KR101976282B1 - System for blocking use of mobile device and reducing battery consumption of mobile device during driving and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a system for blocking use of a mobile device and reducing battery consumption of a mobile device during driving and a method thereof, wherein the system comprises: a short range wireless communication module installed within a vehicle to be paired with the mobile device; a control application installed in the mobile device and executed on a background thread to control use of the mobile device during driving of the vehicle; and an embedded wireless communication module, a GPS sensor and an acceleration sensor provided in the mobile device, wherein the control application includes: a reference setup unit; a speed measurement unit; a speed comparison determining unit; a connection unit; a recognition unit; an acceleration measurement unit; an acceleration comparison determining unit; and a control unit. The present invention blocks operation of the mobile device such that a driver cannot use the mobile device, such as a smartphone, while driving the vehicle, thereby enabling the driver to avoid carelessness caused by use of the mobile device and to concentrate on only driving during driving such that traffic accidents can be prevented, determining whether the vehicle is driven only if necessary using the GPS sensor such that consumption of the battery in the mobile device can be reduced, and accurately identifying the driver to enable a fellow passenger to freely use the mobile device.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system for blocking use of a mobile device while a vehicle is running,

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a technology for preventing use of a mobile device while the vehicle is running, and it is possible to prevent a traffic accident by allowing a driver to focus on driving by blocking a mobile device such as a smart phone from being used, thereby reducing battery consumption of the mobile device. The present invention relates to a system and method for blocking use of a mobile device during a running of a vehicle.

BACKGROUND ART [0002] A mobile device is a portable information device combined with information collection, storage, creation, internet search, and communication functions. It can perform voice or video communication while being portable, Which is a device capable of storing data.

Such mobile devices are mobile phones, smart phones, tablet PCs, PDAs, etc., and can be easily used by the user without restriction of time and place indoors and outdoors while being portable. Became a necessity of life. However, as the spread of smartphones has recently increased, drivers often use smartphones while driving, and traffic accidents are increasing every year due to the fact that drivers send and receive voice calls and text messages while driving These traffic accidents are more common than traffic accidents caused by speeding, drowsiness, and so on.

According to the Survey on the Use of Mobile Phones during Driving conducted by the Korea Transportation Safety Authority in March 2013 for 537 drivers nationwide, 53.8% of the drivers had experience of talking during driving, Of the respondents were 25.5%.

Also, as shown in FIG. 1A, according to the results of research conducted by the Virginia Institute of Technology, the risk of traffic accident is reported to increase by 23.2 times when a text message is transmitted and received while driving. For example, when driving at 90 km / h, an average of 4.6 seconds is required to send or receive a text message, which is equivalent to driving around 110 m.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 1B, according to the statistics of Korea Highway Corporation, the highway accident caused by the driver's bidding sharply increased sharply from 2009 when smart phones were introduced in earnest, and reached 737 in 2013.

Therefore, in many countries around the world, it is prohibited to send and receive text messages or text messages while driving, prohibits the viewing of DMB, and the handling of such messages is being strengthened. Recently, the Enforcement Decree of the Road Traffic Act has been introduced in Korea for prohibiting the transmission and reception of calls and text messages and prohibiting the viewing of DMBs while driving.

As described above, since the use of a mobile device during operation significantly increases the possibility of a traffic accident, technologies for limiting the use of a mobile device of a driver during driving of the vehicle are being developed.

Patent Document 1 discloses a method in which a mobile phone user connects to a provider and a central server provides a method in which a mobile communication subscriber can not receive a telephone call during a specialized vehicle operation, A step in which a user receives a service of the method, a step in which a provider gives a message to the user that a telephone can not be received while the vehicle is traveling, and a step in which a provider gives a voice recording and a text message to a corresponding person And releasing the service of the method by the user.

However, in Patent Document 1, in order to use a service, a user has to directly access a server of a provider, and has to input a password and a character, so that the method of use is complicated and cumbersome.

Patent Document 2 discloses a mobile phone use restriction device of a vehicle driver who generates a disturbance wave corresponding to various electromagnetic wave signals and disables the mobile phone terminal when a vehicle operator places a mobile phone terminal in a predetermined area for communication.

However, in Patent Document 2, the use of the cellular phone in the vehicle is essentially blocked due to the interfering waves, so that the use of the cellular phone is always blocked without judging the running and stopping state of the vehicle, There is a problem that can not be used.

