43 results about "Sobriety" patented technology

A sobriety interlock system having an alcohol detection device electrically connected to a computing device is provided. An electronic circuit is electrically connected between the computing device and an OBD-II port on a machine for receiving data related to operation of the machine. A breath sample is provided by an operator of the machine and the alcohol detection device determines the alcohol concentration of the breath sample. The computing device determines a blood alcohol concentration for the operator based on the breath alcohol concentration, and the computing device prevents or allows operation of the machine based on the level of the blood alcohol concentration. A memory device stores machine operation data received through the OBD-II port.

An interlock device for measuring the sobriety of a potential vehicle operator is coupled to the starting mechanism of the vehicle. The interlock device includes a microprocessor controlled handset and base unit. The base unit encloses relays to preclude the starting mechanism from engaging if a predetermined acceptable threshold level of blood alcohol content has been exceeded. The relays receive a signal, through the base unit microprocessor, from the handset microprocessor which has calculated the blood alcohol content of a breath sample introduced into the handset by the vehicle operator. A breath sampling housing is enclosed within the handset in axial alignment with an intake port of the handset. A water filter and valve are positioned upstream from an electrochemical fuel cell. The fuel cell is coupled to the microprocessor. A pressure transducer measures the pressure of the breath sample. The handset microprocessor calculates a pressure offset through an algorithmic equation and applies the offset to the variable reading across the fuel cell to provide a normalized blood alcohol content measurement.

An interlock system for measuring the sobriety of a potential motorized apparatus operator is coupled to the starting mechanism of said motorized apparatus. The interlock system includes a microprocessor controlled handset, base unit and photographic device. The photographic device facilitates the identification process of the person taking the test by taking at least two consecutive pictures, one before and one during the test, which makes circumvention of the test a recordable event for later viewing by a monitoring person or facility. Further, rolling re-tests are used in the event the motorized apparatus was allowed to engage and operate and to once again verify the blood alcohol content of the person operating said apparatus and verify their identity during said test with said photographic device.

A device, system and method for establishing, determining compliance and ongoing monitoring of a user in the operation of a machine based on predetermined restrictions. The system is useful for a motor vehicle and, more particularly, to comply with user restrictions in teen driving, the presence of passengers, time of day, curfew, range and location, speed, sobriety and the like, An ignition interlock is engaged if one or more sensors that monitor the presence of the vehicle operator, passengers inside the vehicle compartment, and other operational compliance parameters established for the vehicle is out of compliance, and disengaged if compliance is verified.

A biometric safety and security system (10) that is designed to prevent a person that is inebriated or that is not assigned the use of a particular vehicle ignition key (170) from starting the vehicle. The system (10) utilizes an enclosure (50) that houses an electronics circuit (12) that includes a microcontroller (14), a fingerprint scanner (26), a speech verifier (28), a breath analyzer (29) and the ignition key (170) which is normally retracted into the enclosure (50). To extract the key (170) a person must verify their identity by means of the fingerprint scanner (26) and / or the speech verifier (28), and also verify their sobriety by means of the breath analyzer (29). If the person's identity and sobriety are verified a signal is sent to the microcontroller (14) where a signal is produced that activates a motor interface (32), that operates a d-c motor (34) that extracts the key from the enclosure (50).

A vehicle sobriety interlock system including a sobriety testing apparatus for testing a driver of a vehicle for intoxication and an interlock system responsive to test results from the sobriety testing apparatus for controlling ignition of an engine of the vehicle. The interlock system, in response to a test result indicating that the driver is sober, allows the driver to start the engine of the vehicle. During a vehicle warm-up time period of a predetermined length following start of the engine and before a transmission of the vehicle has been engaged for putting the vehicle in motion, the interlock system delays a retest of the driver with the sobriety testing system for intoxication.

The image-based system is used to observe and document eye responses which can be used to implement the procedures defined in the Standardized Field Sobriety Test as well as the Drug Recognition Expert Program. These eye responses include pupil movement, as well as pupil size and responses, for either one or both eyes simultaneously. The system includes a headset against which the subject places their face. The faceplate has an opening through which illumination devices transmit beams of infrared light to illuminate the subject's eyes. A reflective protractor, having a scale imprinted thereon, is mounted on the headset above the eye opening and facing the test administrator to provide an image of the stimulus target that is used by the test administrator. Two imaging devices are mounted on the headset opposite the eye opening to generate images of the subject's illuminated eyes. The generated images are transmitted to an image recording device for storage and an image display device for display to a test administrator.

