Health monitoring and communications device

1 . An article of manufacture including a tangible, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by a processor of a device attached to a user or the user's clothing, cause the device to perform operations comprising:

communicating with and receiving data from one or more medical devices comprising a plurality of alcohol monitoring devices; and

changing, by the device, functionality of the device depending upon the one or more medical devices with which the device communicates,

wherein the device has a length, a width, and a thickness,

wherein the device comprises:

electronic circuitry, a first power source, and a display; and

a thickness of 2″ or less,

wherein the electronic circuitry has a thickness of 25% or less of the thickness of the device, or 25%-50% of the thickness of the device, or 75% or less of the thickness of the device, and

wherein the functionality of the device comprises locking doors of a vehicle and unlocking doors of the vehicle when a measured input to at least one of the plurality of alcohol monitoring devices falls below or exceeds a predetermined threshold.

2 . The article of manufacture of claim 1 , wherein the device has a width of 11/2″ or less, or 1″ or less or ¾″ or less.

3 . The article of manufacture of claim 1 , wherein the electronic circuitry has a length that is 50% or less of the length of the device, or 80% or less of the length of the device.

4 . The article of manufacture of claim 1 , wherein the electronic circuitry has a width of 90% or less of the width of the device, or between 50% and 80% of the width of the device, or between 80% and 100% the width of the device.

5 . The article of manufacture of claim 1 , wherein the display has a length that is 50% or less of the length of the device, or 80% or less of the length of the device.

6 . The article of manufacture of claim 1 , wherein the device monitors one or more physical conditions of the user.

7 . The article of manufacture of claim 6 , wherein the device analyzes a plurality of the one or more physical conditions of the user to determine a health attribute of the user.

8 . The article of manufacture of claim 1 , wherein the device includes one or more ports, wherein each of the one or more ports can be connected to a sensor, and wherein the device receives information from at least one sensor.

9 . The article of manufacture of claim 8 , wherein the device has a plurality of ports.

10 . The article of manufacture of claim 9 , wherein the device has a plurality of sensors, and wherein each of the plurality of sensors is connected to a port.

11 . The article of manufacture of claim 10 , wherein the device has a plurality of operating modes, and wherein the functionality of the device changes depending upon one or more of the plurality of sensors attached to the device.

12 . The article of manufacture of claim 1 , wherein the data is received by the device from the one or more medical devices through a connection comprising at least one of an optical fiber connection, a tip and sleeve (TS) connection, a tip, ring, and sleeve (TRS) connection, a tip, ring, ring, and sleeve (TRRS) connection, a serial peripheral interface bus (SPI) connection, a universal serial bus (USB) connection, an RS-232 serial connection, an Ethernet connection, a FireWire connection, or combinations thereof.

13 . The article of manufacture of claim 1 , wherein the device transmits at least some of the data received from the one or more medical devices.

14 . The article of manufacture of claim 13 , wherein the data received and transmitted includes:

a. at least one of a battery charge level, a temperature, a barometric pressure, a code relating to an accessory for the one or more medical devices, a data validity measurement, an elapsed time since a previous reading by the one or more medical devices, a test result parameter, a signal-to-noise parameter, or a quality of service (QOS) parameter;

b. at least one of the user's: heart rate, blood oxygen level, perspiration, electrical resistance on skin of the user, movement, blood pressure, fall or sudden impact, calories used, calories consumed, or body temperature; and

c. at least one of ambient air temperature, time, day, or location.

15 . The article of manufacture of claim 1 , wherein the device communicates simultaneously with a plurality of medical devices.

16 . The article of manufacture of claim 1 , wherein the device also communicates with an intermediary device or a central server.

17 . The article of manufacture of claim 1 , wherein the device analyzes the user's health information to identify a condition for the user and wherein the device alerts the user or a health care professional when the user condition satisfies a predetermined threshold condition.

18 . The article of manufacture of claim 1 , wherein the device analyzes one or more medications taken by the user and determines whether the user is in compliance with a prescribed medical treatment.

19 . The article of manufacture of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of alcohol monitoring devices a blood alcohol monitor; an alcohol breathalyzer; and an alcohol ignition interlock.

20 . The article of manufacture of claim 1 , wherein the functionality of the device further comprises providing driver identification, providing driver warnings, and integrating with a vehicle navigation system when the measured input to at least one of the plurality of alcohol monitoring devices falls below or exceeds a predetermined threshold.