US Patent Issued to TANGO NETWORKS on Sept. 8 for "Controlling mobile device calls, text messages and data usage while operating a motor vehicle" (Texas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,732,890, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to TANGO NETWORKS INC. (Frisco, Texas).

"Controlling mobile device calls, text messages and data usage while operating a motor vehicle" was invented by Andrew Silver (Frisco, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are a system and method of regulating mobile device communications while operating a motor vehicle. One example method may include determining a speed event indicating that a speed of the motor vehicle has performed at least one of exceeded a first threshold above which mobile device usage restriction policies are invoked and fallen below a second threshold allowing the mobile de...