Wearable system and method for monitoring intoxication
A system for transdermal alcohol sensing to be worn near a skin surface of a user, including: an alcohol sensor; a microporous membrane; a housing coupled to the alcohol sensor and the membrane, defining a volume between the alcohol sensor and a first membrane side, and fluidly isolating the volume from a second membrane side opposing the first membrane side; an electronics subsystem electrically coupled to the alcohol sensor, operable to power and receive signals from the alcohol sensor; and a fastener operable to position the second membrane side proximal the skin surface.
1. A system for transdermal alcohol sensing, the system comprising:
an alcohol sensor;
a housing coupled to the alcohol sensor;
a processing system coupled to an electronic display and operable to receive signals from the alcohol sensor, wherein at least a portion of the processing system is located remotely from the housing, wherein the processing system is operable to:
determine a value of a blood alcohol content (BAC) metric based on the signals; and
control the electronic display based on the value of the BAC metric; and
in an event that the value of the BAC metric is above a predetermined threshold, triggering an increase in a sampling rate associated with the alcohol sensor;
a fastener coupled to the housing and operable to position the alcohol sensor proximal to a skin surface of the user.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the portion of the processing system is operable to control the electronic display based on the value of the BAC metric.
3. The system of claim 2 , wherein a second portion of the processing system is mounted to and arranged within the housing.
4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the first and second portions of the processing system are electrically isolated.
5. The system of claim 3 , wherein the processing system is further operable to control an indicator element coupled to the fastener, wherein the indicator element comprises a light emitter.
6. The system of claim 5 , wherein in response to the processing system determining that the value of the BAC metric is above a predetermined threshold, triggers a transition in operation mode of the indicator element.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein in an event that the value of the BAC metric is below a second predetermined threshold, the processing system triggers a decrease in the sampling rate associated with the alcohol sensor.
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the fastener comprises a wrist watch strap configured to position the housing adjacent a wrist of the user.
9. A system for transdermal alcohol sensing, the system comprising:
an alcohol sensor;
a housing coupled to the alcohol sensor;
a fastener coupled to the housing and operable to position the alcohol sensor proximal to a skin surface of the user wherein the fastener comprises a wrist watch strap configured to position the housing adjacent a wrist of the user;
a first processing system coupled to the housing, wherein the first processing system is configured to communicate with a second processing system coupled to the fastener, the second processing system coupled to a second housing comprising an electronic display and operable to receive signals from the first processing system, wherein the second processing system is operable to:
determine a value of a blood alcohol content (BAC) metric based on the signals; and
control the electronic display based on the value of the BAC metric.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the first and second processing systems are electrically isolated.
11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the second processing system comprises a client application executing on a computing device coupled to the electronic display.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the second processing system is in communication with a third processing system onboard a remote user device.
13. The system of claim 9 , wherein the second processing system is further operable to control an indicator element coupled to the fastener, wherein the indicator element comprises at a light emitter.
14. The system of claim 13 , wherein in response to determining that the value of the BAC metric is above a predetermined threshold, the second processing system triggers a transition in operation mode of the indicator element.
15. The system of claim 9 , wherein in an event that the value of the BAC metric is above a predetermined threshold, the first processing system triggers an increase in a sampling rate associated with the alcohol sensor.
16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the second processing system communicates that the value of the BAC metric is above a predetermined threshold to the first processing system via a data link between the first and second processing systems.
17. The system of claim 9 , wherein in an event that the value of the BAC metric is below a second predetermined threshold, the first processing system triggers a decrease in the sampling rate associated with the alcohol sensor.
18. The system of claim 9 , wherein controlling the electronic display comprises displaying a number of drinks determined based on the BAC metric.
19. A system for transdermal alcohol sensing, the system comprising:
an alcohol sensor;
a housing coupled to the alcohol sensor;
a fastener coupled to the housing and operable to position the alcohol sensor proximal to a skin surface of the user;
a first processing system coupled to the housing, wherein the first processing system is configured to communicate with a second processing system coupled to the fastener, the second processing system coupled to a second housing comprising an electronic display and operable to receive signals from the first processing system, wherein the second processing system is operable to:
determine a value of a blood alcohol content (BAC) metric based on the signals; and
control the electronic display based on the value of the BAC metric, wherein controlling the electronic display comprises displaying a number of drinks determined based on the BAC metric.