Methods and apparatus for increasing and/or monitoring a party's compliance with a schedule for taking medicines
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G06Q-010/00
G06Q-050/00
A61B-005/00
G06F-019/00
출원번호
UP-0423891
(2006-06-13)
등록번호
US-7801745
(2010-10-11)
발명자
/ 주소
Walker, Jay S.
Mik, Magdalena
Kobayashi, Michiko
Sammon, Russell Pratt
Golden, Andrew P.
Gelman, Geoffrey M.
Mayfield, Terry E.
출원인 / 주소
Walker Digital, LLC
대리인 / 주소
Fincham Downs, LLC
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39인용 특허 :
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초록▼
Methods and apparatus are provided for increasing and/or monitoring a party's compliance with a schedule for taking medicines. In a first embodiment, a method is provided for use by a first container that is adapted to store a first medicine. The method includes storing information regarding the fir
Methods and apparatus are provided for increasing and/or monitoring a party's compliance with a schedule for taking medicines. In a first embodiment, a method is provided for use by a first container that is adapted to store a first medicine. The method includes storing information regarding the first medicine and wirelessly communicating a signal between the first container and a second container adapted to store a second medicine. In a second embodiment, a method is provided that includes determining if a first container for storing a first medicine is positioned so as to wirelessly communicate with a second container for storing a second medicine. The method further includes generating data based at least in part on whether the first container is positioned so as to wirelessly communicate with the second container. In a third embodiment, a method is provided that includes receiving a signal and, based at least in part on the received signal, determining whether a first container for storing a first medicine was positioned so as to wirelessly communicate with a second container for storing a second medicine. In a fourth embodiment, a method is provided that includes receiving a signal from a device that monitors whether a first container for storing a first medicine and a second container for storing a second medicine are positioned so as to communicate. The method further includes determining if at least one party has complied with a schedule for taking the first medicine and the second medicine based at least in part on the received signal. Systems, apparatus and computer program products are provided for carrying out the above-described embodiments and numerous other embodiments.
대표청구항▼
What is claimed is: 1. A method, comprising: wirelessly communicating data from a first medicine container storing a first medicine therein to a second medicine container storing a second medicine therein, the data including information indicating when a portion of the first medicine has been remov
What is claimed is: 1. A method, comprising: wirelessly communicating data from a first medicine container storing a first medicine therein to a second medicine container storing a second medicine therein, the data including information indicating when a portion of the first medicine has been removed from the first medicine container; determining an amount of time that has lapsed since the patient removed a portion of the first medicine from the first container; determining that the patient should take a portion of the second medicine; and enabling access to the second medicine of the second medicine container. 2. The method of claim 1, in which determining that the patient should take a portion of the second medicine is based on at least one of a schedule for taking the first medicine and the second medicine, and incompatibility information concerning the first medicine and the second medicine. 3. The method of claim 1, further comprising alerting the patient at least one of when the patient should not take at least one of the first medicine and the second medicine, and when the patient should take a portion of at least one of the first medicine and the second medicine. 4. The method of claim 1, further comprising deterring access to at least one of the first medicine and the second medicine if it is determined that the patient should not take a portion of at least one of the first medicine and the second medicine. 5. The method of claim 4, in which deterring access comprises automatically locking a cover of at least one of the first medicine container and the second medicine container. 6. The method of claim 1, further comprising: determining whether a restriction applies for taking the first medicine with the second medicine; and notifying the patient of at least one determined restriction, and of when the first medicine and the second medicine should be taken based on the determined restriction. 7. The method of claim 1, further comprising: determining whether the supply of at least one of the first medicine and the second medicine is depleted; and alerting the patient, if it is determined that the supply is depleted, to obtain a refill. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the data that is wirelessly communicated further comprises location information associated with at least one of the first medicine container and the second medicine container. 9. The method of claim 8, further comprising displaying location information of at least one of the first medicine container and the second medicine container to the patient. 10. The method of claim 1, further comprising: monitoring the extent to which the first medicine container and the second medicine container are kept within proximity of each other; generating proximity data; and determining a patient compliance level with a schedule for consuming the first medicine and the second medicine based at least in part on the proximity data. 11. The method of claim 10, further comprising reporting the compliance level to at least one of a health insurer, a medicine manufacturer, a doctor, a pharmacist, medical personnel, and a compliance award administrator. 12. The method of claim 10, further comprising rewarding the patient if the compliance level is at least equal to a predetermined value. 13. The method of claim 12, in which rewarding the patient comprises: providing a list of rewards; receiving a selection of one of the listed rewards; and providing the selected reward to the patient. 