Patent ID: 11917094
Assignee: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES AG
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B | IPC B  H

Claim 11:
12. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
detecting, by a controller of a vehicle having a set of ultra-wideband (UWB) transceivers, a mobile device including a device UWB transceiver, wherein the controller is configured to communicate with the mobile device;
determining, by the controller, a defined driver zone within the vehicle, the defined driver zone indicating a set of boundary positions within the vehicle relative to a driver seat within the vehicle;
communicating, by the controller via the set of vehicle UWB transceivers, with the device UWB transceiver to determine a position of the mobile device within the vehicle;
detecting, by the controller, that a human operator is sitting in the driver seat of the vehicle and that the human operator has started and begun driving the vehicle;
commanding, by the controller, the mobile device to enable a driver mode whereby operation of the mobile device is limited when (i) the determined position of the mobile device is within the defined driver zone and (ii) the controller detects that the human operator is sitting in the driver seat of the vehicle and has started and begun driving the vehicle;
detecting, by the controller, a subsequent stop of the vehicle; and
automatically commanding, by the controller, the mobile device to disable the driver mode in response to the controller detecting the subsequent stop of the vehicle.