Patent Document 3 discloses a wireless communication system including a short range wireless communication module installed inside a vehicle and paired with a mobile device, a control app installed in the mobile device and executed in the background to control the use of the mobile device while the vehicle is running, Is disclosed.

However, since Patent Document 3 continues to use the short range wireless communication module and the mobile device or tries to make a connection and continues to use the acceleration sensor provided in the mobile device, battery consumption increases, and it is difficult to distinguish the driver and the passenger, There is a problem that the installed mobile device of the passenger is blocked.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2001-0107832 (published Dec. 2001, 2001) Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2001-0108567 (published on December 12, 2001) Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1584962 (published on Jan. 13, 2016)

Disclosure of the Invention The present invention has been made in order to solve all of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to prevent a driver from using a mobile device such as a smart phone during a driving of a vehicle, thereby allowing a driver to focus on driving without distracting due to use of a mobile device It is possible to prevent traffic accidents. By using the GPS sensor, it is possible to determine whether the vehicle is traveling only when necessary, thereby reducing battery consumption of the mobile device, and making accurate determination as to whether or not the driver is in the vehicle. A system for blocking use of a mobile device and a method thereof are provided.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a mobile communication system including a short range wireless communication module installed inside a vehicle and paired with a mobile device, a control application installed in the mobile device and executed in the background to control use of the mobile device while the vehicle is running, A GPS sensor, and an acceleration sensor, wherein the control application includes a reference value setting unit for setting a reference value of a reference speed value and a reference acceleration value; A speed measuring unit for measuring a speed value of the vehicle through a GPS sensor; A speed comparison judging unit for comparing and judging a current speed value and a reference speed value; A connection unit for activating the built-in wireless communication module and attempting to connect the mobile device and the short-range wireless communication module when the measured current speed value is equal to or greater than a preset reference speed value; When the mobile device is connected to the short range wireless communication module by the connection unit, the recognition unit recognizes that the driver is boarding the vehicle; An acceleration measuring unit for measuring the acceleration value of the vehicle through the acceleration sensor when the driver recognizes the boarding of the vehicle by the recognition unit; An acceleration comparison determination unit for comparing and comparing the measured acceleration value with a predetermined reference acceleration value; If the measured acceleration value is equal to or greater than the reference value, it is determined that the vehicle is running and the use of the mobile device is interrupted. If the measured acceleration value is less than the reference value, it is determined that the vehicle is stopped and the control app is deactivated. And a control unit for stopping the operation of the acceleration sensor.

According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent traffic accidents by preventing the driver from using a mobile device such as a smart phone while driving the vehicle, thereby allowing the driver to concentrate on driving without distracting due to the use of the mobile device while driving, It is possible to determine whether or not the vehicle is traveling only when necessary, thereby reducing battery consumption of the mobile device and enabling accurate determination as to whether or not the driver is present, so that the passenger can freely use the mobile device.

In addition, it is easy to use. In case of receiving a phone call or message while driving, only the receipt is displayed on the screen and a message is sent to the other party. In case of using it in connection with auto insurance, the insurance company provides the driver with a cheap insurance premium There is an effect that can be.

FIG. 1A is a diagram showing the results of a study conducted by the Institute of Transportation, Virginia Tech.
FIG. 1B is a chart showing the statistics of the Korea Highway Corporation regarding a highway accident caused by a driver's bidding.
2 is a configuration diagram of a system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram illustrating a Bluetooth connection between a short range wireless communication module and a mobile device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram of a short-range wireless communication module according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5A is a diagram illustrating a screen of a mobile device in which a control application according to an embodiment of the present invention is installed.
FIG. 5B is a diagram illustrating a screen of a mobile device in which an unavailable message is displayed when a driver wants to use the mobile device in the blocking mode according to the embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 6 is a flowchart of a method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings, a detailed description will be made with reference to embodiments of the present invention, with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to FIG. 2, the system for blocking use of a mobile device during driving of a vehicle according to the present invention prevents a mobile device such as a smart phone from being used while the vehicle is running, thereby preventing a traffic accident by allowing a driver to concentrate on driving, A short range wireless communication module 100 provided inside the vehicle and paired with the mobile device D and a short distance wireless communication module 100 installed in the mobile device D and executed in the background to enable use of the mobile device D And an acceleration sensor A, a GPS sensor G and an embedded wireless communication module B provided in the mobile device D. The control application 200 is an application for controlling the mobile device D,

The acceleration sensor A is a sensor for sensing and measuring the velocity change of the moving object or the intensity of the impact. It processes output signals and measures dynamic forces such as acceleration, vibration, and shock of an object. It is widely used because it can detect the motion state of smartphone in detail. At this time, the gyroscope sensor is able to recognize 6 axes by adding a rotation axis to the acceleration sensor. It can recognize much more precise motion than the acceleration sensor and is mounted on the recently released smartphone.

