Patent ID: 8258919

Claim:
A method for providing mobile device communications management, comprising: intercepting an input command received on a mobile communications device, the input command intercepted in response to detecting a presence of a fixed communications device that is embedded in a vehicle within range of the mobile communications device; acquiring biometric data from a user of the mobile communications device via an input component of the mobile communications device, the biometric data identifying the user; acquiring biometric data for an operator of the vehicle via a biometric scanner on a vehicle instrument of the vehicle; determining an activity status of the vehicle, the activity status indicating the vehicle is in operation by the operator when the biometric data of the operator is captured by the biometric scanner for a pre-defined sustained time period; upon determining that the activity status reflects the vehicle is active, comparing the biometric data from the vehicle instrument with the biometric data for the user of the mobile communications device; and upon determining that the biometric data from the vehicle instrument matches the biometric data for the user of the mobile communications device, retrieving an account record associated with the user and implementing an action specified in the account record.