Remote transponder breathalyzer

• US 8,258,968 B2
• Filed: 02/11/2009
• Issued: 09/04/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ohannes Der Ghazarian, Viken Der Ghazarian
• Original Assignee: Ohannes Der Ghazarian, Viken Der Ghazarian
• Inventors: Ghazarian, Viken Der, Ghazarian, Ohannes Der
• Primary Examiner(s): BLOUNT, ERIC
• Application Number:
  US12/378,151
• Publication Number:
  US 20090201138A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,301 Days
• Field of Search: 340/426.12, 340/426.24, 340/576, 340/627, 340/572.1, 340/573.1, 180/272, 73/232, 600/300, 600/301, 600/316
• US Class Current: 340/576
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 28/063 preventing starting of vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2325/105 Radio frequency identification data [RFID]
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/04 operating on the propulsion system, e.g. engine or drive motor
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/24 Drug level, e.g. alcohol

Abstract

Hand held Remote Transponder Breathalyzer comprises of a portable breathalyzer device having a breath sensor circuitry used for converting given breath sample content into electronic signals; and a processor for storing a toxic breath setting and processing received conditioned electronic signals, and for comparing the received electronic conditioned signals with a preset threshold setting stored in the memory storage of the processor, and accordingly controlling the functional operation of a uniquely coded transponder circuitry.

If given breath sample into the transponder breathalyzer sensor generated electronic conditioned signal is below toxic breath setting threshold. The processor upon receipt of the non-toxic electronic signal transmits a signal to activate for a preset time the functional operation of the transponder circuitry.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention the Remote Transponder Breathalyzer additionally utilizes a voice recognition method, accordingly only given user be able to operate the Remote Transponder Breathalyzer.

Claims

1. A hand held remote radio frequency identification (RFID) Transponder Breathalyzer device, comprising:

a sensor configured to convert breath content of a user into electronic signals; and

a processor configured to store a toxic breath setting in memory, process the electronic signals, compare the processed electronic signals with the stored toxic breath setting, and control functional operations of a transponder,

wherein, when the electronic signals are substantially similar to one of or below the toxic breath setting threshold, the processor is further configured to complete circuitry of the transponder for a preset time such that the transponder functions during the preset time.

2. A hand held Breathalyzer, comprising:

a processor configured to compare an electronic breath signal with a threshold breath signal to determine whether the electronic breath signal is below the threshold breath signal,

wherein, when the electronic breath signal is below the threshold breath signal, the processor is further configured to complete circuitry of a transponder such that the transponder is configured to communicate with an apparatus for a predefined time period.

3. The hand held Breathalyzer of claim 2, wherein the processor is configured to decouple the circuitry of the transponder after the predefined time period to prevent the transponder from communicating with the apparatus.

4. The hand held Breathalyzer of claim 2, further comprising:

a first sensor configured to convert breath content of a user into the electronic breath signal.

5. The hand held Breathalyzer of claim 2, further comprising:

a second sensor configured to convert speech content of a user into an electronic speech signal.

6. The hand held Breathalyzer of claim 5, wherein the processor is further configured to determine whether the electronic speech signal matches to one of a plurality of speech templates in order to distinguish between the user of the hand held Breathalyzer and a non-user of the hand held Breathalyzer.

7. The hand held Breathalyzer of claim 6, wherein the plurality of speech templates are pre-recorded speech templates of the user of the hand held Breathalyzer.

8. The hand held Breathalyzer of claim 6, wherein, when the electronic speech signal matches one of the plurality of speech templates and the electronic breath signal is below the threshold breath signal, the processor is further configured to complete the circuitry of the transponder such that the transponder is configured to communicate with the apparatus for the predefined time period.

9. The hand held Breathalyzer of claim 5, wherein the processor is further configured to simultaneously compare the electronic breath signal with the threshold breath signal and the electronic speech signal with a plurality of speech templates to determine whether to complete the circuitry of the transponder.

10. The hand held Breathalyzer of claim 2, further comprising:

memory comprising the threshold breath signal and a plurality of speech templates.

11. The hand held Breathalyzer of claim 2, wherein the apparatus comprises a vehicle, human operated machinery, or non-human operated machinery.

12. The hand held Breathalyzer of claim 2, further comprising:

a transmitter configured to transmit at least one remote frequency (RF) signal to a receiver of a vehicle,

wherein the at least one RF signal is configured to unlock and lock doors of the vehicle, open a trunk of the vehicle, or start an engine of the vehicle.

13. A breathalyzer, comprising:

a processor; and

a transponder comprising uncoupled circuitry,

wherein the processor is configured to complete the circuitry of the transponder in order to activate functional operations of the transponder for a predefined time period when a first condition is satisfied.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the functional operations of the transponder cause the transponder to communicate with human operated machinery or non-human operated machinery for the predefined time period, after which the circuitry of the transponder is automatically decoupled.

15. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the first condition is satisfied when an electronic breath signal is below a threshold breath signal.

16. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the processor is configured to complete the circuitry of the transponder when the first condition is satisfied and a second condition is satisfied.

17. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the second condition is satisfied when an electronic speech signal matches with one of a plurality of speech templates.

18. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the processor is configured to complete the circuitry of the transponder in order to activate functional operations of the transponder for a predefined time period when the first condition and a second condition are simultaneously satisfied.