Methods and Systems for Cloud Based Usage Monitoring and Adaptive Enforcement for Medications
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring usage of medication and adaptively enforcing compliance with a medication schedule comprising:
- a medication dispenser configured to generate an event indicating one or more of the opening of the dispenser, the closing of the dispenser, or a change in weight of contents of the dispenser;
a computing device coupled to the medication dispenser over a wireless network and configured to receive the event from the medication dispenser;
an Internet based server coupled to the computing device over a wired or wireless network and configured to receive the event from the computing device;
wherein the Internet based server is configured to generate an alert if an event is not received during a predetermined time period; and
wherein the computing device is configured to generate in response to the alert another event indicating the consumption or cancellation of a medication.
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Abstract
A cloud based system that constantly monitors the consumption of each medication by an individual, specifies medication regimes and schedules and provides a means of enforcing compliance based on both local and cloud based intelligence. Enforcing compliance to a medication schedule is achieved through complex logic that correlates events from the medication bottles; behavior learned from the individual, individual'"'"'s schedules and geo-location. The system employs this complex logic per medication and generates a variety of email, phone call, SMS, MMS, voice messages, audio, visual and multimedia cues and alerts to enforce compliance. These same alerts are also used by multiple caregivers, who can further reinforce compliance by the patient via similar types of communications.
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22 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring usage of medication and adaptively enforcing compliance with a medication schedule comprising:
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a medication dispenser configured to generate an event indicating one or more of the opening of the dispenser, the closing of the dispenser, or a change in weight of contents of the dispenser; a computing device coupled to the medication dispenser over a wireless network and configured to receive the event from the medication dispenser; an Internet based server coupled to the computing device over a wired or wireless network and configured to receive the event from the computing device; wherein the Internet based server is configured to generate an alert if an event is not received during a predetermined time period; and wherein the computing device is configured to generate in response to the alert another event indicating the consumption or cancellation of a medication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of enforcing a medication schedule, comprising:
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determining, by a server, that an event has not been received from a medication dispenser during a predetermined time period according to a medication schedule; and generating, by the server, an alert indicating a violation of the medication schedule. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of detecting medication overdosage, comprising:
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removing more than one pill from a medication dispenser; detecting a change in weight of the medication dispenser; determining, by the medication dispenser, the magnitude of the change in weight; generating, by the medication dispenser, an event; transmitting, by the medication dispenser, the event to a computing device over a wireless interface; determining, by a server, that more than one pill has been removed from the medication dispenser; generating, by the server, an alert indicating an overdosage situation. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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