Breathalyzer with voice recognition

• US 20020084130A1
• Filed: 03/28/2001
• Published: 07/04/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 04/12/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ohanes Der Ghazarian, Viken Der Ghazarian
• Original Assignee: Ohanes Der Ghazarian, Viken Der Ghazarian
• Inventors: Der Ghazarian, Ohanes, Der Ghazarian, Viken
• Granted Patent: US 6,726,636 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 180/272
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 28/063 preventing starting of vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 28/066 actuating a signalling device B60K28/063 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/143 Alarm means
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2556/50 of positioning data, e.g. GPS [Global Positioning System] data

Abstract

A Voice recognition Breathalyzer comprises of a microphone for transducing spoken expression into electronic signals and a breathalyzer sensor for transducing given breath content into electronic signals.

An audio and breathalyzer sensor circuit for conditioning said electronic signals from said microphone and breathalyzer sensor;

a memory storage for storing speech templates and toxic breath setting;

a processor for processing said conditioned electronic signals and for simultaneously comparing the processed, conditioned electronic signals with said speech templates and said toxic breath setting threshold stored in said memory storage, said processor generating a unique signal when said processed, conditioned electronic signals are substantially similar to one of said speech templates and below said toxic breath setting threshold. In the preferred embodiment of invention said Voice recognition breathalyzer is mobil and it'"'"'s powered by a battery and said unique signals are transmitted by an RF link.

Claims

1. - A RF Voice Recognition Breathalyzer comprise of A power supply. A voice recognition Circuitry. A Breathalyzer circuitry and a RF Transceiver or Transmitter with a unique code. Said Transmitter transmitting said unique coded signal(s) upon Voice Recognition and Breath sampling of person operating said Voice Recognition Breathalyzer.

2. - A RF Voice Recognition Breathalyzer as claimed in claim 1, wherein said Voice Recognition Breathalyzer is mobile and it'"'"'s power source is battery.

3. - A RF Breathalyzer as claimed in claim 1, wherein said RF Breathalyzer has a Voice Recognition circuitry. Said RF remote Breathalyzer engages into breath test mode and analyses person'"'"'s breath upon user voice recognition.

23. - A Voice Recognition breathalyzer as claimed in claim 2, wherein said RF Voice Recognition Breathalyzer unit signaling a particular vehicle breathalyzer CPU unit with a unique coded signal, to start said vehicle engine.

24. - A Voice Recognition Breathalyzer as claimed in claim 2, wherein said RF Voice Recognition Breathalyzer unit signaling a particular vehicle Breathalyzer CPU unit, with a unique RF coded signal, to disarm said vehicle engine interlock system.

37. - A Voice Recognition Breathalyzer as claimed in claims 1-4-6- and 25, wherein

First user given speech into said breathalyzer means, for voice recognition and breath alcohol content detection.

Second user given full lung inhale exhale into said breathalyzer means, for precise analyses of breath alcohol content.

4. - A Voice recognition Breathalyzer comprising. A Voice Recognition circuitry. A Breathalyzer circuitry. Said Breathalyzer testing breath sample(s) of person to be tested with user voice recognition.

5. - A Voice recognition Breathalyzer as claimed in claim 4, wherein said Voice Recognition Breathalyzer is installed in a vehicle, and is connected to said vehicle ignition interlock system. Said vehicle engine interlock is released upon said user voice recognition and breath test pass signal.

6. - A voice recognition breathalyzer system, additionally comprising:

a microphone for transducing spoken expression into electronic signals corresponding to said spoken expression, and a breathalyzer sensor for transducing given breath content into electronic signals corresponding to said given breath.

An audio and a breathalyzer sensor input circuit for conditioning said electronic signals from said microphone, and breathalyzer sensor;

a memory storage for storing speech templates, and toxic breath setting;

a processor for processing said conditioned electronic signals, and for comparing the processed conditioned electronic signals with said speech templates, and said toxic breath threshold setting stored in said memory storage. Said processor generating a unique “

Pass”

signal when said processed, conditioned electronic signals are substantially similar to one of said speech templates, and below said toxic breath setting threshold.

7. - Voice recognition breathalyzer as claimed in claim 6, wherein said voice recognition breathalyzer installed in a vehicle, additionally comprising with an engine immobilization circuitry, controlled by a processor, said engine immobilization circuitry positively inhibiting the vehicle from being started when said processor receives above setting toxic breath signal, and or said processor does not receive proper voice recognition signal from the operator of said vehicle.

8. - Voice recognition breathalyzer as claimed in claim 6, wherein said voice recognition breathalyzer comprising with an engine immobilization circuitry, said circuitry allowing the vehicle to be started when said processor produces said unique “

Pass”

signal.

9. - Voice recognition breathalyzer as claimed in claim 6, wherein said voice recognition breathalyzer CPU is installed in a vehicle, and connected to a vehicle light(s). When said processor receives above setting toxic breath signal, and or said processor does not receive proper voice recognition signal from the operator of said vehicle, said processor circuitry flashes and or turns on said vehicle light(s)

10. - Voice recognition breathalyzer as claimed in claim 6, wherein said voice recognition breathalyzer CPU is installed in a vehicle, and connected to said vehicle horn (siren). When said processor receives above setting toxic breath signal, and or said processor does not receive proper voice recognition signal from the operator of said vehicle, said processor circuitry honks the horn of said vehicle.

11. - Voice recognition breathalyzer as claimed in claim 6, wherein said voice recognition breathalyzer CPU is installed in a vehicle and it is passive arming.

