Breath analyzer, system, and computer program for authenticating, preserving, and presenting breath analysis data

• US 10,390,732 B2
• Filed: 10/17/2014
• Issued: 08/27/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 08/14/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Digital Ally Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Digital Ally Incorporated
• Inventors: Ross, Stanton E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Bloch, Michael R
• Application Number:
  US14/517,160
• Publication Number:
  US 20150051502A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,775 Days
• Field of Search: 600532
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0004 characterised by the type of physiological signal transmitted
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/082 Evaluation by breath analysis, e.g. determination of the chemical composition of exhaled breath A61B5/083, A61B5/091 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/097 Devices for facilitating collection of breath or for directing breath into or through measuring devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1176 Recognition of faces
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/18 for vehicle drivers or machine operators
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/361 Image-producing devices, e.g. surgical cameras
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/90 Identification means for patients or instruments, e.g. tags
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/98 using electromagnetic means, e.g. transponders
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/772 the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8205 involving the multiplexing of an additional signal and the colour video signal

Abstract

A breath analyzer, a system, and a computer program for administering a breath analysis to a donor and recording a breath analysis result. Embodiments of the invention authenticate that the breath analysis was performed correctly, preserves the breath analysis results by communicating with other devices, and presents the breath analysis results by superimposing them on recorded video data. The breath analyzer includes a breath receptor for receiving a breath sample from the donor, an analyzing element for determining a breath analysis result, a communications element for sending information indicative of the breath analysis result to a recording device manager, and a housing for securing the components in a handheld device. The system comprises the breath analyzer, a recording device manager for synchronizing the recordings, and at least one ancillary camera for recording the breath analysis.

Claims

1. A system for administering a breath analysis to a donor, the system comprising:

at least one video recorder including an input for capturing video data, a video recorder processor, a video recorder receiver, a video recorder transmitter, and a memory for storing the captured video data;

a recording device manager communicatively coupled with the at least one video recorder, said recording device manager including a transmitter for transmitting one or more signals, a receiver for receiving one or more signals, and a recording device manager processor;

a breath analyzer communicatively coupled with the recording device manager,

said breath analyzer including a transmitter for transmitting one or more signals and a breath analyzer processor; and

at least one non-transitory computer storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more of the video recorder processor, recording device manager processor, and breath analyzer processor, cause the one or more processors to perform the following steps;

performing, by the breath analyzer, a breath analysis of the donor;

obtaining, by the breath analyzer, a breath analysis result;

receiving, by the recording device manager and from the breath analyzer, information indicative of a start of the breath analysis;

in response to receiving the information indicative of the start of the breath analysis, transmitting, by the recording device manager and to the at least one video recorder, a signal causing the at least one video recorder to preserve the video data captured by the at least one video recorder during the breath analysis of the donor;

receiving, by the recording device manager and from the breath analyzer, the breath analysis result; and

storing the breath analysis result with the preserved video data.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the breath analyzer includes a breath analyzer housing and a video camera housed in the breath analyzer housing.

3. The system of claim 1,

wherein the at least one video recorder is a first video recorder, the input is a first input for capturing first video data, the video recorder processor is a first video recorder processor, the video recorder transmitter is a first video recorder transmitter, and the memory is a first memory for storing the captured first video data,

wherein the signal transmitted by the recording device manager and to the first video recorder is a first signal,

wherein the preserved video data is a first preserved video data,

said system further including a second video recorder including a second input for capturing second video data, a second video recorder processor, a second video recorder transmitter, and a second memory for storing the captured second video data, and

wherein said at least one non-transitory computer storage medium storing computer-executable instructions causes the one or more processors, upon execution, to perform the following steps:

in response to receiving the information indicative of the start of the breath analysis, transmitting, by the recording device manager and to the second video recorder, a second signal causing the second video recorder to preserve the second video data captured by the second video recorder during the breath analysis of the donor; and

associating the breath analysis result with the preserved second video data.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein one or more of the first video recorder and the second video recorder is configured to be mounted in a vehicle.

5. The system of claim 3, wherein at least one of the first video recorder processor and the second video recorder processor is programmed to implement pre-event recording.

6. The system of claim 5,

wherein the recording device manager includes a recording device manager housing,

wherein the first video recorder includes a first video recorder housing, and

wherein the second video recorder includes a second video recorder housing,

each of said recording device manager housing, said first video recorder housing, and said second video recorder housing being distinct and separate housings.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein at least one of the first video recorder and the second video recorder is configured for mounting on a person'"'"'s body or article of clothing worn by the person.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the breath analyzer includes a global positioning system (GPS) receiver for determining a location of the breath analyzer.

9. The system of claim 8,

wherein said at least one non-transitory computer storage medium storing computer-executable instructions causes the one or more processors, upon execution, to perform the following step:

transmitting, by the recording device manager and to one or more of the first and second video recorders, the breath analysis result.

10. The system of claim 9,

wherein the step of associating the breath analysis result with the preserved first video data includes the step of:

including the breath analysis result in metadata for the preserved first video data; and

wherein the step of associating the breath analysis result with the preserved second video data includes the step of;

including the breath analysis result in metadata for the preserved second video data.

11. The system of claim 10,

wherein said at least one non-transitory computer storage medium storing computer-executable instructions causes the one or more processors, upon execution, to perform the following step:

transmitting to an auxiliary computer the preserved first video data, the preserved second video data, and the breath analysis result.

