glass or composite. The circuitry further includes a vibration sensor. The communication interface enables communications with external network devices or a cloud server. The circuitry includes logic to perform operations including: receiving signals from one or more network devices; and parsing a first signal to identify (i) a unique identifier of a first network device of the one or more network devices, wherein the first network device transmitted the first signal, and (ii) determine a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) value of the first signal.

Abstract: An apparatus for obtaining sensory data is disclosed. The apparatus includes a housing, a battery displaced within the housing, and circuitry displaced at least partially within the housing, the circuitry including an integrated circuit, an accelerometer, and a communications interface. The housing is formed from one or more of hardened plastic, metal, glass or composite. The circuitry further includes a vibration sensor. The communication interface enables communications with external network devices or a cloud server. The circuitry includes logic to perform operations including: receiving signals from one or more network devices; and parsing a first signal to identify (i) a unique identifier of a first network device of the one or more network devices, wherein the first network device transmitted the first signal, and (ii) determine a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) value of the first signal.

Abstract: A computerized method for enforcing a set of policies on a first network device is disclosed. The computerized method includes operations by logic processing on the first network device including detecting movement of the first network at a speed above a predetermined threshold and presence of a wireless transceiver, implementing the set of policies on the first network device, wherein implementation of the set of policies is configured to restrict functionality of the first network device according to a predefined list of functionalities, monitoring sensory data associated with the first network device, determining that the sensory data violates a first policy of the set of policies, and responsive to determining that the sensory data violates the first policy, transmitting an alert to an administrator. An additional operation includes transmitting a message to the wireless transceiver to perform a scan for additional network devices.

Abstract: A computerized method performed by logic of a wireless transceiver coupled to an interior of an automobile. The computerized method includes operations of responsive to an application processing on a first network device detecting a speed below a predetermined threshold, receiving a first instruction initiating the logic of the wireless transceiver, obtaining sensory data indicating an acceleration value from an accelerometer of the wireless transceiver, and transmitting the sensory data to the first network device. The computerized method includes situations in which the acceleration value indicates at least one of positive acceleration or negative acceleration. The computerized method includes situations in which the sensory data includes one or more interrupts generated by the accelerometer when the acceleration value exceeds a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: A computerized method performed by logic processing on a first network device is disclosed. The computerized method includes operations performed by a logic of a first network device includes detecting movement of the first network at a speed above a predetermined threshold and presence of a wireless transceiver, transmitting a message to the wireless transceiver that includes instructions for the wireless transceiver to perform a plurality of scans for additional network devices, receiving a set of lists corresponding to scans performed by the wireless transceiver, each of the set of lists indicating a first group of network devices detected by the wireless transceiver, determining a subset of the first set of the detected network devices present on each list of the set of lists, and responsive to the subset of the first set of the detected network devices exceeding a policy threshold limit, transmitting an alert.

Abstract: A system for enforcing a set of policies on a first network device is shown. The system includes logic configured for processing on the first network device and a wireless transceiver to communicatively couple with the first network device. The logic, while processing on the first network device, performs operations including: detecting the first network device is moving at a speed above a predetermined threshold and a presence of a wireless transceiver, implementing the set of policies on the first network device, wherein implementation of the set of policies is configured to restrict functionality of the first network device according to a predefined list of functionalities, monitoring first sensory data associated with the first network device, determining that the first sensory data violates a first policy of the set of policies, and responsive to determining that the first sensory data violates the first policy, transmitting an alert.

Abstract: A system for enforcing a set of policies on a first network device is shown. The system includes logic configured for processing on the first network device and a wireless transceiver to communicatively couple with the first network device. The logic, while processing on the first network device, performs operations including: detecting the first network device is moving at a speed above a predetermined threshold and a presence of a wireless transceiver, implementing the set of policies on the first network device, wherein implementation of the set of policies is configured to restrict functionality of the first network device according to a predefined list of functionalities, monitoring first sensory data associated with the first network device, determining that the first sensory data violates a first policy of the set of policies, and responsive to determining that the first sensory data violates the first policy, transmitting an alert.

Abstract: A computerized method for enforcing a set of policies on a first network device is disclosed. The computerized method includes operations by logic processing on the first network device including detecting movement of the first network at a speed above a predetermined threshold and presence of a wireless transceiver, implementing the set of policies on the first network device, wherein implementation of the set of policies is configured to restrict functionality of the first network device according to a predefined list of functionalities, monitoring sensory data associated with the first network device, determining that the sensory data violates a first policy of the set of policies, and responsive to determining that the sensory data violates the first policy, transmitting an alert to an administrator. An additional operation includes transmitting a message to the wireless transceiver to perform a scan for additional network devices.

Abstract: A method including steps of communicatively coupling a first network device, such as a mobile phone, with a wireless transceiver, which may, in some embodiments, be integrated into a vehicle. The first network device may include specialized logic stored thereon. The method may include additional steps of receiving, by the first network device, a first beacon transmitted by the wireless transceiver and determining, by the logic of the first the network device, a value indicating a signal strength of the first beacon. In response to the value indicating the signal strength of the first beacon is greater than or equal to a first threshold, restricting, by the logic of the first network device, a predefined list of one or more functionalities of the first network device, wherein the one or more functionalities comprise a predefined list of functionalities of the first network device.

Abstract: A method including steps of receiving, by a cloud server, a predefined list of one or more functionalities to restrict, the predefined list generated via user input and communicatively coupling, by a wireless transceiver, with a first network device is disclosed. Additional steps include transmitting, by the wireless transceiver, a first message to the first network device, the first message configured to prompt a software application installed on the first network device to obtain a value indicating a strength of a detected magnetic field, wherein the magnetic field is generated by one or more magnets, and responsive to the value indicating the strength of the detected magnetic field is greater than or equal to a first threshold, restricting, by the software application, the predefined list of one or more functionalities of the first network device.