Patent ID: 8527140

Claim:
A method of performing one or more actions on a portable device carried by an individual, comprising: monitoring at least one operation indicator continuously and transparently to the individual, wherein the at least one operation indicator is created by an on-board component of the portable device when the portable device is located inside a vehicle; detecting when the at least one operation indicator meets one or more predetermined criteria; determining one or more operational states of the vehicle based on the one or more predetermined criteria; determining the one or more actions based on the one or more operational states of the vehicle; performing the one or more actions on the portable device; determining the one or more actions based on at least one change in the operational state of the vehicle occurs; and wherein the at least one change in the operational state comprise at least one of the following: a change from a vehicle is moving state to a vehicle movement is lingering state; a change from a vehicle engine is on state to an engine is off state; a change from a vehicle is moving state to a vehicle is stationary state; a change from a vehicle speed is below a predetermined speed limit state to a vehicle speed is above the predetermined limit; a change from a vehicle is stationary state to a vehicle is moving state; a change from an engine is off state to an engine is on state; and a change from an engine is off state to a vehicle is moving state.