US 11,736,194 B1
System and method for determining a driver device from a plurality of network devices
Donald McKeefery, Irvine, CA (US)
Assigned to NoCell Technologies, LLC, Aliso Viejo, CA (US)
Filed by NoCell Technologies, LLC, Aliso Viejo, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 11, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/345,389.
Int. Cl. H04B 10/40 (2013.01); H04B 17/318 (2015.01); H04M 1/72463 (2021.01); H04B 10/077 (2013.01)
CPC H04B 10/40 (2013.01) [H04B 10/0773 (2013.01); H04B 17/318 (2015.01); H04M 1/72463 (2021.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A computerized method of determining whether a first network device of a plurality of network devices located within a vehicle is a driver device, the computerized method comprising:
detecting (i) movement of the first network device at a speed above a predetermined threshold and (ii) presence of a transceiver;
obtaining network device identifier—received signal strength indicator (RSSI) value pairing data from the transceiver, wherein the network device identifier—RSSI value pairing data includes a listing of a pairing of: (a) a network device identifier for each of the plurality of network devices detected by the transceiver, and (b) a RSSI value corresponding to a transmission received by the transceiver from each of the plurality of network devices; and
when a RSSI value of the first network device is a greatest value included within the network device identifier—RSSI value pairing data, determining the first network device is the driver device and implementing a set of policies on the first network device, wherein implementation of the set of policies is configured to restrict functionality of the first network device according to a predefined list of functionalities.