Methods and apparatus for increasing and/or for monitoring a party's compliance with a schedule for taking medicines
    2.
    发明授权
    Methods and apparatus for increasing and/or for monitoring a party's compliance with a schedule for taking medicines 有权
    增加和/或监测一方遵守服药时间表的方法和手段

    公开(公告)号:US08055509B1

    公开(公告)日:2011-11-08

    申请号:US09609253

    申请日:2000-06-30

    IPC分类号: G06Q10/00

    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.

    摘要翻译: 提供方法和手段,用于增加和/或监测当事人遵守服药时间表。 在第一实施例中,提供了适于存储第一种药物的第一容器使用的方法。 该方法包括存储关于第一药物的信息,并且在第一容器和适于存储第二药物的第二容器之间无线地传递信号。 在第二实施例中,提供了一种方法,其包括确定用于存储第一药物的第一容器是否被定位成与用于存储第二药物的第二容器无线通信。 该方法还包括至少部分地基于第一容器是否被定位成与第二容器无线通信来生成数据。 在第三实施例中,提供了一种方法,其包括接收信号,并且至少部分地基于所接收的信号,确定用于存储第一药物的第一容器是否被定位成与第二容器无线通信以存储 第二药。 在第四实施例中,提供了一种方法,其包括接收来自监视用于存储第一药物的第一容器和用于存储第二药物的第二容器的装置的信号的位置以进行通信。 该方法还包括至少部分地基于所接收的信号来确定至少一方是否已经遵守了服用第一种药物的方案和第二种药物。 提供了用于执行上述实施例和许多其他实施例的系统,装置和计算机程序产品。

    Methods and apparatus for increasing and/or monitoring a party's compliance with a schedule for taking medicines
    3.
    发明授权
    Methods and apparatus for increasing and/or monitoring a party's compliance with a schedule for taking medicines 有权
    增加和/或监测当事人遵守药物服务时间表的方法和手段

    公开(公告)号:US07801745B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-09-21

    申请号:US11423891

    申请日:2006-06-13

    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.

    摘要翻译: 提供了方法和手段,用于增加和/或监测当事人遵守服药时间表。 在第一实施例中,提供了适于存储第一种药物的第一容器使用的方法。 该方法包括存储关于第一药物的信息,并且在第一容器和适于存储第二药物的第二容器之间无线地传递信号。 在第二实施例中,提供了一种方法,其包括确定用于存储第一药物的第一容器是否被定位成与用于存储第二药物的第二容器无线通信。 该方法还包括至少部分地基于第一容器是否被定位成与第二容器无线通信来生成数据。 在第三实施例中,提供了一种方法,其包括接收信号,并且至少部分地基于所接收的信号,确定用于存储第一药物的第一容器是否被定位成与第二容器无线通信以存储 第二药。 在第四实施例中,提供了一种方法,其包括接收来自监视用于存储第一药物的第一容器和用于存储第二药物的第二容器的装置的信号的位置以进行通信。 该方法还包括至少部分地基于所接收的信号来确定至少一方是否已经遵守了服用第一种药物的方案和第二种药物。 提供了用于执行上述实施例和许多其他实施例的系统,装置和计算机程序产品。