SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING PILL

• US 20140309772A1
• Filed: 03/26/2014
• Published: 10/16/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/12/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: SHEN, PAO-HENG, LAI, KUO-MING
• Application Number:
  US14/226,433
• Publication Number:
  US 20140309772A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/237
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 2203/20 Displays or monitors
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 2205/70 Audible labels, e.g. for pre-recorded info or messages
• 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: G16H 20/13 delivered from dispensers

Abstract

A system for dispensing pills includes an automatic pill dispenser and a data center. The automatic pill dispenser can store different kinds of pills. The data center is connected to the automatic pill dispenser. The data center includes a cloud server, which stores patient'"'"'s information. The patient'"'"'s information includes patient'"'"'s identification information and pill schedule. The automatic pill dispenser gets the pill schedule based on validated identification information, and can select different kinds of pills according to the pill schedule.

Claims

1. An automatic pill dispenser, comprising:

an information input apparatus for inputting patient'"'"'s information which comprises patient'"'"'s height and pill schedule; and

a movable screen, wherein a height of the screen is configured to be adjusted based on the patient'"'"'s height, and a different kind of pill can be selected based on the pill schedule.

2. The automatic pill dispenser of claim 1, wherein the information input apparatus is a USB receiver or a mag-card receiver.

3. The automatic pill dispenser of claim 1, wherein the patient'"'"'s information further comprises the patient'"'"'s visual acuity, and a font size shown on the screen is configured to be adjusted based on the patient'"'"'s visual acuity.

4. The automatic pill dispenser of claim 1, further comprising a camera, wherein the camera is configured to recode the patient'"'"'s action.

5. The automatic pill dispenser of claim 1, further comprising a speaker, wherein the speaker is configured to broadcast the patient'"'"'s information.

6. The automatic pill dispenser of claim 1, further comprising a pill dispensing opening, configured to dispense a selected pill or pills.

7. A system for dispensing pills, comprising:

an automatic pill dispenser; and

a data center connected to the automatic pill dispenser, the data center comprising a cloud server which stores patient'"'"'s information therein, the patient'"'"'s information comprising patient'"'"'s identification information and pill schedule;

wherein the automatic pill dispenser is configured to get the pill schedule based on validate the identification information, and select a different kind of pill according to the pill schedule.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein a screen is movably mounted on the automatic pill dispenser, the patient'"'"'s information comprises the patient'"'"'s height, and a height of the screen is configured to be adjusted based on the patient'"'"'s height.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the patient'"'"'s information further comprises visual acuity, and a font size shown on the screen is configured to be adjusted based on the patient'"'"'s visual acuity.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the automatic pill dispenser further comprises an information input apparatus, and the information input apparatus is configured to read the patient'"'"'s identification information.

11. A method for dispensing pills, comprising:

storing patient'"'"'s information in a cloud server, wherein the patient'"'"'s information comprises patient'"'"'s identification information and pill schedule;

validating the patient'"'"'s identification information; and

selecting pills from an automatic pill dispenser based on the pill schedule when the patient'"'"'s identification information is validated correctly.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein a screen is movably mounted on the automatic pill dispenser, the patient'"'"'s information further comprises the patient'"'"'s height, and a height of the screen is configured to be adjusted based on the patient'"'"'s height.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the patient'"'"'s information comprises visual acuity, and a font size shown on the screen is configured to be adjusted based on the patient'"'"'s visual acuity.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the automatic pill dispenser comprises a speaker, wherein the speaker is configured to broadcast the patient'"'"'s information.