12. - Voice recognition breathalyzer as claimed in claim 6, wherein said voice recognition breathalyzer is installed in a vehicle, said voice recognition breathalyzer will prompt random or at a predetermine time an audible and or visual or vibrating signals, to notify the operator of said vehicle to give a verbal password into said microphone/breath sensor.

13. - Voice recognition breathalyzer as claimed in claim 6, wherein said voice recognition breathalyzer system is installed in a vehicle, when said Vehicle Breathalyzer CPU receives above setting toxic breath, and or said Breathalyzer CPU does not receive proper given verbal password signal from the operator of said vehicle, said Breathalyzer CPU will activate a pager or a mobile phone digital or analogue auto dialer within said vehicle, which sends a unique coded signal containing information of user ID and breath alcohol content to a monitoring station.

14. - Voice recognition breathalyzer as claimed in claim 13, wherein said monitoring station is mobile and or installed in a vehicle.

15. - Voice recognition breathalyzer as claimed in claim 13, wherein said particular vehicle is equipped with GPS antenna driver, and it is connected to said particular vehicle mobile phone. Said mobile phone signaling a monitoring station with information containing to said particular vehicle location.

16. - Voice recognition breathalyzer as claimed in claim 13, wherein said Breathalyzer CPU receiving a signal from said monitoring station through said vehicle mobile phone or pager unit, and prompt audible and or visual or vibrating signal, to notify the operator of said vehicle to give verbal password into said microphone/breath sensor.

17. - Voice recognition breathalyzer as claimed in claim 13, wherein said monitoring station signaling said vehicle Breathalyzer CPU through said vehicle mobile phone or pager receiver, to activate the engine immobilization circuitry.

18. - Voice recognition breathalyzer as claimed in claim 12, wherein a vehicle switch signaling said Breathalyzer CPU to prompt said signals to notify the operator of said vehicle.

19. - Voice recognition breathalyzer as claimed in claim 18, wherein said vehicle switch is a ignition switch.

20. - Voice recognition breathalyzer as claimed in claim 18, wherein said vehicle switch is a door switch.

21. - Voice recognition breathalyzer as claimed in claim 6, wherein said voice recognition breathalyzer additionally comprising with an RF transceiver or receiver connected with said vehicle Breathalyzer CPU. And a transceiver or a transmitter carried by or installed on a person with temper proof conductive strap, when said person is within or near by said vehicle, said transceiver or transmitter unit communicating with a unique coded signal with said vehicle breathalyzer CPU unit, which indicates the presence of a particular person carrying said transceiver unit. Said vehicle breathalyzer CPU unit upon communicating with said transceiver or transmitter unit, said processor enters into operator voice recognition breath test mode, and produces audio-visual signal to alert the operator to give verbal password into said breathalyzer.

22. - A Voice recognition breathalyzer as claimed in claim 6, wherein said voice recognition breathalyzer is installed in a vehicle, said vehicle breathalyzer CPU starts said vehicle engine upon said “

Pass”

signal.

26. - A Breathalyzer Phone as claimed in claim 25, wherein said phone is a mobile phone or a radio pager.

27. - A Breathalyzer Phone as claimed in claim 25, wherein said phone has a voice recognition circuitry. Said phone engages into breath test mode and analyses person breath upon or with user voice recognition.

28. - A breathalyzer Phone as claimed in claim 27, wherein said phone analyzer user breath Alcohol Content upon or with users speech recognition and sends the test Data information containing user Voice ID and user breath content to a monitoring station.

29. - Breathalyzer phone as claimed in claim 25, wherein said phone additionally is equipped with a video-phone, or a video computer (pc) with a built in camera and video monitor.

30. - Breathalyzer video-phone as claimed in claim 29, wherein said video phone communicating with a monitoring station with audio-visual images.

31. - Breathalyzer phone as claimed in claim 30, wherein said video-phone is installed in a vehicle. Sending photo images via RF modem to a monitoring station. Said monitoring station is equipped with Video monitor. Said monitoring station operator viewing said vehicle operator photo images for identification.

32. - Breathalyzer phone as claimed in claim 25, wherein a monitoring station signaling said phone user for user given breath test, by verbal or alphanumeric instructions on the monitor screen of said phone.

33. - Breathalyzer phone as claimed in claim 25, wherein said phone is equipped with additional electronic circuitry to measure user heart EKG or blood pressure and transmit said data.

34. - Breathalyzer phone as claimed in claim 25, wherein said phone is equipped with additional electronic circuitry to measure user blood dialysis, and transmit said data.

35. - A Voice Recognition Breathalyzer as claimed in claim 6, wherein said Voice Recognition Breathalyzer detecting alcohol from user given verbal password breath, signaling the user, to at a pre-set time to give full long inhale and exhale full lung pressure toxic air into said breathalyzer. If said given toxic breath alcohol content is below said Voice recognition breathalyzer threshold setting, said breathalyzer sending said unique signal.

36. - A Voice Recognition Breathalyzer as claimed in claim 6, wherein said Voice Recognition Breathalyzer receiving from user unproper verbal password or toxic breath, said breathalyzer transmitting a signal, containing information to said test “

Fail”

data.

38. - Voice recognition breathalyzer as claimed in claims 13 &

15, wherein said vehicle voice recognition breathalyzer CPU. The GPS antenna driver, and the mobil phone or pager is temper proof, removal or tempering of said devises will immobilize said vehicle engine.

25. - A Breathalyzer phone comprises of a telephone with a built-in Breathalyzer. The operator of said phone giving breath samples into said phone. Said phone Breathalyzer upon receiving toxic or none toxic breath, signaling a monitoring station with information containing user voice ID and user breath alcohol content via a wireless phone.