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Safe use of electronic devices in an automobile
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In this article, the authors present a method and computer program product for operating a mobile electronic device having a wireless transceiver within an automobile having an on-board computer, where the motorist may then utilize the mobile electronic devices through the input and output devices of the onboard computer.Abstract:
The present invention presents a method and computer program product for operating a mobile electronic device having a wireless transceiver within an automobile having an on-board computer. The method includes: receiving a wireless information message from the mobile electronic device within the automobile to the on-board computer, establishing a wireless communication link between the on-board computer and the mobile electronic device; communicating instructions from the on-board computer to the mobile electronic device to disable a one or more features within the mobile electronic device; and then communicating reconfiguration instructions from the on-board computer to the mobile electronic device, whereby the mobile electronic device reconfigures itself to become a slave device to the on-board computer. The motorist may then utilize the mobile electronic device through the input and output devices of the on-board computer.read more
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