The invention discloses an electroencephalograph-based anesthesia depth monitoring method. The electroencephalograph-based anesthesia depth monitoring method comprises the following steps of (11) collecting electroencephalograph signals of a patient during the whole operation process for the patient needing an operation with anesthesia, and calibrating the state of anesthesia in time intervals according to actual requirement; (12) removing artifacts and noise in the electroencephalograph signals for the collected electroencephalograph signals; (13) calculating frequency domain index, complexity and burst suppression index for the interference-free electroencephalograph signals obtained in the step (12); (14) according to index parameters in the step (13), dividing the signals into five types of sobriety, light anesthesia, medium anesthesia, deep anesthesia and ultra-deep anesthesia; (15) assigning the weights of the index parameters in the step (13), integrating the indexes into Ai index, and carrying out the judgment of anesthesia depth according to the Ai index, wherein the Ai index is equal to FORMULA, and indexi is an index parameter in the step (13), and wi is the weight of the index parameter. Different weight values are given according to varied obvious degree at different periods, so that the obtained Ai value is more reasonable.

In one embodiment, user data is analyzed to determine whether a user may be in an impaired condition or demonstrating impairment related activity. The user data may reflect the location of the user or the behavior of the user. In response to the impairment related activity, a contact database is accessed for one or more other users. A communication session is initiated with the one or more other users. A poll of the one or more uses results in a sobriety assessment or a driving condition assessment of the potentially impaired user.

The invention discloses a method and a device used for controlling alarm clock ringing and belongs to the intelligent household field. The method comprises steps that a ringing prompt of an alarm clock takes effect, physiological characteristic parameters of a user collected by intelligent wearable equipment are acquired, the physiological characteristic parameters are used for indicating at least one type of the blood pressure, the heart rate, the temperature and a motion state of the user; a user state is determined according to the physiological characteristic parameters, and the user state comprises one type of sobriety, standing, walking and jump; when the user state satisfies preset conditions, the ringing prompt of the alarm clock stops. Through the method and the device, a problem that an expected prompt effect of alarm clock can not be realized is solved, the effect of prompting the user to get up is effectively realized.

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.

The invention provides an electroencephalogram monitoring device of anesthesia depth including a brain wave collection amplification and data processor (1) and a display (2), which is characterized in that the electroencephalogram monitoring device also includes a computer (3), a software main body (4) mounted in the computer (3) and a brain function index analyzing module (46), wherein the computer (3) and the brain wave collection amplification and data processor (1) are bidirectionally connected by an USB bus, and the computer (3) sends processing results to the display (2) to display. The electroencephalogram monitoring device has advantages of: 1. more accurately using anesthetic to stabilize maintenance of anesthesia and synchronously reducing dosage of anesthetic; 2. ensuring that patients have no aesthesia during operation and no memory after operation; 3. providing indications of quick sobriety and extubation, increasing revival quality after operation and shortening residence time in resuscitation room of patients; 4. more completely resuming consciousness of patients after operation; 5. instructing dosage of sedative for ICU patients to maintaining the patients at a more stable sedation level.

A system and method of monitoring sobriety using a handheld 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, and wherein the breath testing device further includes a fingerprint reader and a plurality of sensors.

A sobriety ignition interlock system including an engine control device and a method for managing available vehicle engine power using the sobriety ignition interlock system. The engine control device includes an engine control processor (ECP) that is electronically connected in between an engine control unit (ECU), an engine sensor assembly, and a sobriety processor. The sobriety processor determines a sobriety level of a vehicle driver and sends a corresponding sobriety signal to the ECP. The ECP intercepts an engine signal transmitted from the engine sensor assembly to the ECU and manipulates the engine signal according to the sobriety signal, in order to manage the available power of the vehicle engine.

