Wireless tag apparatus and related medication compliance monitoring techniques
First Claim
1. A wireless tag apparatus comprising:
- a motion detector configured to detect at least one of a movement of the wireless tag apparatus and an impact to the wireless tag apparatus;
a sensing circuit configured to scan, in response to the detection by the motion detector of the at least one of the movement of the wireless tag apparatus and the impact to the wireless tag apparatus, a sensor array associated with a medication dispenser external to the wireless tag apparatus to determine whether contents of at least one medication compartment of the medication dispenser have been expelled, wherein the sensing circuit is configured to scan the sensor array;
at a first scan rate when the motion detector has detected the at least one of the movement of the wireless tag apparatus and the impact to the wireless tag apparatus; and
at a second scan rate that is lower than the first scan rate when the motion detector has not detected at least one of the movement of the wireless tag apparatus and the impact to the wireless tag apparatus; and
a transmitter configured to transmit, in response to the detection by the motion detector of the at least one of the movement of the wireless tag apparatus and the impact to the wireless tag apparatus, a first signal including data pertaining to whether the contents of the at least one medication compartment have been expelled, wherein the first signal is a radio frequency signal.
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Abstract
A wireless tag apparatus and related medication compliance monitoring techniques are disclosed. In some embodiments, the apparatus may include a motion detector configured to detect at least one of a movement of and an impact to the apparatus. The apparatus also may include a sensing circuit configured to scan, in response to the detection by the motion detector, a sensor array associated with a medication dispenser external to the apparatus to determine whether contents of at least one medication compartment of the medication dispenser have been expelled. The apparatus further may include a transmitter configured to transmit, in response to the detection by the motion detector, a signal including data pertaining to whether the contents of the at least one medication compartment have been expelled, wherein the signal is a radio frequency signal. In some embodiments, the apparatus may be configured for use, for example, in monitoring medication compliance.
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26 Claims
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1. A wireless tag apparatus comprising:
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a motion detector configured to detect at least one of a movement of the wireless tag apparatus and an impact to the wireless tag apparatus; a sensing circuit configured to scan, in response to the detection by the motion detector of the at least one of the movement of the wireless tag apparatus and the impact to the wireless tag apparatus, a sensor array associated with a medication dispenser external to the wireless tag apparatus to determine whether contents of at least one medication compartment of the medication dispenser have been expelled, wherein the sensing circuit is configured to scan the sensor array; at a first scan rate when the motion detector has detected the at least one of the movement of the wireless tag apparatus and the impact to the wireless tag apparatus; and at a second scan rate that is lower than the first scan rate when the motion detector has not detected at least one of the movement of the wireless tag apparatus and the impact to the wireless tag apparatus; and a transmitter configured to transmit, in response to the detection by the motion detector of the at least one of the movement of the wireless tag apparatus and the impact to the wireless tag apparatus, a first signal including data pertaining to whether the contents of the at least one medication compartment have been expelled, wherein the first signal is a radio frequency signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of monitoring medication compliance via a wireless tag apparatus, the method comprising:
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detecting at least one of a movement of the wireless tag apparatus and an impact to the wireless tag apparatus; scanning, in response to detecting the at least one of the movement of the wireless tag apparatus and the impact to the wireless tag apparatus, a sensor array associated with a medication dispenser external to the wireless tag apparatus to determine whether contents of at least one medication compartment of the medication dispenser have been expelled, wherein scanning the sensor array occurs; at a first scan rate when the at least one of the movement of the wireless tag apparatus and the impact to the wireless tag apparatus has been detected; and at a second scan rate that is lower than the first scan rate when at least one of the movement of the wireless tag apparatus and the impact to the wireless tag apparatus has not been detected; and transmitting, in response to detecting the at least one of the movement of the wireless tag apparatus and the impact to the wireless tag apparatus, a first signal including data pertaining to whether the contents of the at least one medication compartment have been expelled, wherein the first signal is a radio frequency signal. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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