Remote breath alcohol monitor
First Claim
1. A method for remote breath alcohol monitoring comprising the steps of:
- (a) analyzing by a remote breath alcohol monitor a first breath sample for a first breath alcohol content;
(b) capturing a first digital image of at least a portion of a face of a person providing the first breath sample;
(c) performing a first facial match on a first template extracted from the first digital image of the person compared to a gallery template derived from a gallery of images of the person; and
(d) sending by the remote breath alcohol monitor at least one of the first breath alcohol content and a result of the first facial match to a monitor network.
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Abstract
A portable handheld wireless breath alcohol monitoring device (RBAM) utilizes facial recognition from an enrollment image or gallery of images accumulated over time, and automatic retesting if an initial test is positive for alcohol or of an initial facial match is negative. A location fix is captured with each breath test taken by an offender. After each breath test, the breath alcohol content (BrAC), date and time of the breath test, facial image data, and location fix are uploaded through a built-in cellular phone module in the RBAM to a monitoring station. The monitoring station evaluates each breath test and determines if immediate notification to a supervising agency is needed. If so, an email, text message, or page is sent to the supervising agency. RBAM enables the monitoring of lower-risk offenders or offenders who have earned the privilege of a less intrusive alcohol testing and monitoring program.
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34 Claims
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1. A method for remote breath alcohol monitoring comprising the steps of:
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(a) analyzing by a remote breath alcohol monitor a first breath sample for a first breath alcohol content; (b) capturing a first digital image of at least a portion of a face of a person providing the first breath sample; (c) performing a first facial match on a first template extracted from the first digital image of the person compared to a gallery template derived from a gallery of images of the person; and (d) sending by the remote breath alcohol monitor at least one of the first breath alcohol content and a result of the first facial match to a monitor network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 27, 28, 29)
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15. A method for remote breath alcohol monitoring comprising the steps of:
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(a) enrolling an offender by gathering enrollment data, the enrolling step further comprising the steps of; (a1) capturing with a remote breath alcohol monitor an enrollment image of at least a portion of a face of the offender; (a2) extracting a first template from the enrollment image, wherein the first template becomes a gallery template stored in the remote breath alcohol monitor, wherein subsequent templates extracted from subsequent captured images of the at least a portion of a face of the offender are added to recalculate the gallery template as a function of the first template of the enrollment image of the face of the offender and the subsequent templates of captured images of the at least a portion of the offender; (b) providing the remote breath alcohol monitor with a testing schedule for the offender; (c) prompting the offender by the remote breath alcohol monitor to take a breath test; and (d) sending a result of the breath test to a monitor network. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 30, 31)
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23. A remote breath alcohol monitor comprising:
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an opening in the remote breath alcohol monitor configured to convey a breath sample to an ethanol sensor within the remote breath alcohol monitor; at least one circuit board assembly within the remote breath alcohol monitor configured to process an output of the ethanol sensor to determine a breath alcohol content; a camera connected to the at least one circuit board assembly configured to capture a facial image of a person, wherein the at least one circuit board assembly compares a first template extracted from the facial image of the person a gallery template derived from a gallery of images of the person; and a transmitter connected to the at least one circuit board assembly configured to send at least a one of the breath alcohol content and the facial image to a monitor network. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 32, 33, 34)
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