Patent ID: 11963071
Assignee: ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 5:
6. One or more non-transitory computer readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause a first device being a mobile computing device, which is configured to receive or send a text message over a cellular network, to:
transmit, to a network computing device, a first location of the mobile computing device to cause the network computing device to:
transmit, to a server, the first location to retrieve at least one of specific weather information, specific traffic information, or specific road condition information indicating a first driving situation for a vehicle;
determine a first access level based on at least one of the specific weather information, the specific traffic information, or the specific road condition information;
transmit the first access level to the mobile computing device; and
communicate, with a second device within the vehicle associated with a passenger, to obtain information from the second device indicating that a user of the mobile computing device is driving the vehicle;

receive an incoming text message during a drive;
determine, based on a sender of the incoming text message, a sender priority level; and
block, based on the first access level and the sender priority level, and based on the information indicating that the user is driving the vehicle, the incoming text message from being output to the user of the mobile computing device during the drive.