Relocatable mental function testing gateway
OwnerHenry M. Bowles, Theodore D. Langleyinventors
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Abstract
This invention is a gateway for testing mental function comprising a portable structure that houses one or more mental function testers and an access control device that allows the user to enter a defined area based upon the result of the mental function test. The access control device may either directly control an exit from the gateway or it may dispense a portable indicator of the test results. The gateway may comprise one or more mental function testers that give the same or different tests. The invention also comprises methods of using the gateway, including the steps of assessing a user's mental function and operating the access control device depending upon the assessment. The latter step may comprise permitting the user access to an at-risk activity.
Claims21
A gateway for testing mental function comprising:
- a portable structure;
- a mental function tester housed by the structure;
- an entry and an exit;
- and
- an access control device;
- wherein the access control device opens the exit when the mental function tester validates a user.
A gateway for testing mental function comprising:
- a portable structure;
- a mental function tester housed by the structure;
- and
- an access control device;
- wherein the mental function tester is housed outside the structure.
A method for testing mental function of a user comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a portable structure, a mental function tester housed by the structure and an access control device;
- b) assessing the mental function of the user with the mental function tester;
- c) operating the access control device depending upon the assessment of the mental function of the user;
- and
- d) opening an exit via operation of the access control device when the mental function tester validates the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.