SMART MEDICATION DEVICE

• US 20160012710A1
• Filed: 07/09/2015
• Published: 01/14/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: SiPix Technology Inc. (E Ink Holdings Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: SiPix Technology Inc. (E Ink Holdings Incorporated)
• Inventors: Lu, Yen-Hsing, Hung, Chi-Mao, Lee, Chung-Hui
• Application Number:
  US14/794,833
• Publication Number:
  US 20160012710A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/24 Reminder alarms, e.g. anti-loss alarms
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 5/36 using visible light sources

Abstract

A smart medication device including a non-electrical component and an electrical component is provided. The non-electrical component includes a containing structure configured to contain one or more medicines. The electrical component is disposed on the non-electrical component. The electrical component includes a triggering structure and an e-paper display apparatus. The triggering structure is configured to generate a triggering signal to trigger the e-paper display apparatus to display medicine administration information. The triggering structure is deformed by receiving an external force to generate the triggering signal. An electrical characteristic of the triggering signal is determined by a structure characteristic of the triggering structure.

Claims

1. A smart medication device, comprising:

a non-electrical component, comprising a containing structure configured to contain one to a plurality of medicines; and

an electrical component, disposed on the non-electrical component, and comprising a triggering structure and an e-paper display apparatus, wherein the triggering structure is configured to generate a triggering signal to trigger the e-paper display apparatus to display medicine administration information,

wherein the triggering structure is deformed by receiving an external force to generate the triggering signal, the triggering signal has an electrical characteristic, and the electrical characteristic is determined by a structure characteristic of the triggering structure.

2. The smart medication device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the containing structure comprises a carrying substrate and a plurality of containing grooves, the carrying substrate is configured to carry the electrical component, and the containing grooves are disposed on the carrying substrate, and are respectively configured to contain one to a plurality of medicines.

3. The smart medication device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the non-electrical component further comprises a box housing, and the containing structure is disposed in the box housing.

4. The smart medication device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the e-paper display apparatus is disposed on one of the carrying substrate and the box housing.

5. The smart medication device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the triggering structure is disposed on the box housing, and when the box housing is changed from a first use state to a second use state, the triggering structure is deformed by receiving the external force to generate the triggering signal.

6. The smart medication device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the triggering structure is disposed on the containing grooves, and when each of the containing grooves is deformed by receiving the external force, the triggering structure is deformed by receiving the external force to generate the triggering signal.

7. The smart medication device as claimed in claim 6, wherein each of the containing grooves comprises a top portion and an opening portion, and the triggering structure is disposed on one of the top portion and the opening portion.

8. The smart medication device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electrical component further comprises:

a controller, disposed on the containing structure, and configured to receive the triggering signal, so as to control the e-paper display apparatus to display the medicine administration information; and

a power storage device, electrically connected to the controller, and configured to provide power required by the controller.

9. The smart medication device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the triggering structure comprises a piezoelectric material element, and the structure characteristic of the triggering structure comprises at least one of a shape, a length, a width and an area of the piezoelectric material element.

10. The smart medication device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the triggering structure comprises a conductive material element, and the structure characteristic of the triggering structure comprises at least one of a shape, a length, a width and an area of the conductive material element.

11. The smart medication device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electrical characteristic of the triggering signal comprises at least one of a current value and a voltage value of the triggering signal.