PILL DISPENSER
First Claim
1. A pill dispensing system comprising:
- a dispenser;
a plurality of pill packages; and
a control system configured to key an electronic device to a user and dispense pills from at least one of said plurality of pill packages for said user in response to said keyed electronic device being within proximity of said pill dispensing system.
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Abstract
A pill dispensing system that includes pill packages that can be used to dispense pills manually or with a dispenser system to provide enhanced functionality. The packages can be provided with information relating to the packaged pills or to the use of the packaged pills. By reading the information from the package, the dispenser system can know what is in the package, when it is to be taken and can understand and track inventory. The dispenser system provides reminders of when the pills should be taken. The dispenser system may have the ability to key a specific electronic device, such as a cell phone, to a specific user and the dispenser system may require the electronic device to be within proximity of the dispenser system before dispensing pills for that user.
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Citations
39 Claims
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1. A pill dispensing system comprising:
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a dispenser; a plurality of pill packages; and a control system configured to key an electronic device to a user and dispense pills from at least one of said plurality of pill packages for said user in response to said keyed electronic device being within proximity of said pill dispensing system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A pill dispensing system comprising:
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a dispenser; and a plurality of pill packages stackable on said dispenser to work in conjunction with said dispenser to dispense pills and each of said plurality of pill packages configured to be manually operable to dispense pills without said dispenser. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A pill package for manually dispensing pills or dispensing pills in conjunction with a pill dispensing system, said pill package comprising:
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a housing configured to hold pills and to allow one or more of said pill packages to be stacked in the dispenser; a dispensing element operable to dispense a pill from said pill package, said dispensing element configured to be operable to dispense a pill whether separate from the dispenser or stacked in the dispenser. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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