The GPS sensor G receives the position information and the time information of the vehicle from the satellites. The GPS sensor G transmits the position information and time information of the vehicle to the speed measuring unit 220 of the control app.

3, the built-in wireless communication module B and the short-range wireless communication module 100 may be any one of an NFC module, a Wi-Fi module, and a Bluetooth module, and may use a Bluetooth 4.0 BLE-based small- . It is supported from iOS 5 and Android 4.3 and above.

Referring to FIG. 4, the short-range wireless communication module 100 is provided in a compact and compact size of a coin type, and is supplied with power from the outside of the short-range wireless communication module 100 or a coin- And an attaching member 120 such as a double-sided tape is formed at the lower part thereof and attached to the inside of the vehicle. For example, the external power supply can supply the power to the short-range wireless communication module 100 by connecting the wiring from the vehicle emergency light fuse.

2, the control application 200 includes a reference value setting unit 210, a speed measurement unit 220, a speed comparison determination unit 225, a connection unit 230, a recognition unit 240, a distance conversion unit A driver control unit 242, an acceleration measurement unit 250, an acceleration comparison determination unit 255, a control unit 260, a storage unit 270, a display unit 280, a transmission unit 290, And may include a part or all of the confirmation unit 295.

The reference value setting unit 210 sets a reference speed value for determining that the vehicle is running, a reference acceleration value, and a reference distance value for determining whether or not the driver is in advance. At this time, the reference speed value for judging driving of the vehicle may be 0, or may exceed 0 in consideration of GPS reception or response error. For example, the reference speed value is set to 10 km / h, the reference acceleration value is set to 1 km / h ² , and the reference distance value is set to 0.5 m.

The speed measuring unit 220 calculates and calculates a moving distance and a current speed value of the vehicle using the position information and the time information of the vehicle received by the GPS sensor G. [

The speed comparator 225 compares the current speed value measured by the speed measuring unit 220 with a predetermined speed reference value.

When the speed comparator 225 determines that the measured current speed value is greater than or equal to a preset reference speed value, the connection unit 230 activates the built-in wireless communication module B to operate the mobile device D If the current speed value is less than or equal to the reference speed value while attempting to make a pairing connection with the short-range wireless communication module 100, the built-in wireless communication module B of the mobile device D is operated By doing so, battery consumption can be minimized.

When the mobile device D and the short-range wireless communication module 100 are connected to each other, the recognition unit 240 recognizes that the driver of the mobile device D is aboard the vehicle, If the mobile device D and the local wireless communication module 100 are not connected, it is determined that the driver is not boarding the vehicle or the owner of the mobile device D is not the driver. D) is not proceeded.

The distance conversion unit 241 measures the RSSI value (Received Signal Strength Indicator), which is a radio signal strength, and converts the RSSI value into a distance between the mobile device D and the near field wireless communication module 100, A short distance wireless communication module 100 attached to the left side of the driver, which is installed in the left side of the vehicle, and transmits the RSSI signal transmitted from the low power Bluetooth module The driver recognizes the maximum distance that the driver is aboard the driver's magnet when the mobile device D recognizes it, and discriminates whether the corresponding mobile device D is the driver or the passenger.

The driver determination unit 242 compares the converted distance value converted by the distance conversion unit 241 with a predetermined reference distance value and determines the owner of the mobile device D as a driver if the converted distance value is less than the reference distance value And if the converted distance value exceeds the reference distance value, it is determined that the passenger is the passenger, and the target blockage to the driver is possible. If it is determined that the driver is the driver by the driver determination unit 242, the subsequent step for determining whether to block the use of the mobile device D proceeds, but if the mobile device D is determined to be the passenger, So that the passenger can freely use the mobile device while the vehicle is traveling with the short range wireless communication module 100 attached thereto.

The acceleration measuring unit 250 operates the acceleration sensor A to determine the acceleration value of the vehicle when the recognition unit 240 recognizes the boarding of the driver or is determined to be the driver by the driver determination unit 242 And then receives the measured acceleration value.

The acceleration comparison determination unit 255 compares the acceleration value measured by the acceleration measurement unit 250 with a predetermined reference acceleration value.

