Patent ID: 8666382

Claim:
A method of regulating mobile device communications while operating a motor vehicle, the method comprising: identifying an attempted communication comprising at least one of an attempted voice call, text message and mobile data communication from at least one mobile device located in the motor vehicle; verifying a services profile of the at least one mobile device and determining at least one service is to be performed; querying a carrier gateway server associated with the at least one service to identify a remote server; querying, by the carrier gateway server, the remote server for a policy; and applying the policy when a speed of a motor vehicle in which the at least one mobile device is located has either exceeded a first threshold, or fallen below a second threshold; wherein the policy comprises at least one of rerouting, intercepting, delaying and disallowing the communication; wherein the first threshold is related to invoking restriction policies of the at least one mobile device; wherein the second threshold is related to removing restriction policies of the at least one mobile device; and wherein the first threshold is equal to or greater than the second threshold.