Sobriety Monitoring System

• US 20130021153A1
• Filed: 01/24/2012
• Published: 01/24/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: BI Mobile Breath, Inc. (Geo Group Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Brad Keays
• Inventors: Keays, Brad
• Granted Patent: US 8,707,758 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/539.12
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 28/02 responsive to conditions relating to the driver
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 28/063 preventing starting of vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2556/45 External transmission of data to or from the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/18 Water
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/1826 organic contamination in water
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/497 of gaseous biological material, e.g. breath
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/4972 Determining alcohol content for vehicle safety devices B60K28/06
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/265 Personal security, identity or safety
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/02 Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 5/22 using electric transmission; using electromagnetic transmission
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/00 Arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless electrical link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2200/00 Transmission systems for measured values, control or similar signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/38 for collecting sensor information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/40 for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P]

Abstract

A system and method of monitoring sobriety using a hand-held breath testing device that, on receipt of a user'"'"'s breath, generates a breath test signal comprising substance content data and user identification data, and wirelessly transmits the breath test signal to a breath test signal receiving station. The breath test signal includes substance content data and user identification data. The substance content data includes at least one of: a blood alcohol level and a narcotics presence. The user identification data includes compressed image data. The signal receiving station is monitored by a supervisor who is able to intervene should the substance level be greater than a predetermined threshold, or should the user identification data no match with a reference user identification data.

Claims

1. A system for monitoring the sobriety of a user, the system comprising:

a handheld breath testing device comprising a sensor, the breath testing device operable to receive a user'"'"'s breath and generate a breath test signal therefrom;

a transceiver for receiving the breath test signal and transmitting the breath test signal to a monitoring station;

wherein the breath test signal indicates the presence of a controlled substance in the breath of the user.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the sensor comprises at least one of:

a mass spectroscopy sensor, a fiber optic fluorescent sensor, and a surface acoustic wave sensor.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein the sensor is operable to detect the presence of at least one of:

methamphetamines, amphetamines, barbituates, tetrahydrocannabinol, benzoylmethylecgonine, diacetylmorphine, lysergic acid diethylamide, psilocin, and phencyclidine.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the breath test signal indicates the presence of at least one of:

methamphetamines, amphetamines, barbituates, tetrahydrocannabinol, benzoylmethylecgonine, diacetylmorphine, lysergic acid diethylamide, psilocin, and phencyclidine.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the monitoring station is at least one of:

a mobile device, an email and an internet website.

6. The system of claim 1,

wherein the monitoring station is operable to store the breath test signal;

and

wherein the stored breath test signal is accessible by at least one of;

a family member, sober coach, and parole officer.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the monitoring station is a vehicle interlock device.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the breath test signal is an encrypted signal.

9. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a user identification device for generating user identification data, the transceiver receiving the user identification data and transmitting the user identification data to the monitoring station.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the user identification data comprises at least one of:

photographic, video, biometric, location, retinal, fingerprint, heat signature, voice, password, and verification key data.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the user identification device is operable to indicate to the user whether it is horizontal.

12. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a memory unit operable to store one or more breath test reports in a queue;

wherein transmission of the one or more breath test reports is according to the queue.

13. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a GPS unit operable to generate a location data;

wherein the transceiver is operable to receive the location data and transmit to the monitoring station.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein transmission of the breath test signal requires authentication of the breath testing device by the monitoring station.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the monitoring station communicates at least one of the following states to the user:

a breath test session is required, a breath test session was required, and a breath test session will be required.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein the breath test signal comprises an official department of transportation evidential breath test report.