If the measured acceleration value is equal to or greater than the reference acceleration value, the control unit 260 determines that the vehicle is running and blocks the use of the mobile device D, If it is less than the reference acceleration value, it is determined that the vehicle is stopped, and the control app is deactivated to enable the use of the mobile device (D).

If it is determined that the vehicle is stopped by the control unit 260, the control unit 260 stops operation of the internal wireless communication module B and the acceleration sensor A, which are already in operation, ) Of the battery can be minimized.

More specifically, the speed comparison determination unit 225 calls the previous speed value measured immediately before the current speed value of the vehicle from the storage unit 270 to determine whether the previous speed value is 0, and when the previous speed value is 0 The control unit 260 determines that the previous speed value called from the storage unit 270 is not 0, but proceeds to the next step for determining whether the use of the mobile device D is blocked because the vehicle stops and moves. And stops the operation of the built-in wireless communication module (B) and the acceleration sensor (A) when the vehicle is stopped.

The storage unit 270 corresponds to a database in which a velocity value measured by the velocity measuring unit 220 is stored as a previous velocity value.

When the driver wants to use the mobile device D while the driver is driving, the display unit 280 displays an unusable message on the screen of the mobile device D together with the lock screen as shown in FIG. 5B, On the screen of the mobile device (D).

The transmitting unit 290 functions to send a notification message to the other party to which the phone or message has been transmitted while the control app is activated and the use of the mobile device D is blocked while the vehicle is running.

The hands-free connection confirmation unit 250 confirms whether a hands-free connection is established when a telephone is received while the vehicle is running, and connects the received telephone even if the hands-free connection is recognized when the vehicle is running. If the hands- And transmits a notification message informing the other party through the transmission unit 290 that the vehicle is running.

In addition, the control application 200 may use various sensors such as a gyro sensor, a geomagnetism sensor, a gravity sensor, and a GPS sensor, including the acceleration sensor A provided in the mobile device D, And informs the related organization, or the driver's driving habits can be grasped, and the driver can be informed of the driving habits to utilize the acquired information.

For example, various sensors such as an acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, a gravity sensor, and a GPS sensor of a smartphone are used to analyze a vehicle speed according to an operation section to check whether the vehicle is overspeed, It is possible to immediately transmit accident information and location information to relevant authorities such as a police station or an insurance company by using a sudden stop or an impact detection to determine whether a vehicle has a traffic accident. By knowing the driving habits and informing the driver, it is possible to correct the driver's wrong driving habits.

Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings, a detailed description will be given of a method for blocking use of a mobile device during running of a vehicle, which reduces battery consumption according to the present invention.

The method for blocking use of a mobile device during driving of a vehicle, which reduces battery consumption according to the present invention, prevents the use of the mobile device (D) such as a smartphone while the vehicle is running, minimizes battery consumption, A short distance wireless communication module 100 installed inside the vehicle and paired with the mobile device D, and a short distance wireless communication module 100 installed in the mobile device D, An acceleration sensor A, a GPS sensor G and an embedded wireless communication module B provided in the mobile device D, which is an application that is executed and executed to control the use of the mobile device D while the vehicle is running; To block the use of the mobile device while the vehicle is running.

5A, the control application is installed in the mobile device D, and is executed based on a background service when the power of the mobile device D is turned on or the screen is turned on. When the predetermined condition is met, Block use or unblock it.

Referring to FIG. 6, there is shown a flowchart of a method for controlling a vehicle, which includes a speed measurement and determination step S10, a module connection step S20, a vehicle boarding recognition step S30, an acceleration measurement and determination step S40, a device control step S50, (S60).

The speed measurement and determination step S10 is a step in which the speed measurement unit 220 of the control application measures the speed value of the vehicle through the GPS sensor G of the mobile device D, ) Compares the current speed value with the reference speed value.

In the module connection step S20, when the speed comparison determination unit 225 of the control application determines that the current speed value is equal to or higher than the reference speed value or is not 0, the connection unit 230 of the control application connects the internal wireless communication module B ) Is attempted to connect the mobile device D and the short range wireless communication module 100. If the current speed value is less than or equal to the reference speed value and the vehicle is not running, By not operating the communication module (B), battery consumption is minimized.

If the mobile device D is connected to the short-range wireless communication module 100 by the connection unit 230 of the control application, the recognition unit 240 of the control application can recognize that the driver boarded the vehicle And if it is not connected to the short-range wireless communication module 100, the recognition unit 240 of the control application recognizes that the driver does not board the vehicle or that the holder of the mobile device D is not the driver.

