US 11,758,359 B1
Detecting handling of a device in a vehicle
Jared S. Snyder, Chicago, IL (US); and Dana Ferguson, Chicago, IL (US)
Assigned to ARITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, Belfast (IE)
Filed by Arity International Limited, Belfast (IE)
Filed on Apr. 1, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/220,225.
Application 17/220,225 is a continuation of application No. 16/876,671, filed on May 18, 2020, granted, now 10,979,855.
Application 16/876,671 is a continuation of application No. 16/445,871, filed on Jun. 19, 2019, granted, now 10,687,171, issued on Jun. 16, 2020.
Application 16/445,871 is a continuation of application No. 16/130,607, filed on Sep. 13, 2018, granted, now 10,375,525, issued on Aug. 6, 2019.
Application 16/130,607 is a continuation of application No. 15/851,052, filed on Dec. 21, 2017, granted, now 10,117,060, issued on Oct. 30, 2018.
Application 15/851,052 is a continuation of application No. 14/808,472, filed on Jul. 24, 2015, granted, now 9,888,392, issued on Feb. 6, 2018.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 24/00 (2009.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 4/027 (2013.01) [H04W 4/026 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
determining, by a computing device, based on a direction of gravity of an apparatus and a rotation vector of the apparatus, a rate of rotation of the apparatus perpendicular to the direction of gravity;
determining that the rate of rotation of the apparatus perpendicular to the direction of gravity exceeds a threshold;
determining that the apparatus is within a vehicle; and
based on the determination that the rate of rotation of the apparatus perpendicular to the direction of gravity exceeds the threshold and based on the determination that the apparatus is within the vehicle, determining that the apparatus is being used within the vehicle.