MUMBAI, India, Feb. 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611000783 A) filed by Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, on Jan. 5, for 'mobile phone usage detection sensor system for classroom and examination environments.'

Inventor(s) include Dr. Harpreet Kaur; Dr. Kulbhushan Agnihotri; Dr. Simarjeet Kaur; Dr. Kamaljeet Kaur; Dr. Pooja Rani; and Dr. Gargee Chakraborty.

The application for the patent was published on Feb. 13, under issue no. 07/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention discloses a system and method for detecting unauthorized mobile phone usage in classroom environments using a multi-sensor device network. The invention employs electromagnetic signal detection, acoustic analysis, and motion tracking to accurately identify active mobile phone usage by students during teaching sessions. The system can alert instructors in real-time and optionally log incidents for administrative review, promoting focused academic environments."

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