Patent ID: 8121531

Claim:
An apparatus operable to disable operation of wireless communications devices, for use within a vehicle, the apparatus comprising: at least one active antenna element; a drive circuit coupled to drive the at least one active antenna element to produce interference within at least one wireless communications band of frequencies at sufficient power to interfere with communication between the wireless communications device and a destination device; and a disabling circuit responsive to at least an allotted amount of time for disabling the driving of the at least one active antenna element during a defined period to selectively disable the drive circuit from the driving of the at least one active antenna element, the drive circuit and the disabling circuit cooperatively operable to interfere with communication between the wireless communications device and the destination device while the vehicle is moving above a defined threshold and the allotted amount of time for disabling the driving of the at least one active antenna element during the defined period has been exceeded and to not interfere with the communication between the wireless communications device and the destination device while the vehicle is moving above the defined threshold and the allotted amount of time for disabling the driving of the at least one active antenna element during the defined period has not been exceeded.