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A rotatable dial, with first and second windows, mounted on top of a container closure cap; imprinted first set of information on top of the cap positioned to be sequentially viewable throughout its entire range through the first window upon indexed rotation of the dial; imprinted second set of info

A rotatable dial, with first and second windows, mounted on top of a container closure cap; imprinted first set of information on top of the cap positioned to be sequentially viewable throughout its entire range through the first window upon indexed rotation of the dial; imprinted second set of information on top of the cap positioned to be sequentially viewable throughout its entire range through the second window when the first window is set to view a bit of the first set of information; and the second set of information is dependently related to the first set of information.

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1. An indicator cap comprising:(a) a closure cap;(b) a dial rotatably affixed to the top of the closure cap;(c) the dial having a first window and a second window;(d) the top of the closure cap imprinted with a (i) first set of information positioned to be sequentially viewable one first bit at a ti

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An indicator cap comprising:(a) a closure cap;(b) a dial rotatably affixed to the top of the closure cap;(c) the dial having a first window and a second window;(d) the top of the closure cap imprinted with a (i) first set of information positioned to be sequentially viewable one first bit at a time throughout its entire range of first bits through the first window upon rotation of the dial and (ii) second set of information positioned to be sequentially viewable one second bit at a time throughout its entire range of second bits through the second window upon rotation of the dial for viewing the first set of information in the first window;(e) the first set of information related to the second set of information in accordance with an algorithm; and f) a means for rotatable mating engagement of the closure cap with the dial, so that the first and second windows may be releasably maintained in position for viewing a first bit in the first window and a second bit in the second window. 2. The indicator cap of claim 1, wherein the closure cap also comprises a means for mating engagement with a container. 3. The indicator cap of claim 2, wherein the means for mating engagement of the closure cap with the container are threads on the closure cap for mating engagement with threads on the container. 4. The indicator cap of claim 1, also comprising a means for rotatably affixing the dial to the top of the closure cap. 5. The indicator cap of claim 4, wherein the means for rotatably affixing the dial to the top of the closure cap is a rivit through a dial aperture and a closure cap aperture. 6. The indicator cap of claim 4, wherein the means for rotatably affixing the dial to the top of the closure cap also comprises a space between the dial and the closure cap. 7. The indicator cap of claim 1, wherein the first set of information is imprinted on an inner ring. 8. The indicator cap of claim 1, wherein the second set of information is imprinted on an outer ring. 9. The indicator cap of claim 1, wherein the first set of information comprises bits of weight information. 10. The indicator cap of claim 1, wherein the second set of information comprises a bits of volume information. 11. The indicator cap of claim 1, wherein the algorithm for relating the first set of information to the second set of information are predetermined volume bits for corresponding predetermined weights bits. 12. The indicator cap of claim 1, wherein the means for rotatable mating engagement of the closure cap with the dial comprises serrations on the closure cap for rotatable mating engagement with serrations on the dial. 13. The indicator cap of claim 1, wherein the dial also comprises a means for gripping the dial. 14. The indicator cap of claim 13, wherein the means for gripping the dial is at least one grip bump. 15. The indicator cap of claim 1, wherein the sidewall of the dial is extended downward to form a hood. 16. The indicator cap of claim 15, wherein the downwardly extending sidewall has a first upper annular ring diameter around the upper portion of the closure cap and a larger second lower annular ring diameter. 17. The indicator cap of claim 1, also comprising:(a) a third window in the dial;(b) the top of the closure cap imprinted with a third set of information positioned to be sequentially viewable one third bit at a time throughout its entire range of third bits through the third window upon rotation of the dial for viewing the first set of information in the first window; and(c) the first set of information related to the third set of information in accordance with a second algorithm. 18. A method of determining a second information bit as a function of a first information bit, comprising the steps of:(a) selling the first window of the dial indicator cap of claim 1 to a first information bit; and(b) viewing the second information bit in the second window. 19. An indicator cap comprising:(a) a closure cap comprising threads for mating engagemen t with threads on a container, serrations, and a top, which top comprises (i) a first set of information imprinted on an inner ring, positioned to be sequentially viewable one first bit at a time throughout its entire range of first bits through a first window upon rotation of a dial, and (ii) a second set of information imprinted on an outer ring, positioned to be sequentially viewable one second bit at a time throughout its entire range of second bits through a second window upon rotation of a dial for viewing the first set of information in the first window;(b) a dial comprising (i) a first window, (ii) a second window, (iii) a means for rotatably affixing the dial to the closure cap, (iv) serrations for rotatable mating engagement with serrations on the closure cap, so that first and second windows may be releasably maintained in position for viewing a single first bit in first window and a single second bit in the second window, (v) at least one grip bump, and (vi) a hood extending downwards from the dial sidewall; and(c) the first set of information related to the second set of information in accordance with an algorithm. 20. A bottle comprising:(a) a container;(b) a dial indicator cap comprising: (i) a means for affixing a closure cap to the container; (ii) a dial rotatably affixed to the top of the cap with a first window and a second window; (iii) the top of the cap imprinted with a first set of information positioned to be sequentially viewable one first bit at a time throughout its entire range of first bits through a first window upon rotation of the dial and a second set of information positioned to be sequentially viewable one second bit at a time throughout its entire range of second bits through a second window upon rotation of the dial for viewing the first set of information in the first window;(c) the first set of information related to the second set of information in accordance with an algorithm; and d) a means for rotatable mating engagement of the closure cap with the dial, so that the first and second windows may be releasably maintained in position for viewing a first bit in the first window and a second bit in the second window. 