发明名称 Methods and systems of rule-based intoxicating substance testing associated with vehicles
摘要 Rule-based intoxicating substance testing associated with vehicles. At least some of the various embodiments are methods including: receiving a signal that a prospective driver intends to drive a vehicle; retrieving at least one previously stored rule regarding intoxicating substance testing associated the vehicle; retrieving data relevant to the rule; determining whether intoxicating substance testing is indicated by the rule; enabling the vehicle responsive to an indication that intoxicating substance testing is not indicated; and administering an intoxicating substance test to the prospective driver responsive to an indication that an intoxicating substance test is indicated. And if the intoxicating substance test is administered: enabling the vehicle responsive to the prospective driver passing the intoxicating substance test, the enabling by the onboard device; and disabling the vehicle responsive to the prospective driver failing the intoxicating substance test, the disabling by the onboard device.
申请公布号 US8928470(B2) 申请公布日期 2015.01.06
申请号 US201314030474 申请日期 2013.09.18
申请人 Gordon*Howard Associates, Inc. 发明人 Morgan Gerald A.;Macheca Christopher M.;Rossetter Amy E.;Schwarz Stanley G.
分类号 B60R25/10;B60K28/06 主分类号 B60R25/10
代理机构 Conley Rose, P.C. 代理人 Conley Rose, P.C.
主权项 1. A method comprising: receiving a signal that a prospective driver intends to drive a vehicle, the receiving by an onboard device coupled to the vehicle; retrieving at least one previously stored rule regarding intoxicating substance testing associated the vehicle; retrieving data relevant to the rule; obtaining a definition of a geo-fence boundary; retrieving a current location of the vehicle; determining whether intoxicating substance testing is indicated by the rule based on the data and using the current location of the vehicle relative to the geo-fence boundary; enabling the vehicle responsive to an indication that intoxicating substance testing is not indicated, the enabling by the onboard device; administering an intoxicating substance test to the prospective driver responsive to an indication that an intoxicating substance test is indicated, the administering by the onboard device, and if the intoxicating substance test is administered: enabling the vehicle responsive to the prospective driver passing the intoxicating substance test, the enabling by the onboard device; anddisabling the vehicle responsive to the prospective driver failing the intoxicating substance test, the disabling by the onboard device.
地址 Littleton CO US