14. The method of claim 12, in which rewarding the patient comprises providing the patient with a reward selected by at least one of a health insurer representative, a medical facility representative, and a compliance award administrator. 15. A computer readable medium storing instructions configured to direct a processor to: wirelessly communicate data from a first medicine container storing a first medicine therein to a second medicine container storing a second medicine therein, the data including information indicating when a portion of the first medicine has been removed from the first medicine container; determine an amount of time that has lapsed since the patient removed a portion of the first medicine from the first container; determine that the patient should take a portion of the second medicine; and enable access to the second medicine of the second medicine container. 16. The computer readable medium of claim 15, in which the instructions for determining that the patient should take a portion of the second medicine comprise instructions configured to direct the processor to utilize at least one of a schedule for taking the first medicine and the second medicine, and incompatibility information concerning the first medicine and the second medicine. 17. The computer readable medium of claim 15, which further comprises instructions configured to direct the processor to output an alert for the patient at least one of when the patient should not take a portion of one of the first medicine and the second medicine, and when the patient should take a portion of at least one of the first medicine and the second medicine. 18. The computer readable medium of claim 15, which further comprises instructions configured to direct the processor to deter access to at least one of the first medicine and the second medicine if it is determined that the patient should not take a portion of at least one of the first medicine and the second medicine. 19. The computer readable medium of claim 18, in which the instructions for deterring access to at least one of the first medicine and the second medicine comprise instructions configured to direct the processor to automatically lock a cover of at least one of the first medicine container and the second medicine container. 20. The computer readable medium of claim 15, which further comprises instructions configured to direct the processor to: determine whether a restriction applies for taking a portion of the first medicine with a portion of the second medicine; and notify the patient of at least one of the determined restriction, and of when a portion of the first medicine and a portion of the second medicine should be taken based on the determined restriction. 21. The computer readable medium of claim 15, which further comprises instructions configured to direct the processor to: determine whether the supply of at least one of the first medicine and the second medicine is depleted; and alert the patient, if it is determined that the supply is depleted, to obtain a refill. 22. The computer readable medium of claim 15, in which the instructions for wirelessly communicating between the first medicine container and the second medicine container comprise instructions configured to direct the processor to obtain location information associated with at least one of the first medicine container and the second medicine container. 23. The computer readable medium of claim 22, which further comprises instructions configured to direct the processor to display location information of at least one of the first medicine container and the second medicine container to the patient. 24. The computer readable medium of claim 15, which further comprises instructions configured to direct the processor to: monitor the extent to which the first medicine container and the second medicine container are kept within proximity of each other; generate proximity data; and determine a patient compliance level with a schedule for consuming the first medicine and the second medicine based at least in part on the proximity data. 25. The computer readable medium of claim 24, which further comprises instructions configured to direct the processor to report the compliance level to at least one of a health insurer, a medicine manufacturer, a doctor, a pharmacist, medical personnel, and a compliance award administrator. 26. The computer readable medium of claim 24, which further comprises instructions configured to direct the processor to reward the patient if the compliance level is at least equal to a predetermined value. 27. The computer readable medium of claim 26, in which the instructions for rewarding the patient if the compliance level is at least equal to a predetermined value comprise instructions configured to direct the processor to at least one of provide a list of rewards, receive a selection of one of the listed rewards, and provide the selected reward to the patient. 28. The computer readable medium of claim 26, in which the instructions for rewarding the patient if the compliance level is at least equal to a predetermined value comprise instructions configured to direct the processor to provide the patient with a reward selected by at least one of a health insurer representative, a medical facility representative, and a compliance award administrator. 29. An apparatus, comprising: a communication device associated with a first medicine container and adapted to receive a signal; a processor coupled to the communication device and adapted for inputting the signal from the communication device; and a computer program executable by the processor to direct the processor to: wirelessly communicate data from the first medicine container storing a first medicine therein to a second medicine container storing a second medicine therein, the data including information indicating when a portion of the first medicine has been removed from the first medicine container; determine an amount of time that has lapsed since the patient removed a portion of the first medicine from the first medicine container; determine that the patient should take a portion of the second medicine; and enable access to the second medicine of the second medicine container.
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