21. A medication bottle, comprising:(a) a container having a means for sealing engagement with a closure cap;(b) the closure cap having (i) at least one click stop serration on the closure cap top surface; (iii) a first set of weight information bits related to a second set of volume information bits by an algorithm, the first set of weight information bits positioned on an inner ring on the top surface of the closure cap so that one first bit at a time throughout the entire range of first bits is sequentially viewable through a first window upon rotation of a dial; and (ii) a second set of predetermined volume information bits positioned on a first outer ring, concentric with the inner ring, on the top surface of the closure cap so that one second bit at a time throughout the entire range of second bits is sequentially viewable through a second window in the dial upon rotation of the dial;(c) the dial (i) rotatably affixed to the top surface of the closure cap by a rivit extending axially through both a dial aperture and a closure cap aperture; (ii) having at least one clip stop serration on the dial bottom surface for rotatable mating engagement with the at least one click stop serration on the closure cap top surface, so that the first window and the second window may be releasably maintained in position for viewing a first weight information bit in the first window and a second volume information bit in the second window; (iii) a sidewall on the pheriphery of the dial extending downwardly from the top of the dial to form a hood; and (iv) at least one finger grip bump extending upwardly from the top of the sidewall for gripping the dial; and(d) the algorithm is the second set of volume information bits as a dependent function of the first set of corresponding predetermined weight information bits and the predetermined frequency of dosage. 22. A medication bottle, comprising:(a) a container having a means for sealing engagement with a closure cap;(b) a closure cap having (i) at least one click stop serration on the closure cap top surface; (iii) a first set of weight information bits related to a second set and a third set of volume information bits by an algorithm, positioned on an inner ring on the top surface of the closure cap so that one first bit at a time throughout the entire range of first bits is sequentially viewable through a first window in a dial upon rotation of the dial; (ii) a second set of predetermined volume information bits positioned on a first outer ring, concentric with the inner ring, on the top surface of the closure cap so that one second bit at a time throughout the entire range of second bits is sequentially viewable through a second window upon rotation of the dial; and (iii) a third set of predetermined volume information bits positioned on a second outer ring, concentric with the inner ring, on the top surface of the closure cap so that one third bit at a time throughout the entire range of third bits is sequentially viewable through a third window upon rotation of the dial;(c) the dial (i) rotatably affixed to the top surface of the closure cap by a rivit extending axially through both a dial aperture and a closure cap aperture; (ii) having at least one clip stop serration on the dial bottom surface for rotatable mating engagement with the at least one click stop serration on the closure cap top surface, so that the first window and the second and the first window and the third window may be releasably maintained in position for viewing a first information bit in the first window in the dial, a second information bit in the second window in the dial, and a third information bit in the third window in the dial; (iii) a sidewall on the pheriphery of the dial extending downwardly from the top of the dial to form a hood; and (iv) at least one finger grip bump extending upwardly from the top of the sidewall for gripping the dial;(d) the algorithm is the second set of volume information bits as a dependent function of the first set of corresponding predetermined weight information bits and the predetermined frequency of dosage; and(e) the algorithm is the third set of volume information bits as a function of the first set of corresponding predetermined weight information bits and the frequency of dosage. 23. An indicator cap comprising:(a) a closure cap;(b) a dial rotatably affixed to the top of the closure cap;(c) the dial having a first window and a second window;(d) the top of the closure cap having a (i) first set of bits of weight information positioned to be sequentially viewable one first bit at a time throughout its entire range of first bits through the first window upon rotation of the dial and (ii) second set of bits of volume information positioned to be sequentially viewable one second bit at a time throughout its entire range of second bits through the second window upon rotation of the dial for viewing the first set of information in the first window;(e) the second set of volume information bits related to the first set of corresponding weight information bits in accordance with an algorithm; and f) a means for rotatable mating engagement of the closure cap with the dial, so that the first and second windows may be releasably maintained in position for viewing a first bit in the first window and a second bit in the second window. 24. A medication bottle, comprising:(a) a container having a means for sealing engagement with a closure cap;(b) the closure cap having (i) a means for indexing the closure cap with a dial so that the dial is releasably maintained in position for viewing a first weight information bit in a first window and a second volume information bit in a second window; (ii) the first set of weight information bits related to the second set o f volume information bits by an algorithm, the first set of weight information bits positioned on a first ring on the top surface of the closure cap so that one first bit at a time throughout the entire range of first bits is sequentially viewable through the first window in the dial upon rotation of the dial; and (iii) the second set of predetermined volume information bits positioned on a second ring, concentric with the first ring, on the top surface of the closure cap so that one second bit at a time throughout the entire range of second bits is sequentially viewable through the second window in the dial upon rotation of the dial;(c) the dial having (i) a means for rotatably affixing the dial to the top surface of the closure cap and (ii) a means for gripping the dial so that the dial may be rotated; and(d) the algorithm is the second set of volume information bits as a dependent function of the first set of corresponding weight information bits and the predetermined frequency of dosage.