20120089442 | DRIVING WHILE DISTRACTED ACCOUNTABILITY AND REWARDS SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A system for driving while distracted accountability and rewards, in one example embodiment, comprises a user interface between an administrator and an accountability and rewards service, a communication module to receive, from the administrator via the user interface, parameters to establish an accountability and rewards policy for a user associated with a mobile device, with the parameters including a mobile device identifier, a policy enforcement module to apply the accountability and rewards policy to the user associated with the mobile device, with the policy enforcement module determining whether or not the user is complying with the accountability and rewards policy by detecting an attempt to use the mobile device while driving a vehicle at a speed exceeding a predetermined threshold speed. The policy enforcement module may determine, using an accelerometer native to the mobile device, that an orientation of the mobile device is face down, and, based on the determination, establish that the user is complying with the accountability and rewards policy. Alternatively, the compliance is established based on whether a mobile application associated with the policy is running in the foreground or background. The system may further include a reward module to selectively submit reward amounts to a reward center in exchange for the ability of the user to redeem the reward amounts through the reward center, based on the compliance for a predetermined period of time. | 04-12-2012 |