Patent Document ID: 8213962
Application ID: 12506920
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method comprising: identifying, by a mobile device, a paired device within a short-range wireless network associated with a vehicle, the paired device having access to a vehicle information system; receiving, by the mobile device and from the paired device, vehicle status information from the vehicle information system; determining, by the mobile device, whether the vehicle status information triggers a safety mode for the mobile device when the vehicle is in motion and the mobile device is within a safety zone, the safety zone being within the vehicle; disabling, by the mobile device and while the vehicle is in motion, a display of the mobile device when the vehicle status information triggers the safety mode for the mobile device; receiving, by the mobile device, seat sensor information from the vehicle information system; determining, by the mobile device, whether the mobile device is in possession of a passenger of the vehicle based on the seat sensor information; and enabling, by the mobile device, the display of the mobile device when the mobile device is in the possession of the passenger.