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US 11297014
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Patent Overview: US11297014B2 — "System to help prevent distracted driving"
Title and identity. US11297014B2, titled "System to help prevent distracted driving," is a granted US patent (application US16/193,611, filed 2018-11-16; granted/publication date 2022-04-05). Inventors: Loralee Hajdu and Oliver Hajdu. Current assignee listed: Cedarwood Ventures Inc. Priority date listed: 2013-05-18; anticipated expiration listed: 2034-05-09. Status listed as Active.
Purpose. The patent addresses automated systems and methods to help prevent distracted driving. It targets situations where incoming messages arrive at inconvenient times—while driving, in a conference, or seeking quiet personal time—and aims to reduce distraction, especially around operating machinery or heavy equipment. The text states the invention is particularly useful for preventing distracted driving, leveraging the fact that close proximity to automobile-associated Bluetooth peripherals often indicates the user is driving.
Plain-language scope. The invention is a software and processor-mediated system/method providing customized automated responses to incoming electronic messages from various contacts. Its distinguishing idea: automatic reply messages are selected based on which peripherals or networks are presently connected to the computerized device (e.g., smartphone). Peripherals have identification codes (e.g., Bluetooth identifiers, connector/audio-jack detection)—not telephone numbers—and the system may identify only a class or type of peripheral rather than distinguishing individual units. Different automated responses are assigned to different peripherals/networks, connected wired or wirelessly. The disclosure discusses prioritization schemes such as "last peripheral connected selects the response message," plus interaction between contact-specific and peripheral-specific responses. Contacts may be blacklisted from automated responses or given contact-specific customized responses that vary by connected peripheral. Figures depict configuration menus, auto-answer message editing, default messages, and contact lists.
Source: https://patents.google.com/patent/[US11297014](/patent/US11297014)/en
What the excerpt does not establish: It is an excerpt; claim language, full specification, embodiments, omitted text, and figures are incomplete. Claim scope, enforceability, validity, ownership history, litigation, and prior-art comparisons cannot be confirmed from this text. Legal-status and priority/expiration statements are explicitly assumptions in the source, not legal conclusions.
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