COMBINED SYSTEM FOR TRACKING OFFENDER REHABILITATION

• US 20070273537A1
• Filed: 04/18/2007
• Published: 11/29/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Biometric Equipment & Safety Technology Labs, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Dolphin International Resources, LLC
• Inventors: Rader, Michael, Crespo, Pierre
• Application Number:
  US11/737,132
• Publication Number:
  US 20070273537A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/576
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 28/063 preventing starting of vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/24 Drug level, e.g. alcohol
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2556/45 External transmission of data to or from the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00563 using personal physical data of the operator, e.g. finger prints, retinal images, voicepatterns
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/22 responsive to presence or absence of persons

Abstract

A combined testing and tracking system that includes a breath alcohol ignition interlock, a personal portable breath test monitor, and an EMHA (Electronic Monitoring Home Arrest) system. These may preferably work in concert to provide a unitary system whose efficiency and effectiveness vastly exceed the sum of its individual parts.

Claims

1. A monitoring system comprising:

a vehicle ignition interlock device;

an EMHA device; and

a mobile breath test arrangement;

said vehicle ignition interlock device, said EMHA device and said mobile breath test arrangement being configured for mutual data exchange.

2. The monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein said vehicle ignition interlock device, said EMHA device and said mobile breath test arrangement are in communication with a common server.

3. The monitoring system according to claim 1, further comprising a portable data collection head integrable with each of said vehicle ignition interlock device, said EMHA device and said mobile breath test arrangement.

4. The monitoring system according to claim 3, wherein said portable data collection head acts to collect breath samples.

5. The monitoring system according to claim 4, wherein said portable data collection head comprises a portable memory for storing data from breath tests.

6. The monitoring system according to claim 3, wherein said vehicle ignition interlock device comprises a cradle for accommodating said portable data collection head.

7. The monitoring system according to claim 3, wherein said vehicle ignition interlock device comprises a relay logger for receiving data from said portable data collection head.

8. The monitoring system according to claim 7, wherein said relay logger acts to communicate with a server common to said vehicle ignition interlock device, said EMHA device and said mobile breath test arrangement.

9. The monitoring system according to claim 3, wherein said vehicle ignition interlock device further comprises a camera.

10. The monitoring system according to claim 9, further comprising a face recognition module integrated with said camera.

11. The monitoring system according to claim 3, wherein said EMHA device comprises a base unit in communication with a server, the server being common to said vehicle ignition interlock device, said EMHA device and said mobile breath test arrangement.

12. The monitoring system according to claim 11, wherein said EMHA device further comprises a cradle for accommodating said portable data collection head, said cradle being in communication with said base unit.

13. The monitoring system according to claim 11, wherein said base unit acts to receive data from said portable data collection head.

14. The monitoring system according to claim 11, wherein said EMHA device comprises a camera for establishing positive identification in conjunction with a test by said portable data collection head.

15. The monitoring system according to claim 3, wherein said mobile breath test arrangement comprises a wearable cradle for accommodating said portable data collection head.

16. The monitoring system according to claim 15, wherein said portable data collection head is in communication with a server, the server being common to said vehicle ignition interlock device, said EMHA device and said mobile breath test arrangement.

17. The monitoring system according to claim 15, wherein said portable data collection head comprises an arrangement for establishing positive identification in conjunction with a test by said portable data collection head.

18. The monitoring system according to claim 3, wherein said portable data collection head acts to prompt random testing in connection with said vehicle ignition interlock device, said EMHA device and said mobile breath test arrangement.