Sobriety monitoring system
First Claim
1. A remote sobriety monitoring system comprising:
- a portable, cordless, handheld breath testing device operable to receive a first user'"'"'s breath during a self-administered breath test and determine whether alcohol is present within the first user, said handheld breath testing device including;
a portable, cordless hand-held case having an inside, an outside, and one or more walls,a breath alcohol content sensor housed within the case for sensing a breath alcohol content of the first user,a user identification device housed within the case,a visual display housed within the case,a wireless transceiver housed within the case, anda controller housed within the case and electronically coupled to the user identification device, the sensor, and the wireless transceiver; and
a web-based server communicatively coupled to the handheld breath testing device, the server including a user-interface and a database;
wherein the controller includes a first processor and a first non-transitory computer-readable medium containing a first sequence of instructions that, when executed by the first processor, causes the breath testing device to execute the following operations;
display an electronic prompt received from the server using the visual display, the prompt prompting the first user to initiate the breath test with the breath testing device;
capture user identification data with the user identification device during the breath test, the user identification data identifying the first user,capture the breath alcohol content of the first user with the breath alcohol content sensor during the breath test, andtransmit the user identification data and the breath alcohol content to the server using the wireless transceiver; and
wherein the server further includes a second processor and a second non-transitory computer-readable medium containing a second sequence of instructions that, when executed by the second processor, causes the server to execute the following operations;
receive a schedule based on data inputted by a second user via the user-interface;
in response to the schedule, send the electronic prompt to the breath testing device;
receive the user identification data and the breath alcohol content from the handheld breath testing device;
store within the database the user identification data the breath alcohol content, and data indicating whether the user identification data and the breath alcohol content were captured in accordance with the schedule;
generate an electronic message based on the user identification data, the breath alcohol content, and data indicating whether the user identification data and the breath alcohol content were captured in accordance with the schedule; and
transmit the electronic message to the second user.
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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 a blood alcohol level and the user identification data includes compressed image data. The signal receiving station is monitored by a supervisor who is able to intervene should the blood alcohol level be greater than a predetermined threshold, or should the user identification data no match with a reference user identification data.
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21 Claims
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1. A remote sobriety monitoring system comprising:
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a portable, cordless, handheld breath testing device operable to receive a first user'"'"'s breath during a self-administered breath test and determine whether alcohol is present within the first user, said handheld breath testing device including; a portable, cordless hand-held case having an inside, an outside, and one or more walls, a breath alcohol content sensor housed within the case for sensing a breath alcohol content of the first user, a user identification device housed within the case, a visual display housed within the case, a wireless transceiver housed within the case, and a controller housed within the case and electronically coupled to the user identification device, the sensor, and the wireless transceiver; and a web-based server communicatively coupled to the handheld breath testing device, the server including a user-interface and a database; wherein the controller includes a first processor and a first non-transitory computer-readable medium containing a first sequence of instructions that, when executed by the first processor, causes the breath testing device to execute the following operations; display an electronic prompt received from the server using the visual display, the prompt prompting the first user to initiate the breath test with the breath testing device; capture user identification data with the user identification device during the breath test, the user identification data identifying the first user, capture the breath alcohol content of the first user with the breath alcohol content sensor during the breath test, and transmit the user identification data and the breath alcohol content to the server using the wireless transceiver; and wherein the server further includes a second processor and a second non-transitory computer-readable medium containing a second sequence of instructions that, when executed by the second processor, causes the server to execute the following operations; receive a schedule based on data inputted by a second user via the user-interface; in response to the schedule, send the electronic prompt to the breath testing device; receive the user identification data and the breath alcohol content from the handheld breath testing device; store within the database the user identification data the breath alcohol content, and data indicating whether the user identification data and the breath alcohol content were captured in accordance with the schedule; generate an electronic message based on the user identification data, the breath alcohol content, and data indicating whether the user identification data and the breath alcohol content were captured in accordance with the schedule; and transmit the electronic message to the second user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A remote sobriety monitoring system comprising:
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a portable, cordless, handheld breath testing device operable to receive a first user'"'"'s breath during a self-administered breath test and determine whether alcohol is present within the first user, said handheld breath testing device including; a portable, cordless hand-held case having an inside, an outside, and one or more walls, a breath alcohol content sensor housed within the case operable to sense a breath alcohol content of the first user, a user identification device housed within the case, a wireless transceiver housed within the case, and a controller housed within the case and electronically coupled to the user identification device, the sensor, and the wireless transceiver, wherein the controller is operable to cause the breath testing device to; capture user identification data with the user identification device during the breath test, the user identification data identifying the first user, capture the breath alcohol content of the first user with the breath alcohol content sensor during the breath test, and transmit the user identification data and the breath alcohol content to the server using the wireless transceiver a web-based server communicatively coupled to the handheld breath testing device, the server including a user-interface and a database, the server operable to; receive a schedule based on data inputted by a second user via the user-interface; in response to the schedule, transmit an prompt signal for prompting the first user to initiate the breath test with the breath testing device; receive the user identification data and the breath alcohol content from the handheld breath testing device; store within the database the user identification data the breath alcohol content, and data indicating whether the user identification data and the breath alcohol content were captured in accordance with the schedule; generate an electronic message based on the user identification data the breath alcohol content, and data indicating whether the user identification data and the breath alcohol content were captured in accordance with the schedule; and transmit the electronic message to the second user; and a mobile device communicatively coupled to the web-based server, the mobile device including a visual display and operable to; receive the prompt signal from the server; and display a visual prompt in response to the prompt signal, the visual prompt prompting the first user to initiate the breath test with the breath testing device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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