Providing an ID-verified blood test

• US 8,792,687 B2
• Filed: 06/29/2012
• Issued: 07/29/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Baughman, Aaron K., Malkin, Peter K.
• Primary Examiner(s): Desire, Gregory M
• Application Number:
  US13/538,423
• Publication Number:
  US 20140003676A1
• Time in Patent Office: 760 Days
• Field of Search: 340/5.82, 340/426.11, 340/426.19, 340/576, 382/124, 382/218, 600/110, 600/132, 600/573, 600/583, 713/186
• US Class Current: 382/124
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2503/22 Motor vehicles operators, e.g. drivers, pilots, captains
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1172 using fingerprinting
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14503 invasive, e.g. introduced into the body by a catheter or needle or using implanted sensors A61B5/1459, A61B5/1464, A61B5/1473, A61B5/1482, A61B5/14865 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150022 for capillary blood or interstitial fluid
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150358 Strips for collecting blood, e.g. absorbent optical reagent test strips G01N21/8483; chemical reagent test strips G01N33/4875, G01N33/52
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150389 Hollow piercing elements, e.g. canulas, needles, for piercing the skin
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150503 Single-ended needles hollow piercing element tip design A61B5/150396, needle sets for catheters A61M25/06, needles for bringing media into the body A61M5/32
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150786 Optical identification systems, e.g. bar codes, colour codes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150862 intermediate range, e.g. within room or building
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/151 Devices specially adapted for taking samples of capillary blood, e.g. by lancets , needles or blades
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/157 Devices characterised by integrated means for measuring characteristics of blood
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4845 Toxicology, e.g. by detection of alcohol, drug or toxic products A61B5/4848 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/12 Fingerprints or palmprints

Abstract

Providing an ID-verified blood test, in one aspect, may include enabling a user to press a finger against a fingerprint-reading panel and reading a fingerprint of the user. A blood sampling device coupled to the fingerprint-reading panel may be activated while the user has the finger against the fingerprint-reading panel to sample blood from the finger. Blood may be sampled from the user via the blood sampling device while the user has the finger against the fingerprint-reading panel. A test may be performed on the sampled blood to determine a level of specified chemical in the blood. User identification may be determined based on the fingerprint. The determined user identification and the level of the specified chemical may be returned.

Claims

1. A method for providing an ID-verified blood test, comprising:

enabling a user to press a finger against a fingerprint-reading panel incorporated in a key provided for use only by a particular individual, the key for activating a machine;

reading a fingerprint of the user;

activating a blood sampling device coupled to the fingerprint-reading panel while the user has the finger against the fingerprint-reading panel to sample blood from the finger after the fingerprint is read;

sampling blood from the user via the blood sampling device while the user has the finger against the fingerprint-reading panel;

performing a test on the sampled blood to determine a level of specified chemical in the blood;

determining user identification based on the fingerprint; and

activating the key to actuate the machine only if the determined user identification matches the particular individual associated with the key and the determined level of specified chemical meets a threshold criterion.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the machine includes an automobile, a heavy machinery equipment, or a transportation vehicle, or combinations thereof.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the specified chemical includes alcohol.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the specified chemical includes sugar.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the specified chemical includes a drug.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the blood sampling device includes a hypodermic needle.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the blood sampling device includes an infrared detector.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the user is required to continue to keep the finger pressed against the fingerprint reading panel until the sampling of the blood is completed.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the key is associated with a single user.

10. A method for providing an ID-verified specimen sample test, comprising:

enabling a user to press a part of the user'"'"'s body portion from which to read an identification print against a scanner incorporated in a key provided for use only by a particular individual, the key for activating a machine;

reading the identification print via the scanner;

actuating a specimen sampling device coupled to the scanner after the reading of the identification print while the user has the body portion pressed against the scanner;

to sample specimen from the user'"'"'s body portion;

sampling specimen via the sampling device;

performing a test on the sampled specimen to determine a level of specified chemical in the specimen;

determining whether the read identification print matches the particular individual associated with the key; and

activating the key to actuate the machine only if the determined user identification matches the particular individual associated with the key and the determined level of specified chemical meets a threshold criterion.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the machine includes an automobile.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the machine includes heavy equipment machinery.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the specimen includes blood.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the chemical level includes sugar level.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the chemical level includes alcohol level.