Patent ID: 7856203

Claim:
A system for preventing moving vehicle's drivers from engaging in cell phone texting and similar dangerous activity while said moving vehicle is in motion, comprising: (a) A motion detector, able to provide an indication that said moving vehicle is in motion, and (b) A contiguous interior compartment wherein passengers may be located, said contiguous interior compartment having: (i) at least four courtesy signal transmitters disposed within said contiguous interior compartment, (ii) at least one cell phone operated by a cell phone user, having a radio frequency voice and data carrier signal transceiver capable of carrying at least text messages between the cell phone in said moving vehicle and another cell phone, having a display able to read received text, having a processor capable of controlling said cell phone, having a microphone to receive audio signals spoken by said cell phone user, and having a courtesy signal receiver incorporated in said microphone to receive courtesy signals from each courtesy signal transmitter, (iii) possibly a steering wheel, brakes and accelerator pedal which controls the speed and direction the moving vehicle will go, and (iv) if said steering wheel, brake and accelerator pedals control the vehicle are in said contiguous interior compartment, a moving vehicle driver, who may also be said cell phone user, may be positioned to operate said steering wheel and brake and accelerator pedals, wherein said cell phone's keyboard may be enabled or disabled based on courtesy signal transit times and the motion indicator, said enabling or disabling which may be overridden by signals or commands received from the cell phone service provider or person of authority located in said motion vehicle's contiguous interior compartment.