System and method for monitoring and reporting a person's phone usage while driving

Abstract

A system and method for monitoring, analyzing, and reporting cell phone usage. Multiple sensors provide inputs related to the interaction between a cell phone user and a cell phone. The inputs from the sensors are compared to normative data, and an output indicative of the operating environment of the cell phone is provided.

1 . A method of determining the probability of whether a mobile phone user is texting while operating a vehicle, including the steps of:
 creating a user profile of the mobile phone user's mobile phone usage while operating a vehicle at various speeds, the user profile including situational data unique to the user and environmental data relating to the physical environment of the mobile phone, the situational data further including keystroke specific data, word specific data, and session specific data, the environmental data including global positioning data;   monitor the real time profile of the mobile phone user while operating the vehicle, the real time profile including current situational data and current environmental data; and   comparing the real time profile of the mobile phone user to the user profile.   
     
     
         2 . The method as claimed in  claim 1 , the situational data and current situational data including data relating to keystroke patterns. 
     
     
         3 . The method as claimed in  claim 1 , the situational data and current situational data including data relating to phone positioning. 
     
     
         4 . The method as claimed in  claim 1 , the environmental data including location change of the mobile phone.