In step S30, the distance calculation unit 241 of the control application measures the RSSI value (Received Signal Strength Indicator), which is the radio signal strength, and then the mobile device D and the near field communication module 100 And the driver's judgment unit 242 of the control application compares the converted distance value converted by the distance conversion unit 241 with a preset reference distance value, If the value is less than the reference distance value, the owner of the mobile device D is determined to be the driver. If the converted distance value exceeds the reference distance value, it is determined that the passenger is the passenger and the target block can be blocked for the driver.

In the acceleration measurement and determination step S40, if the vehicle recognition of the driver by the recognition unit 240 of the control application is recognized or the driver determination unit 242 of the control application determines that the owner of the mobile device D is the driver , The acceleration appraisal unit 250 of the control app operates the acceleration sensor A to measure the acceleration value of the vehicle and then receives the measured acceleration value, And performs an operation of comparing and comparing the acceleration value measured by the acceleration sensor 250 with a preset reference acceleration value.

In the device control step S50, the control unit 260 of the control application determines that the vehicle is running when the acceleration value is determined to be equal to or greater than the reference acceleration value by the control app comparison determining unit 255, If it is determined that the acceleration value is less than the reference acceleration value, it is determined that the vehicle is stopped, and the control app is deactivated to enable the use of the mobile device (D). At this time, if it is determined that the vehicle is stopped by the control unit 260 of the control application, the control unit 260 stops the operation of the built-in wireless communication module B and the acceleration sensor A, D of the battery can be minimized.

If the driver wants to use the mobile device D during driving, the message notification step S60 displays a disabled message together with the lock screen on the display unit 280 of the control application, or when a phone call or a message is received Displays the reception result on the screen of the mobile device (D), and sends a notification message to the other party to which the phone or message has been transmitted, through the transmission unit (290) of the control app.

Here, the hands-free connection confirmation unit 295 of the control application confirms whether or not the hands-free connection is established when a phone call is received while the vehicle is running, connects the phone when the hands-free is recognized and connected, and terminates the call if the hands- A notification message informing that the vehicle is running is transmitted through the transmission unit 290.

As a result, the system and method for blocking the use of the mobile device during driving of the vehicle, which reduces battery consumption according to the present invention, prevents the driver from using the mobile device such as a smart phone during driving of the vehicle, And it is possible to prevent traffic accidents by using the GPS sensor. By using the GPS sensor, it is possible to determine whether the vehicle is traveling only when necessary, thereby reducing battery consumption of the mobile device, In addition, it is easy to use. In case of receiving a phone call or message while driving, only the receipt is displayed on the screen and a message is sent to the other party. In case of using it in connection with auto insurance, the insurance company provides the driver with a cheap insurance benefit Can provide It is.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

100. Short-range wireless communication module
110. Battery
120. Attachment member
200. Control App
210. Reference value setting section
220. Speed measuring unit
225. The speed comparison judgment unit
230. Connection
240. Cognition
241. Distance conversion part
242. Driver judgment section
250. The acceleration measuring unit
255. The acceleration comparison judging unit
260. Control section
270. The storage unit
280. Display
290. Footer
295. Handsfree connection confirmation part
A. Accelerometer
B. Built-in wireless communication module
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G. GPS sensor
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Claims (10)

