MOBILE PHONE MEDICAMENT CONTAINER AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

• US 20070135790A1
• Filed: 02/27/2007
• Published: 06/14/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: David Auerbach
• Original Assignee: David Auerbach
• Inventors: AUERBACH, DAVID
• Application Number:
  US11/679,322
• Publication Number:
  US 20070135790A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/500
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 7/0418 with electronic history memory
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 7/0454 for dispensing of multiple drugs
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 7/0481 working on a schedule basis
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/24 Reminder alarms, e.g. anti-loss alarms

Abstract

An apparatus including a compartment to store a medicament, a communication facility to exchange data with a health information provider, a display system to present information to a user, and a timekeeping subsystem to activate the display at a predetermined time is described and claimed. Methods of using similar devices, and computer software to control such devices, are also described and claimed.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a compartment to store a medicament;

a communication facility to exchange data with a health information provider;

a display system to present information to a user; and

a timekeeping subsystem to activate the display system at a predetermined time.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a sensor to measure health information of a patient.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the communication facility uses a cellular telephone network.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the communication facility uses a Short Message Service (“

SMS”

) network.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the compartment is pre-loaded with the medicament.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the compartment is adapted to be removably coupled to the apparatus.

7. A method comprising:

transmitting a first message to a mobile device, the first message to alert a user of a scheduled administration of a medicament; and

receiving a second message from the mobile device to confirm that the user has administered the medicament.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein transmitting comprises communicating with the mobile device via a cellular telephone network.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

receiving a message from the mobile device, the message to contain health information about a patient.

10. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

transmitting at least one medicament characteristic about the medicament to the mobile device.

11. A computer-readable medium containing executable instructions to cause a programmable processor to perform operations comprising:

alerting a user of a scheduled administration of a medicament and at least one medicament characteristic of the medicament.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, containing additional executable instructions to cause the programmable processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving a message from a health information provider via a communication facility; and

alerting in response to the message.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, containing additional executable instructions to cause the programmable processor to perform operations comprising:

collecting a measurement of health information of a patient; and

transmitting the measurement to the health information provider via the communication facility.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, containing additional executable instructions to cause the programmable processor to perform operations comprising:

displaying the at least one medicament characteristic of the medicament on a display device.

15. The computer-readable medium of claim 11 wherein displaying the alert comprises playing a voice mail message.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 11 wherein the alerting comprises sending a message over a mobile device network.

17. A method comprising:

gathering medicament information, the medicament information comprising a dosage schedule and at least one medicament characteristic; and

notifying of a scheduled administration of the medicament and at least one medicament characteristic.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein notifying comprises transmitting a message to a mobile device.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein gathering medicament information comprises:

accepting information from a user submitted through a browser.

20. The method of claim 17, wherein the gathering and notifying are performed through a mobile device.