Sobriety monitoring system

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.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for remotely monitoring the sobriety of a user, the system comprising:
 a handheld breath testing device operable to receive a user's breath and determine whether alcohol is present within the user, said handheld breath testing device including:   a portable, cordless hand-held case,   a breath alcohol content sensor housed within the case for sensing a breath alcohol content of the user,   a user identification device housed within the case,   a wireless transceiver housed within the case,   a memory housed within the case, and   a controller housed within the case and electronically coupled to the digital camera, the sensor, and the wireless transceiver; and   a server communicatively coupled to the handheld breath testing device, the server including a database;   wherein the controller includes a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable medium containing a sequence of instructions that, when executed by the processor, causes the controller to execute the following operations:   capture user identification data with the user identification device during a breath test, the user identification data identifying the user,   capture the breath alcohol content of the user with the breath alcohol content sensor during the breath test,   attempt to transmit the user identification data and the breath alcohol content to the server using the wireless transceiver,   determine whether the attempted transmission is successful,   store the user identification data and the breath alcohol content in the memory in the event the attempted transmission is not successful; and   wherein the server further includes a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable medium containing a sequence of instructions that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to execute the following operations:   receive the user identification data and the breath alcohol content from the handheld breath testing device; and   store the user identification data and the breath alcohol content within the database.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the breath testing device controller further captures a time stamp during the breath test; and   wherein the breath testing device controller further attempts to transmit the time stamp in association with the captured user identification data and breath alcohol content.   
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 ,
 wherein the server further stores the timestamp within the database.   
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the server is communicatively coupled to a supervisory monitor; and   wherein the servicer further transmits data to the supervisory monitor indicating whether the user identification data and the blood alcohol content data have been received by the server.   
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the data transmitted to the supervisory monitor is transmitted to the supervisory monitor via email. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the data transmitted to the supervisory monitor is transmitted to the supervisory monitor via text-message. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the data transmitted to the supervisory monitor is transmitted to the supervisory monitor via voice message. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the breath testing device further includes a display exposed within the case, and   wherein the controller causes the display to indicate whether the user identification data and the blood alcohol content data have been received by the receiver.   
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the breath testing device further includes breath tube for receiving the user's breath during the breath test. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the breath tube is glass. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the breath tube includes a colored flange. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the colored flange is translucent except during the breath test. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the breath testing device further includes a light source adjacent the colored flange, the light source operable to illuminate the colored flange during the breath test. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the user identification device comprises an infrared camera. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the user identification device further comprises a pressure sensor for sensing the pressure of the user's breath during the breath test, and a temperature sensor for sensing the temperature of the user's breath during the breath test; and   wherein the user identification data includes the pressure and temperature of the user's breath during the breath test.