A remote control module installed in the mobile device and executed in the background to control the use of the mobile device while the vehicle is running, an embedded wireless communication module provided in the mobile device, a GPS sensor And an acceleration sensor,
The control-
A reference value setting unit for setting a reference value of a reference speed value, a reference acceleration value, and a reference distance value;
A speed measuring unit for measuring a speed value of the vehicle through a GPS sensor;
A speed comparison judging unit for comparing and judging a current speed value and a reference speed value;
A connection unit for activating the built-in wireless communication module and attempting to connect the mobile device and the short-range wireless communication module when the measured current speed value is equal to or greater than a preset reference speed value;
When the mobile device is connected to the short range wireless communication module by the connection unit, the recognition unit recognizes that the driver is boarding the vehicle;
A distance conversion unit for measuring an RSSI value as a radio signal strength and converting the distance to a distance between the mobile device and the short range wireless communication module;
A driver determining unit comparing the distance value calculated in the distance calculating unit with a predetermined reference distance value to determine whether the owner of the mobile device is a driver;
An acceleration measuring unit for measuring the acceleration value of the vehicle through the acceleration sensor when the recognition unit recognizes the boarding of the driver or is determined by the driver determination unit as a driver;
An acceleration comparison determination unit for comparing and comparing the measured acceleration value with a predetermined reference acceleration value;
If the measured acceleration value is equal to or greater than the reference value, it is determined that the vehicle is running and the use of the mobile device is interrupted. If the measured acceleration value is less than the reference value, it is determined that the vehicle is stopped and the control app is deactivated. And a control unit for stopping the operation of the acceleration sensor, wherein the battery consumption is reduced.
The method according to claim 1,
The control app further comprises a storage unit for storing a velocity value measured by the velocity measuring unit,
The speed comparator determines whether the previous speed value is 0 by calling the previous speed value measured immediately before the current speed value while the vehicle is running and determines that the previous speed value is 0. If the previous speed value is not 0, And the operation of the built-in wireless communication module and the acceleration sensor in operation is stopped.
delete The method according to claim 1,
The control application includes a display unit for displaying an unusable message on the screen when the driver intends to use the mobile device while the vehicle is running, a display unit for displaying the reception result on the screen when a phone call or a message is received, And a hands-free connection confirmation unit for confirming whether or not a hands-free connection is established when a call is received and then connecting the telephone when the hands-free connection is established and terminating the call if the hands-free connection is not established A mobile device use blocking system that reduces consumption while driving a vehicle.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the short range wireless communication module is in the form of a coin and is supplied with power from the outside or a coin-shaped battery is mounted in the inside, and an attachment member is formed at the lower part to be attached inside the vehicle. Mobile device use blocking system.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control application uses various sensors provided in the mobile device to determine whether the vehicle is in violation of traffic regulations or a traffic accident and notify the relevant agency or notify the driver of the driving habits of the driver and notify the driver of the vehicle. Mobile device use blocking system during driving.
A remote control module installed in the mobile device and executed in the background to control the use of the mobile device while the vehicle is running, an embedded wireless communication module provided in the mobile device, a GPS sensor And a method of blocking use of a mobile device while the vehicle is running, which reduces battery consumption by using an acceleration sensor,
A speed measuring and judging step of measuring the speed value of the vehicle through the GPS sensor of the mobile device and comparing and judging the current speed value with the reference speed value by the speed comparator of the control app;
If it is determined by the speed comparator of the control application that the current speed value is equal to or greater than the reference speed value, the connection unit of the control application activates the built-in wireless communication module to attempt connection of the mobile device and the short- A module connection step of not operating the built-in wireless communication module when the current speed value is less than or equal to the reference speed value and the vehicle is not running;
If the mobile device is connected to the near field wireless communication module by the connection part of the control application, the recognition part of the control application recognizes that the driver has boarded the vehicle, and if the mobile device is not connected to the near field wireless communication module, And the distance conversion unit of the control app measures the RSSI value of the wireless signal intensity and then converts the distance to the distance between the mobile device and the near field wireless communication module, and the driver judgment unit of the control app calculates the conversion distance Determining whether the converted distance value is less than the reference distance value, determining that the owner of the mobile device is a driver, and determining that the converted distance is a passenger if the converted distance value exceeds the reference distance value;
When the driver's vehicle is recognized by the recognition portion of the control application or the driver judgment portion of the control app determines that the owner of the mobile device is the driver, the acceleration measuring portion of the control app activates the acceleration sensor to measure the acceleration value of the vehicle And the acceleration comparison and determination unit of the control application receives the measured acceleration value, and the acceleration comparison and determination unit of the control application compares the acceleration value measured by the acceleration measurement unit with a predetermined reference acceleration value; And
The control unit of the control app determines that the vehicle is stopped when the acceleration value is determined to be equal to or greater than the reference acceleration value in the comparison appara- tus of the control app and blocks the use of the mobile device. When the acceleration appa- ratus is determined to be less than the reference acceleration value, And controlling the device to disable the control app to enable use of the mobile device.
delete 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein when the control unit of the control application determines that the vehicle is stopped, the control unit stops the operation of the built-in wireless communication module and the acceleration sensor, which are already in operation, to reduce battery consumption. How to block the use of mobile devices while driving a vehicle.
8. The method of claim 7,
When the driver intends to use the mobile device while driving the vehicle, an unusable message is displayed on the screen together with the lock screen through the display unit of the control application. When a phone call or message is received while the vehicle is running, the reception result is displayed on the screen of the mobile device, And a message notifying step of notifying the other party to which the message has been sent that the vehicle is running through the calling part of the control application.

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