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

Claim 0:
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
detecting, by a mobile device including a device ultra-wideband (UWB) transceiver, a set of vehicle UWB transceivers of a vehicle;
determining, by the mobile device, 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 mobile device via the device UWB transceiver, with the set of vehicle UWB transceivers to determine a position of the mobile device within the vehicle;
detecting, by a controller of the vehicle, 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, wherein the controller is configured to communicate with the mobile device;
enabling, by the mobile device, 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 disabling, by the mobile device, the driver mode in response to the controller detecting the subsequent stop of the vehicle.