Patent ID: 11971395
Assignee: CONSUMER SAFETY TECHNOLOGY, LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 12:
13. A method of operating a breath alcohol calibration system, comprising:
connecting the breath alcohol calibration system to a breath alcohol device for calibration;
before calibrating the breath alcohol device, initiating a calibration mode using calibration firmware on the breath alcohol device;
executing a calibration procedure comprising calibrating the breath alcohol device;
after calibrating the breath alcohol device, initiating an operational mode using operational firmware on the breath alcohol device;
wherein the operational firmware is configured to determine a breath alcohol concentration of a user's breath sample and the determination of blood alcohol concentration allows a vehicle connected to the breath alcohol device to start if the breath alcohol concentration of the user is below a threshold;
wherein the calibration mode is configured to perform functions specific to calibrating an alcohol-sensing element of the breath alcohol detector; and
wherein the calibration mode is not configured make the determination of blood alcohol concentration that allows the vehicle connected to the breath alcohol device to start if the breath alcohol concentration of the user is below the threshold.