Systems, methods, and devices for enforcing do not disturb functionality on mobile devices
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In a practical implementation, the system uses multiple antenna sandwiches to assist in determining whether the mobile device is being utilized in the driver's seat/space. In one robust implementation, the system would preferably make use of up to five antenna/antenna sandwich configurations. The control device will typically include a built-in antenna. If no other antennas or antenna sandwiches are installed, this main antenna will be the primary factor for determining if a mobile device is actively being used inside the driver's zone of the vehicle. Due to the modularity of the design, multiple antenna sandwiches are optionally added for better detection results for different configurations, as will be described in greater detail in Example 1 below. If the driver usually has a passenger riding along, a preferred configuration preferably includes an antenna sandwich between the driver and the passenger. This is usually the first antenna sandwich that would be added to the vehicle. The output of this antenna sandwich will assist in determining from which side of the vehicle the mobile device signal is coming. If the driver typically has someone sitting in the back seat on most drives, then it is recommended to include an antenna sandwich between the driver and back seat passenger space. A five antenna configuration provides a highly accurate technique for ensuring that the system is able to isolate any signal coming from the driver's space as opposed to one of the passenger spaces within the vehicle. If false positives are frequently detected, then a third antenna sandwich can be installed between the driver and the driver's door. This would help eliminate any noise from RF sources external to the vehicle, such as cell towers, mobile devices in other vehicles driving past, mobile devices of pedestrians, and anomalous/broken transmitters. An additional antenna could also be added if the driver wanted to view his navigation app. Preferably, such antenna would be added to the cradle that would hold the mobile device.
