US 12,309,310 B2
Reducing distractions caused by a communication session with a remote device that is used during driving
Amit Kumar Agrawal, Bangalore (IN); and Rahul Bharat Desai, Hoffman Estates, IL (US)
Assigned to Motorola Mobility LLC, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC, Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Jul. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/816,307.
Prior Publication US 2024/0040031 A1, Feb. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. H04M 1/72454 (2021.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01); G06V 40/16 (2022.01); G08G 1/01 (2006.01); G10L 25/63 (2013.01); H04M 1/72463 (2021.01)
CPC H04M 1/72454 (2021.01) [G06V 20/597 (2022.01); G06V 40/176 (2022.01); G08G 1/0133 (2013.01); G10L 25/63 (2013.01); H04M 1/72463 (2021.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic system comprising:
a communication subsystem connectable to a communication network;
a controller communicatively connected to the communication subsystem, and which:
communicates, via the communication subsystem and the communication network, with a first electronic device participating in an ongoing communication session with at least one second electronic device, the ongoing communication session hosted by the electronic system;
in response to determining that the first electronic device is being used by a driver in a vehicle:
receives data from the first electronic device that indicates whether current driving conditions allow the driver to communicate in the ongoing communication session without degrading driving performance;
restricts transmission of new communication inputs from the at least one second electronic devices via the ongoing communication session to the first electronic device to reduce distractions to the driver when the received data indicates the driver is potentially in a challenging driving condition;
transmits, to the first electronic device, a request for a user input that indicates whether current driving conditions allow the driver to communicate without degrading driving performance; and
pauses or disconnects the communication session with the first electronic device in response to receiving, from the driver via the first electronic device, a negative user response to the request for the user input.