System and method for providing information about a medication to a medicine user
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1. A method of providing information about a medication to a medicine user, comprising the steps of:
- using a RF-transponder to enter medicine data relating to the medication in a medicine container into a display-containing portable electronic device;
entering information concerning at least one time for the medicine user to take the medication into the portable electronic device;
using the portable electronic device to generate at least one signal to alert the medicine user to take the medication; and
displaying information on the medication to be taken on the display.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system and method for providing information about a medication to alert a medicine user to take the medication. It uses an RF-transponder associated with a medicine container. The RF-transponder can be used to enter data on a medication in the medicine container into a display-containing portable electronic device, and when it is time to take medication, the portable electronic device can generate an audible, a visual and/or a physical signal to alert a medicine user, and display information about the medication.
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1. A method of providing information about a medication to a medicine user, comprising the steps of:
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using a RF-transponder to enter medicine data relating to the medication in a medicine container into a display-containing portable electronic device; entering information concerning at least one time for the medicine user to take the medication into the portable electronic device; using the portable electronic device to generate at least one signal to alert the medicine user to take the medication; and displaying information on the medication to be taken on the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for providing information about a medication to alert a medicine user to take the medication, comprising:
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a medicine container; and an RF-transponder attached to the medicine container having data on the medication in the medicine container, the RF-transponder being capable of being read by a display-containing portable electronic device that is capable of generating at least one signal to alert a medicine user to take the medication.
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20. A method of providing information about medication to a medicine user, comprising the steps of:
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using a first RF-transponder associated with a first medicine container to enter data on a first medication in the medicine container into a display-containing portable electronic device; entering information on times to take the first medication into the portable electronic device; using a second RF-transponder associated with a second medicine container to enter data on a second medication in the second medicine container into the portable electronic device; entering information on times to take the second medication into the portable electronic device; generating at least one signal with the portable electronic device to alert the medicine user to take the first medication and displaying information on the first medication to be taken on the display, and entering an indication that the first medication has been taken into the portable electronic device to update information stored in the portable electronic device; and generating at least one signal with the portable electronic device to alert the medicine user to take the second medication and displaying information on the second medicine to be taken on the display, and entering an indication that the second medication has been taken into the portable electronic device to update information stored in the portable electronic device.
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