Expert system rescue of impaired equipment operators
First Claim
1. A method to screen and rescue an equipment operator for chemical impairment, comprising:
- screening an equipment operator by one or more expert systems to detect potential chemical impairment;
selectively testing said equipment operator when said screening indicates potential chemical impairment of said equipment operator; and
rescuing said equipment operator and controlling operation of said equipment if said selective testing of said equipment operator indicates said chemical impairment of said equipment operator.
2 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Methods and systems using one or more expert systems to screen equipment operators for impairments, such as chemical impairment, physical impairment, medical impairment, or emotional impairment, to selectively test the equipment operators and rescue the equipment operator and control the equipment (e.g., automobiles, trucks, industrial vehicles, public transportation vehicles, such as buses, subways, trains, planes, ships, watercraft, sport vehicles, and dangerous or potentially dangerous machinery in general) if impairment of the equipment operator is determined. One embodiment is a method to screen and rescue an equipment operator having a chemical impairment, using one or more expert systems. A second embodiment is a method to screen and rescue an equipment operator having an impairment, such as chemical impairment, physical impairment, medical impairment, or emotional impairment, using one or more expert systems. A third embodiment is an equipment operator screening system to determine impairment, such as chemical impairment, physical impairment, medical impairment, or emotional impairment, using one or more expert systems, and rescue the equipment operator and control the equipment.
27 Citations
20 Claims
-
1. A method to screen and rescue an equipment operator for chemical impairment, comprising:
-
screening an equipment operator by one or more expert systems to detect potential chemical impairment; selectively testing said equipment operator when said screening indicates potential chemical impairment of said equipment operator; and rescuing said equipment operator and controlling operation of said equipment if said selective testing of said equipment operator indicates said chemical impairment of said equipment operator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
-
-
8. A method to screen and rescue an equipment operator for impairment, comprising:
-
screening an equipment operator by one or more expert systems to detect potential impairment of said equipment operator; selectively testing said equipment operator when said screening of said equipment operator detects potential impairment of said equipment operator; and rescuing said equipment operator and controlling operation of said equipment if said selective testing of said equipment operator indicates said impairment of said equipment operator. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
-
-
17. A system to screen and rescue an equipment operator, comprising:
-
a screening module to screen and selectively test an equipment operator when said screening indicates potential impairment of said equipment operator, wherein said screening module utilizes one or more expert system modules in screening said equipment operator; and a rescue and control module to rescue said equipment operator and control operation of said equipment if said selective testing of said equipment operator indicates said impairment of said equipment operator. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
-
Specification