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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 1990
Filed:
May. 10, 1988
Kip L Fuller, Denver, CO (US);
Guardian Technologies, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A remote confinement system is provided which includes a monitoring station having a telecommunications camera and a breath flow responsive actuating means which may form part of an alcohol breath tester. The actuating means is mounted to position the face of a person blowing thereinto facing the camera such that a properly focused, centered identifying image of consistent scale and devoid of background will be formed. Where the confinee is subject to restrictions on the use of alcohol the actuating means may form part of an alcohol breath tester which preferably has a visual display that is also included in the image field of the camera. The operation of the camera is conditioned on the commencement of the delivery of a breath sample. When a proper breath sample is provided, the camera forms and transmits at least one image to a central office by way of a communications link for interruption. At the central office the received images are compared with file data to determine whether a specified confinee is present at the remote location where the monitoring station is located as well as the result of the breath test if one is required.