Alert and verification system

• US 20110050409A1
• Filed: 08/27/2009
• Published: 03/03/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Douglas Bevel
• Original Assignee: Douglas Bevel
• Inventors: Bevel, Douglas
• Granted Patent: US 8,963,707 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/501
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 1/03 for pills or tablets containers for pills or tablets with special dispensing means therefor B65D83/04
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 7/0409 with timers
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 7/0481 working on a schedule basis

Abstract

System for an event alert signal and verifying the completion of event is disclosed. The system may include at least one alert device for generating alert for certain events. The system may also include at least one destination device that may be configured to be communicating with the alert device and may be associated with the event. The system may verify completion of the event when the alert device may be deactivated upon the user'"'"'s completion of the event.

Claims

1. A system for alerting to an event and verifying the completion of at least one event, comprising:

(a) at least one alert device, the device being configured to generate an alert for alerting a user to the at least one event;

(b) at least one destination device configured to be communicating with the at least one alert device, the destination device being associated with the at least one event, wherein the at least one alert device being configured to be deactivated upon the user'"'"'s completion of the event.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the alert device includes a deactivation key, and wherein the at least one destination device includes a receptor for receiving the deactivation key for deactivating the alert upon proximate contact.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the destination device being configured to be associated with at least one medication dispenser so that deactivating the alert device causes dispensing of the medication.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the alert device being user-programmable to produce alert signals upon occurrence of certain events.

5. A system for alerting to an event and verifying the completion of the event, comprising:

(a) at least one alert device adapted to be associated with the user, the device being configured to initiate an alert for alerting the user to take a certain action, wherein the at least one device cannot be deactivated by the user, and wherein the at least one alert device being securely attached to the user; and

(b) at least one destination device configured to be communicating with the at least one alert device, wherein the at least one alert device being configured to be deactivated upon the user'"'"'s completion of the action.

6. The system of claim 5 wherein the destination device being configured to be associated with at least one medication dispenser so that deactivating the alert device causes dispensing of the medication.