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 of a user, 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, 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 first processing system is configured to determine a first user location of a set of user locations, and wherein the second processing system is operable to:
determine a second user location of the set of user locations;
determine a value of an intoxication metric based on the signals; and
control the electronic display based on the value of the intoxication metric.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the fastener comprises a strap configured to encircle a body region of the user.
3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the fastener comprises a tamper-evident fastening component.
4. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a temperature sensor in communication with at least one of the first and second processing systems.
5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the at least one of the first and second processing systems is configured to calibrate the intoxication metric based on a temperature determined based on the temperature sensor.
6. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a biological sensor in communication with at least one of the first and second processing systems.
7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the biological sensor comprises a heart rate sensor.
8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the at least one of the first and second processing systems is configured to determine a correlation between the intoxication metric and a heart rate metric determined based on the heart rate sensor.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the biological sensor is coupled to the fastener.
10. 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 an intoxication metric based on the signals; and
control the electronic display based on the value of the intoxication metric;
a fastener coupled to the housing and operable to position the alcohol sensor proximal to a skin surface of a wrist of the user; and
a biological sensor onboard the fastener and in communication with the processing system, wherein the biological sensor comprises a heart rate sensor, and wherein the processing system is configured to determine a correlation between the intoxication metric and a heart rate metric determined based on the heart rate sensor.
11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the fastener comprises a tamper-evident fastening component.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the processing system is configured to detect an unfastening of the fastener based on the tamper-evident fastening component.
13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the processing system is configured to determine a set of user locations.
14. The system of claim 10 , further comprising a temperature sensor in communication with the processing system.
15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the processing system is configured to calibrate the intoxication metric based on a temperature determined based on the temperature sensor.