Various embodiments of a device for performing a gaze field sobriety test are disclosed. The device includes a housing. A light source is affixed in or on the housing. The light source generates light during at least a portion of the gaze field sobriety test. A speaker positioned in or on the housing generates sounds during at least a portion of the gaze field sobriety test. A power source is coupled to the speaker and the light source. An input is positioned on the housing. The input is selectable by a test administrator to initiate an audible sound through the speaker at a predetermined time interval during at least a portion of the gaze field sobriety test. The audible sound provides an indication to the test administrator during the gaze field sobriety test to assist in proper performance of the gaze field sobriety test.

A method, system and computer program product for secure mobile affirmative consent management is provided and includes receiving from a requesting individual a request to manage affirmative consent with a different individual. In response, the requesting individual is prompted to specify a self-assessed indication of sobriety and a sobriety test is administered to the requesting individual and a performance scored. The scored performance is compared with a pre-stored typical performance for individuals having a same self-assessed indication and the self-assessed indication is validated based upon the comparison. A payload is received from the different individual, and combined with data identifying the requesting individual, and including the validated self-assessed indication. Finally, the combination is stored in remote storage.

The image-based system is used to observe and document eye responses which can be used to implement the procedures defined in the Standardized Field Sobriety Test as well as the Drug Recognition Expert Program These eye responses include pupil movement as well as pupil size and responses, for either one or both eyes simultaneously. The system includes a headset against which the subject places their face. The faceplate has two eye openings through which illumination devices transmit beams of infrared light to illuminate the subject's eyes. Two imaging devices are mounted on the headset opposite the eye openings to generate images of the subject's illuminated eyes. The generated images are transmitted to an image recording device for storage and an image display device for display to a test administrator.

A system for communicating the sobriety of a user that includes a testing device that generates a substance content signal comprising a mouthpiece and a user identification device, wherein the substance content signal comprises at least one substance information, wherein the user identification device generates user identification data in response to a user's breath and transmits it from the testing device to a monitoring station, and wherein the testing device further comprises at least one of a LCD screen or a LED; a transceiver unit; a receiving station; and a supervisory monitor.

A compliance module configured to support the addiction recovery process. The compliance module includes a user interface downloadable to a mobile computing device that connects through the Internet to computer workstations using a standard web browser. The user interface provides participation statistics on what the users have and have not been doing that is prescribed from administrators and advocates in order to stay on track with the user's treatment plan and sobriety protocol. The system can be used to present evidence to those concerned, such as licensing boards, courts, employers, trust accounts, insurance carriers, loved ones with concerns, sponsors and, most immortally, users themselves. Relapse happens much too often when addicts do not stay accountable to the prescribed recommendations. This combination of a compliance module, mobile computing device and workstation will provide the user and health care advocates with real-time tools to stay on track.

A system for monitoring the sobriety of a user is provided. The system may include a testing device that generates a substance content signal. The testing device may further include a mouthpiece and a user identification device. The user identification device may generate user identification data in response to a user's breath and may transmit it from the testing device to a monitoring station. The testing device may further include at least one of an LCD screen or a light-emitting diode (“LED”) light. At least one of the LCD screen or the LED light may display at least one randomly generated visible identification indicia.

A system and method of confirming compliance with rules. A machine learning model is trained in multiple levels with data concerning basic interpretation of sensors and with discovery of interesting patterns related to the area of application of the rules. The model is downloaded to a second processor which further trains the model with sensor data gathered after the download. Additional sensor data along with data from a server or other sources may be used as an input to the model and the second or another processor evaluates the model with the inputs to create outputs which determine the state of compliance. Specific applications include determination of compliance with a dress code and determination of sobriety in traffic stop situations. Other typical applications include compliance with sports regulations such as the one requiring a specific geometry of a lacrosse stick head pocket as checked after each goal.

In one embodiment, user data is analyzed to determine whether a user may be in an impaired condition or demonstrating impairment related activity. The user data may reflect the location of the user or the behavior of the user. In response to the impairment related activity, a contact database is accessed for one or more other users. A communication session is initiated with the one or more other users. A poll of the one or more uses results in a sobriety assessment or a driving condition assessment of the potentially impaired user.

A system and method of monitoring sobriety using a handheld 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, and wherein the breath testing device further includes a fingerprint reader and a plurality of sensors.