SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SMARTPHONE COMMUNICATION DURING VEHICLE MODE

1 - 18 . (canceled)

19 . A communication device comprising:

at least one processor; and

memory storing instructions executable by the at least one processor, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the communication device to:

generate a detection signal indicative of whether the communication device is located within a first vehicle;

generate a vehicle mode indication signal indicative of the communication device being located in the first vehicle based on the detection signal;

transmit a first vehicle mode signal based on the vehicle mode indication signal;

receive a second vehicle mode signal indicative of a device being located in a second vehicle;

receive a subsequent signal representing the second vehicle; and

perform a function based on the second vehicle mode signal and subsequent signal representing the second vehicle.

20 . The communication device of claim 19 , wherein the communication device comprises a first communication device and the device comprises a second communication device.

21 . The communication device of claim 20 , wherein the first communication device comprises a first user mobile device and the second communication device comprises a second user mobile device.

22 . The communication device of claim 21 , wherein the first user mobile device comprises a first smartphone, and the second user mobile device comprises a second smartphone.

23 . The communication device of claim 19 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the communication device to operate in a vehicle mode.

24 . The communication device of claim 23 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the communication device to operate in the vehicle mode based on the detection signal.

25 . The communication device of claim 19 , wherein the subsequent signal includes location information corresponding to a location of the communication device, and wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the communication device to produce a warning signal, as the performance of the function, based on the location information.

26 . The communication device of claim 19 , further comprising a communication system operable in a first communication mode to wirelessly communicate with a network and in a second communication mode to wireless communicate with the device regardless of the network.

27 . A method performed by a communication device, the method comprising:

generating a detection signal indicating that the communication device is located within a first vehicle;

operating the communication device in a vehicle mode based on the detection signal;

transmitting a first vehicle mode signal;

receiving a second vehicle mode signal indicative of a device being located in a second vehicle;

receiving a subsequent signal representing the second vehicle; and

performing a function while in the vehicle mode based on the second vehicle mode signal and the subsequent signal representing the second vehicle.

28 . The method of claim 27 , further comprising transmitting the first vehicle mode signal to the device.

29 . The method of claim 27 , wherein the communication device comprises a first communication device and the device comprises a second communication device.

30 . The method of claim 29 , wherein the first communication device comprises a first user mobile device and the second communication device comprises a second user mobile device.

31 . The method of claim 27 ,

wherein said receiving the subsequent signal comprises receiving velocity information corresponding to a velocity of the communication device, and

wherein said performing a function comprises producing a warning signal based on the velocity information.

32 . The method of claim 27 , further comprising wirelessly communicating with a network.

33 . A computer-readable media having computer-readable instructions stored thereon, the computer-readable instructions being readable by one or more processors to configure the one or more processors to:

generate a vehicle mode indication signal indicative of a first user device being located in a first vehicle;

transmit, via a transmitter, a first vehicle mode signal based on the vehicle mode indication signal;

receive, via a receiver, a second vehicle mode signal indicative of a second user device being located in a second vehicle;

receive, via the receiver, a subsequent signal representing operation of the second vehicle; and

perform a function based on the second vehicle mode signal and the subsequent signal representing the operation of the second vehicle.

34 . The computer-readable media of claim 33 , wherein the computer-readable instructions configure the one or more processors to operate the first user device in a vehicle mode and perform the function with the first user device while the first user device is in the vehicle mode.

35 . The computer-readable media of claim 33 , wherein the first user device comprises a first smartphone, and the second user device comprises a second smartphone.

36 . The computer-readable media of claim 33 , wherein

the subsequent signal comprises location information corresponding to a location of the second user device, and

the computer-readable instructions configure the one or more processors to produce a warning signal based on the location information.

37 . The computer-readable media of claim 33 , wherein the computer-readable instructions configure the one or more processors to wirelessly communicate with a network.