Patent ID: 8207860

Claim:
An automobile monitoring system to monitor user body characteristics, comprising: at least one sensor to monitor at least one user body characteristic, wherein the at least one sensor is operatively coupled to a body of a user to monitor the at least one user body characteristic while the user is operating an automobile, the at least one user body characteristic is at least a glucose level of the user's body, and the at least one sensor is attached to the body of the user to sense the glucose level on either a continuous, near continuous, or intermittent basis while the user is operating the automobile; at least one transmitter operatively coupled to the at least one sensor to communicate sensor data obtained from the at least one sensor while the user is operating the automobile; automobile electronics operatively coupled to the at least one transmitter to receive sensor data from the at least one sensor while the user is operating the automobile, wherein the automobile electronics provide the sensor data to the user while the user is operating the automobile; and a global positioning system (GPS) operatively coupled to the automobile electronics to determine a current location of the user, wherein the automobile electronics limit the user from operating the automobile to travel beyond a distance based on the sensor data received from the at least one sensor.