Wirelessly loaded speaking medicine container
First Claim
1. A method of communicating prescription medicine instructions to patient, which comprises:
- (a.) providing a medicine container, said medicine container including a storage area for medicine, and a microprocessor attached to a said medicine container, said microprocessor including;
(a)(i) a wave file receiving chip;
(a)(ii) a wave file storage means;
(a)(iii) a wave file audio playback means;
(a)(iv) an audio playback start means; and
(a)(v) a power supply within said microprocessor adapted to power components of said microprocessor;
(b.) providing a central processor separate from said medicine container, said central processor including;
(b)(i) user input means;
(b)(ii) text-to-speech means;
(b)(iii) wave file means to create a wave file from said text-to-speech means; and
(b)(iv) wireless transmission means to wirelessly transmit said wave file from said central processor to said microprocessor wave file receiving chip;
(c.) inputting said user input means to create prescription medicine instruction text;
(d.) converting said text to electronic speech;
(e.) creating a wave file with said electronic speech;
(f.) transmitting said wave file to said microprocessor wave file receiving chip;
(g.) storing said wave file in said microprocessor for subsequent playback by a user by activating said audio playback starting means.
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Abstract
The present method of communicating prescription medicine instructions to patient, includes: (a.) providing a medicine container with a microprocessor, and, (b.) providing a central processor separate from the medicine container. The medicine container has the microprocessor attached to the medicine container. The microprocessor includes: (a)(i) a wave file receiving chip; (a)(ii) a wave file storage means; (a)(iii) a wave file audio playback means; (a)(iv) an audio playback start means; and (a)(v) a power supply within the microprocessor. The central processor includes: (b)(i) user input means; (b)(ii) text-to-speech means; (b)(iii) wave file means to create a wave file from the text-to-speech means; and (b)(iv) wireless transmission means to transmit the wave file to the microprocessor wave file receiving chip. Wireless transmission may be radio frequency (RF) transmission systems, infrared (IR) transmission systems and any other wireless transmission systems that are now available or may become available.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of communicating prescription medicine instructions to patient, which comprises:
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(a.) providing a medicine container, said medicine container including a storage area for medicine, and a microprocessor attached to a said medicine container, said microprocessor including;
(a)(i) a wave file receiving chip;
(a)(ii) a wave file storage means;
(a)(iii) a wave file audio playback means;
(a)(iv) an audio playback start means; and
(a)(v) a power supply within said microprocessor adapted to power components of said microprocessor;
(b.) providing a central processor separate from said medicine container, said central processor including;
(b)(i) user input means;
(b)(ii) text-to-speech means;
(b)(iii) wave file means to create a wave file from said text-to-speech means; and
(b)(iv) wireless transmission means to wirelessly transmit said wave file from said central processor to said microprocessor wave file receiving chip;
(c.) inputting said user input means to create prescription medicine instruction text;
(d.) converting said text to electronic speech;
(e.) creating a wave file with said electronic speech;
(f.) transmitting said wave file to said microprocessor wave file receiving chip;
(g.) storing said wave file in said microprocessor for subsequent playback by a user by activating said audio playback starting means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of communicating prescription medicine instructions to a patient, which comprises:
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(a.) providing a medicine container, said medicine container including a storage area for medicine, and a microprocessor attached to said medicine container, said processor including;
(a)(i) a wave file receiving chip;
(a)(ii) a wave file storage means;
(a)(iii) a wave file audio playback means;
(a)(iv) an audio playback start means; and
(a)(v) a power supply within said microprocessor adapted to power components of said microprocessor (b.) providing a central processor separate from said medicine container, and said central processor including;
(b)(i) user input means for inputting electronic prescription medicine instruction input;
(b)(ii) wave file means to create a wave file from said electronic prescription medicine input from said input means; and
(b)(iii) wireless transmission means to wirelessly transmit said wave file from said central processor to said microprocessor wave file receiving chip;
(c.) inputting prescription medicine instructions with said user input means to create electronic input;
(d.) creating a wave file with said electronic input;
(e.) transmitting said wave file to said microprocessor wave file receiving chip;
(f.) storing said transmitted wave file wireless transmission for subsequent audio playback by a user by activating said audio playback starting means. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for communicating prescription medicine instructions to a patient by wireless communication from a central processor to a medicine container for subsequent audio speech playback from said medicine container to a user, which comprises:
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(a.) a medicine container, said medicine container including a storage area for medicine, and a microprocessor attached to a said medicine container, said microprocessor including;
(a)(i) a wave file receiving chip;
(a)(ii) a wave file storage means;
(a)(iii) a wave file audio playback means;
(a)(iv) an audio playback start means; and
(a)(v) a power supply within said microprocessor, and adapted to power components of said microprocessor;
(b.) a central processor separate from said medicine container, said central processor including;
(b)(i) user input means;
(b)(ii) text-to-speech means;
(b)(iii) wave file means to create a wave file from said text-to-speech means; and
(b)(iv) wireless transmission means to wirelessly transmit said wave file from said central processor to said microprocessor wave file receiving chip. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for communicating prescription medicine instructions to a patient by wireless communication from a central processor to a medicine container for subsequence audio speech playback from said medicine container to a user, which comprises:
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(a.) a medicine container including a storage area for medicine, and a microprocessor attached to said medicine container, said processor including;
(a)(i) a wave file receiving chip;
(a)(ii) a wave file storage means;
(a)(iii) a wave file audio playback means;
(a)(iv) an audio playback start means; and
(a)(v) a power supply within said microprocessor, and adapted to power components of said microprocessor;
(b.) a central processor separate from said medicine container, and said central processor including;
(b)(i) user input means for inputting electronic prescription medicine instruction input;
(b)(ii) wave file means to create a wave file from said electronic prescription medicine input from said input means; and
(b)(iii) wireless transmission means to wirelessly transmit said wave file from said central processor to said microprocessor wave file receiving chip. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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