12. The system of claim 11,

wherein said at least one non-transitory computer storage medium storing computer-executable instructions causes the one or more processors, upon execution, to perform the following steps:

receiving, by the recording device manager and from the breath analyzer, a status of the breath analyzer; and

associating the status of the breath analyzer with one or more of the preserved first video data and the preserved second video data,

wherein the status of the breath analyzer is selected from the group consisting of;

the breath analyzer power on, breath analysis start time, breath analysis stop time, detection of an error associated with the breath analyzer, and location of the breath analyzer.

13. At least one non-transitory computer storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the following steps:

receiving, by a recording device manager including a transmitter and a receiver, and from a breath analyzer, information indicative of a start of a breath analysis of a donor;

in response to receiving the information indicative of the start of the breath analysis, transmitting a signal, by the recording device manager and to a communicatively coupled video recorder including a video recorder receiver and a video recorder transmitter, that causes the video recorder to preserve video data captured by the video recorder during the breath analysis of the donor;

receiving, by the recording device manager and from the breath analyzer, the breath analysis result; and

storing the breath analysis result with the preserved video data.

14. The at least one non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 13,

wherein the video recorder is a first video recorder,

wherein the signal transmitted by the recording device manager and to the first video recorder is a first signal,

wherein the preserved video data is a first preserved video data, and

wherein said at least one non-transitory computer storage medium storing computer-executable instructions causes the processor, upon execution, to perform the following steps:

in response to receiving the information indicative of the start of the breath analysis, transmitting, by the recording device manager and to a communicatively coupled second video recorder including a second video recorder receiver and a second video recorder transmitter, a second signal that causes the second video recorder to preserve video data captured by the second video recorder during the breath analysis of the donor; and

associating the breath analysis result with the preserved second video data.

15. The at least one non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 14,

wherein said at least one non-transitory computer storage medium storing computer-executable instructions causes the processor, upon execution, to perform the following step:

transmitting, by the recording device manager and to one or more of the first and second video recorders, the breath analysis result;

wherein the step of associating the breath analysis result with the preserved first video data includes the step of;

including the breath analysis result in metadata for the preserved first video data; and

wherein the step of associating the breath analysis result with the preserved second video data includes the step of;

including the breath analysis result in metadata for the preserved second video data.

16. The at least one non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 15,

wherein said at least one non-transitory computer storage medium storing computer-executable instructions causes the processor, upon execution, to perform the following step:

transmitting to an auxiliary computer the preserved first video data, the preserved second video data, and the breath analysis result.

17. The at least one non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 15,

wherein said at least one non-transitory computer storage medium storing computer-executable instructions causes the processor, upon execution, to perform the following steps:

receiving, by the recording device manager and from the breath analyzer, a status of the breath analyzer; and

associating the status of the breath analyzer with one or more of the preserved first video data and the preserved second video data,

wherein the status of the breath analyzer is selected from the group consisting of;

the breath analyzer power on, breath analysis start time, breath analysis stop time, detection of an error associated with the breath analyzer, and location of the breath analyzer.

18. A method for administering a breath analysis to a donor, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving, by a recording device manager including a transmitter and a receiver, and from a breath analyzer, information indicative of a start of a breath analysis of a donor;

in response to receiving the information indicative of the start of the breath analysis, transmitting a first signal, by the recording device manager and to a communicatively coupled first video recorder including a first video recorder receiver and a first video recorder transmitter, that causes the first video recorder to preserve first video data captured by the first video recorder during the breath analysis of the donor;

in response to receiving the information indicative of the start of the breath analysis, transmitting a second signal, by the recording device manager and to a communicatively coupled second video recorder including a second video recorder receiver and a second video recorder transmitter, that causes the second video recorder to preserve second video data captured by the second video recorder during the breath analysis of the donor;

receiving, by the recording device manager and from the breath analyzer, the breath analysis result; and

storing the breath analysis result with the preserved first video data and the preserved second video data.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the step of associating is performed by the recording device manager.

20. The method of claim 18, further including the step of:

transmitting the breath analysis result, the preserved first video data, and the preserved second video data to an auxiliary computer distinct from the recording device manager,

wherein the step of associating the breath analysis result with the preserved first video data and the preserved second video data is performed by the auxiliary computer.

21. The method of claim 18, further including the step of:

compositing the breath analysis result with one or more of the preserved first video data and the preserved second video data and at least one of the breath analysis result, a time and date associated with the breath analysis, the donor'"'"'s name, a law enforcement officer administering the breath analysis, or a location of the breath analysis,

such that the breath analysis result is viewable, on an electronic user interface, with the composited one or more of the preserved first and second video data.

22. The method of claim 18, further including the step of:

transmitting, by the recording device manager and to both the first and second video recorders, the breath analysis result;

wherein the step of associating the breath analysis result with the preserved first video data includes the step of;

including the breath analysis result in metadata for the preserved first video data; and

wherein the step of associating the breath analysis result with the preserved second video data includes the step of;

including the breath analysis result in metadata for the preserved second video data.

23. The method of claim 18, further including the steps of:

receiving, by the recording device manager and from the breath analyzer, a status of the breath analyzer; and

associating the status of the breath analyzer with one or more of the preserved first video data and the preserved second video data,

wherein the status of the breath analyzer is selected from the group consisting of;

the breath analyzer power on, breath analysis start time, breath analysis stop time, detection of an error associated with the breath analyzer, and location of the breath analyzer.