Driver handheld computing device lock out

 · Published on Tuesday by the US Patent and Trademark Office, an Apple patent called "Driver handheld computing device lock-out" proposes a couple of different ways to cut off texting and other cell.  · One recently published patent describes a "driver handheld computing device lock-out" system that detects when a user is driving using on-board sensors or pulling information from the car when Estimated Reading Time: 3 mins. DRIVER HANDHELD COMPUTING DEVICE LOCK-OUT FIELD OF THE INVENTION This relates generally to safe operation of handheld com- puting devices, and more particularly, to providing a lock-out mechanism to prevent operation of one or more functions of handheld computing devices by drivers when operating vehicles. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION.

The published patent—appropriately named “Driver handheld computing device lock-out” is U.S. Patent No. 8,, It was filed on Decem, and was granted to Apple on Ap. In the description of the invention, the patent states that the “lock-out mechanisms disable the ability of a handheld computing device to perform certain functions, such as texting, while one is driving.”. The patent was awarded in for “Driver Handheld Computer Lockout Device.” The patent describes a way to disable handheld computing devices using a “motion analyzer” and “scenery analyzer.” The lawsuit also cites statistics that purportedly show texting and driving has become a bigger menace than impaired driving. Class Demands Apple Lock Out Texting for Drivers. Accusing Apple of putting profits before safety, a California class action demands that the company put lock-out technology on its iPhones to prevent customers from texting while driving. Don Debenedictis / Janu. LOS ANGELES (CN) — Accusing Apple of putting profits before safety, a California class action demands that the company put lock-out technology on its iPhones to prevent customers from texting while driving.

Companies in the mobile ecosystem ”should do much more to make it block a driver's phone without also locking out devices of passengers. for a patent for its lockout technology in , to disable the ability of a handheld computing device to perform certain functions. 12, , when it filed an application with the U.S. Patent Office for a 'driver handheld computing device lock-out,” the family says in the complaint.