System and method for monitoring a former convict of an intoxication-related offense

• US 10,759,335 B2
• Filed: 10/15/2019
• Issued: 09/01/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 07/24/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Global Tel-Link Corporation
• Original Assignee: Global Tel-Link Corporation
• Inventors: Hodge, Stephen L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nwugo, Ojiako K
• Application Number:
  US16/653,524
• Publication Number:
  US 20200039428A1
• Time in Patent Office: 322 Days
• Field of Search: 3404255
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/509 specific to unauthorised use, e.g. for indicating stolen vehicles or infringements of traffic rules
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/017 identifying vehicles G08G1/015, G08G1/054 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0175 by photographing vehicles, e.g. when violating traffic rules
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/052 with provision for determining speed or overspeed speed measuring in general G01P
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/53 using third party service providers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/40 for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P]

Abstract

A system and method are disclosed for preventing a restricted individual from operating a motor vehicle. The system monitors a speed of the individual via a smart device associated with the individual. The system activates a monitoring function based on a detected speed of the device, which may evidence the individual riding in a motor vehicle. The system them verifies that the user of the device is the restricted individual through a variety of different identification methods. Once identified, the system accesses various data sources associated with one or more ride applications running on the smart device in order to determine whether the restricted individual has requested a ride from a third party during a relevant time period. After analyzing the data, a determination is made as to whether the individual is driving, or whether more information is needed.

Claims

1. A device comprising:

at least one radio transceiver;

a speed sensor configured to detect a current speed of the device; and

one or more processors and/or circuits configured to;

receive a current speed of the device from the speed sensor;

compare the current speed to a stored speed threshold;

determine that the current speed exceeds the stored speed threshold;

authenticate a user in response to the determining; and

cause the at least one radio transceiver to transmit an alert signal in response to successfully authenticating the user.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein to authenticate the user, the one or more processors and/or circuits are configured to:

cause the at least one radio transceiver to transmit a request message to a nearby device; and

receive identification information in response to the request message.

3. The device of claim 2, wherein the identification information includes a unique identifier associated with a monitored individual, and

wherein to authenticate the user, the one or more processors and/or circuits are further configured to compare the received unique identifier to a stored identifier.

4. The device of claim 2, wherein the alert signal includes location information of the device and an identifier of the authenticated user associated with the device.

5. The device of claim 2, wherein the nearby device is a fixed device affixed to the user, and

wherein the request message is transmitted via a short-range communication protocol.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the at least one radio transceiver is configured to periodically transmit a location of the device.

7. The device of claim 5, wherein the short-range communication protocol is one of Bluetooth™

or Bluetooth ™

Low Energy.

8. A method for monitoring an individual, comprising:

detecting a current speed of a device associated with the individual;

comparing the current speed to a stored speed threshold;

determining that the current speed exceeds the stored speed threshold;

authenticating the individual in response to the determining; and

transmitting an alert signal in response to successfully authenticating the individual.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the authenticating of the individual includes:

transmitting a request message to a nearby device; and

receiving identification information in response to the request message.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the identification information includes a unique identifier associated with the individual, and

wherein the authenticating of the individual further includes comparing the received unique identifier to a stored identifier.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the alert signal includes location information of the device and the identifier of the authenticated individual associated with the device.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the nearby device is a fixed device affixed to the individual, and wherein the request message is transmitted via a short-range communication protocol.

13. The method of claim 8, further comprising periodically transmitting a location of the device.

14. The device of claim 12, wherein the short-range communication protocol is one of Bluetooth™

or Bluetooth™

Low Energy.

15. A system for monitoring an individual, comprising:

a wireless communication device associated with the individual, the wireless communication device including;

a transceiver;

a speed sensor configured to detect a current speed of the device; and

one or more processors configured to;

receive the current speed from the speed sensor;

compare the current speed to a stored speed threshold;

determine that the current speed exceeds the stored speed threshold;

authenticate the individual in response to the determining; and

transmit an alert in response to successfully authenticating the individual; and

a fixed device affixed to the individual, the fixed device including;

a memory that stores a unique identifier of the individual; and

a transceiver configured to transmit the identifier to the transceiver of the wireless communication device.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the wireless communication device is configured to transmit a request to the fixed device in response to the determining.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the transceiver of the fixed device is configured to receive the request and to transmit the identifier in response to the receiving of the request.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the transceiver of the fixed device is configured to encrypt the identifier before transmitting the identifier to the wireless communication device.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the one or more processors are configured to periodically transmit a ping signal to the fixed device, and

wherein the transceiver of the fixed device is configured to receive the ping signal and to transmit a response ping signal to the wireless communication device in response to the receiving of the ping signal.

20. The system of claim 17, wherein the fixed device further comprises a location sensor configured to detect a current location of the fixed device,

wherein the transceiver of the fixed device is configured to transmit the current location in response to the receiving of the request.