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AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsThomas Lee Miller, Brian Bennie, Steven Yellin Schondorf
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In at least one embodiment, an apparatus for performing an alcohol monitor in a vehicle based on a driver being one of a primary driver and a secondary driver is provided. The apparatus comprises an electronic device that is positioned within the vehicle. The electronic device is configured to receive a driver status signal indicating that the driver of the vehicle is the secondary driver. The electronic device is further configured to receive an alcohol content measurement from an alcohol monitoring device (AMD) indicative of blood alcohol content for the secondary driver. The electronic device is further configured to compare the alcohol content measurement to a predetermined alcohol content.
An apparatus for performing an alcohol monitor in a vehicle based on a driver being one of a primary driver and a secondary driver, the apparatus comprising:
A method for performing an alcohol monitor in a vehicle based on a driver being one of a primary driver and a secondary driver, the method comprising:
A method comprising:
The method of 10 wherein receiving the time value further comprises receiving the time value corresponding to the moment in time the driver of the vehicle is attempting to drive the vehicle if the driver status signal indicates that the driver of the vehicle is the secondary driver.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.