METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR INCREASING AND/OR FOR MONITORING A PARTY'S COMPLIANCE WITH A SCHEDULE FOR TAKING MEDICINES

    公开(公告)号:US20060218014A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-09-28

    申请号:US11423891

    申请日:2006-06-13

    IPC分类号: G06F19/00

    摘要: 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.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING A TRANSACTION BY MATCHING SELLER INFORMATION AND BUYER INFORMATION
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    发明申请
    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING A TRANSACTION BY MATCHING SELLER INFORMATION AND BUYER INFORMATION 审中-公开
    通过匹配卖方信息和买方信息促进交易的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20060206413A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-09-14

    申请号:US11421824

    申请日:2006-06-02

    IPC分类号: G06Q40/00

    摘要: Systems and methods are provided to facilitate a transaction between a seller and a buyer According to one embodiment, seller offer information is received at a controller. The seller offer information is associated with an item, such as a secondary market item, being offered for sale by a seller. Buyer offer information, associated with a buyer offering to make a purchase, is also received. An evaluation rule is determined, and the seller offer information and the buyer offer information are matched based on the evaluation rule. It is then arranged for the seller to sell the item to the buyer. According to another embodiment, an appropriate item price is determined based on the seller offer information. Information associated with the appropriate item price is transmitted to the seller, and an actual item price is determined. According to another embodiment, a subsidy is determined, the subsidy being associated with a benefit from a subsidy provider to be applied to the transaction. In this case, it is arranged for the seller to provide the item to the buyer in accordance with the benefit. A seller offer and/or a buyer offer may be binding, and a penalty may be applied if a seller and/or a buyer does not complete a transaction.

    摘要翻译: 提供系统和方法以便于卖方和买方之间的交易。根据一个实施例,在控制器处接收卖方报价信息。 卖方提供的信息与卖方提供出售的物品(例如二级市场物品)相关联。 还收到买家报价信息,与买家提供购买相关的信息。 确定评估规则,卖方提供信息,并根据评估规则匹配买方报价信息。 然后安排卖方将物品出售给买方。 根据另一个实施例,基于卖方提供信息确定适当的商品价格。 与相应商品价格相关联的信息被传送给卖方,确定实际商品价格。 根据另一个实施例,确定补贴,补贴与补贴提供者的利益相关联以应用于交易。 在这种情况下,卖方应按照利益向买方提供物品。 卖方报价和/或买方报价可能具有约束力,如果卖方和/或买方未完成交易,则可能会受到罚款。