Remote sobriety monitoring systems, devices and methods
AssigneeSoberlink Healthcare, LLC
InventorsBrad Keays, Christopher J. Pursley, Daniel Rhodes, Casey Hanrahan
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Abstract
Systems, methods and devices are disclosed for monitoring sobriety of a first user by a second user which can be discrete, wirelessly linked via a communications network and can provide various forms of alerts to the first and second users.
Claims20
A system for a second user to remotely monitor the sobriety of a first user over a communications network, the system comprising:
- a portable, cordless, handheld mobile breath testing device operable to receive the first user's breath and determine whether alcohol is present in the user's breath in excess of a predetermined quantity, said breath testing device including:
- a portable, cordless hand-held housing,
- a breath alcohol content sensor within the housing for sensing a breath alcohol content of the first user,
- a wireless transceiver within the housing and communicatively coupled to a wireless network, the wireless transceiver transmitting breath test data generated based on the sensed breath alcohol content of the first user over the wireless network, wherein the wireless network is communicatively coupled to the communications network;
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- a user interface device communicatively coupled to communications network, the user interface device operable to receive the transmitted breath test data and display the breath test data to the second user.
A method for a second user to remotely monitor the sobriety of a first user over a communications network, the method comprising:
- a portable, cordless handheld mobile breath testing device including a processor coupled with a non-transitory memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform the steps of:
- when a first user's breath is received via a breath receiving interface of the device, sense and determine whether alcohol is present in the user's breath by comparing a sensed amount of breath alcohol or lack thereof to a breath alcohol threshold to generate breath test data, and
- transmit, via a wireless transceiver of the device that is communicatively coupled to a wireless network, the breath test data over the wireless network to a monitoring station operable to display the breath test data to a second user.
A device for a second user to monitor the sobriety of a first user, the device comprising:
- a portable, hand-held housing;
- a breath receiving interface;
- a breath alcohol content sensor coupled with the breath receiving interface for sensing a breath alcohol content of the first user;
- a processor, communicatively coupled with the breath alcohol content sensor and performing a breath alcohol analysis function on the sensed breath alcohol content for generating breath test data;
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- a non-transitory computer readable memory for storing the breath test data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.