Patent ID: 8195406

Claim:
A method comprising: placing a vehicle key corresponding to a vehicle operated by a consumer in a lockable storage compartment, the lockable storage compartment electronically accessible by an interactive system, wherein the interactive system comprises a surface area where items are placed, one or more sensors, and the lockable storage compartment; in response to placing the vehicle key in the lockable storage compartment, automatically locking, by the interactive system, the lockable storage compartment; in response to automatically locking the lockable storage compartment, receiving one or more alcohol inputs at the interactive system, where each of the alcohol inputs corresponds to an alcoholic beverage to be consumed by the consumer, and wherein the receiving further comprises identifying, by at least one of the sensors, at least one of the alcoholic beverages in proximity to the surface area; calculating an estimated blood-alcohol level of the consumer based on the one or more alcohol inputs; comparing the estimated blood-alcohol level with one or more alcohol impairment limits retrieved from an electronic data store; automatically signaling an alert in response to the comparison revealing that the estimated blood-alcohol level exceeds one of the alcohol impairment limits; receiving, at the interactive system, a checkout signal from the consumer; and upon receipt of the checkout signal, sending, from the interactive system, an unlock signal to the lockable storage compartment in response to the comparison revealing that the consumer's estimated blood-alcohol level is below the alcohol impairment limits, wherein the unlock signal, when received by the lockable storage compartment, results in the lockable storage compartment automatically being unlocked.