{"schema_version":"1.0","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-8508379","patent":{"patent_number":"US-8508379","title":"Motion-based disabling of messaging on a wireless communications device by differentiating a driver from a passenger","assignee":null,"inventors":[],"filing_date":"2010-06-30T00:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2013-08-13T00:00:00.000Z","cpc_codes":["H04W","G01S","G01S","H04L","H04M","H04L","H04M","H04M","H04W","H04W","H04W","H04W"],"num_claims":20,"abstract":"When a wireless communications device is traveling at a speed exceeding a lower threshold but less than an upper threshold, the device is presumed to be traveling in a motor vehicle. In order to inhibit operation of the wireless communication device by a driver without restricting operation by a passenger, access to certain device functions or applications such as e-mail, text messaging, etc. are limited by challenging the user of the device to respond to an ergonomic challenge that requires two-handed user input. Only if two-handed input is received will the wireless communications device grant access to e-mail or instant messaging."},"analysis":{"summary":null,"layman_explanation":null,"technical_analysis":null,"business_analysis":null,"faqs":null,"topics":[],"tech_cluster":null},"seo":{"title":"Motion-based disabling of messaging on a wireless communications device by differentiating a driver from a passenger","description":"When a wireless communications device is traveling at a speed exceeding a lower threshold but less than an upper threshold, the device is presumed to be traveling in a motor vehicle. In order to inhib","keywords":[]},"attribution":{"source":"Patentable","source_url":"https://patentable.app","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-8508379","license":"CC-BY-4.0-like","license_terms":"AI-generated analysis on this page (summary, layman_explanation, technical_analysis, business_analysis, faqs) may be reused with attribution and a visible link back to the canonical URL above. Patent abstracts, claims, and bibliographic data are USPTO public domain.","required_link":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-8508379","citation_suggestion":"Patentable. \"Motion-based disabling of messaging on a wireless communications device by differentiating a driver from a passenger\" (US-8508379). https://patentable.app/patents/US-8508379","copyright_holder":"Nomic Interactive Technology LLC"},"links":{"html":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-8508379","json":"https://patentable.app/api/llm-context/US-8508379","site":"https://patentable.app","llms_txt":"https://patentable.app/llms.txt"},"generated_at":"2026-05-31T01:35:30.385Z"}