Timing
First Claim
1. A device including a can attachable to a receptacle for coacting therewith in enclosing medication and timing a predetermined interval for taking the medication defined by one timing schedule of a set of selectable timing schedules, the device comprising:
- an electronic timing circuit constructed and arranged to provide an alarm signal designating a time for taking the medication at the expiration of a predetermined time interval defined by the timing schedule;
said electronic timing circuit being housed in said cap and including schedule processing circuitry that defines the set of selectable timing schedules, and a set of outputs for issuing electrical signals at the expiration of the predetermined time interval;
a sensing mechanism housed in said cap for selectively engaging an input corresponding to a selected one of the timing schedules of the set; and
the sensing mechanism electrically engaging the input when in a first position and electrically disengaged from the input when in a second position.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus that is attachable to a receptacle for timing a predetermined interval according to a timing schedule of a set of timing schedules. The apparatus has an electronic timing circuit that provides an alarm signal at the expiration of the predetermined time interval. The timing circuit includes a set of inputs and a set of outputs that are both connected to processing circuitry. The processing circuitry defines the set of selectable timing schedules. The inputs correspond to the timing schedules, and the outputs issue the alarm signals. The apparatus also includes a sensing mechanism for selectively engaging an input based on the position of the mechanism. Each timing schedule is selectable by the device through the inputs that are engaged and disengaged.
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29 Claims
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1. A device including a can attachable to a receptacle for coacting therewith in enclosing medication and timing a predetermined interval for taking the medication defined by one timing schedule of a set of selectable timing schedules, the device comprising:
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an electronic timing circuit constructed and arranged to provide an alarm signal designating a time for taking the medication at the expiration of a predetermined time interval defined by the timing schedule; said electronic timing circuit being housed in said cap and including schedule processing circuitry that defines the set of selectable timing schedules, and a set of outputs for issuing electrical signals at the expiration of the predetermined time interval; a sensing mechanism housed in said cap for selectively engaging an input corresponding to a selected one of the timing schedules of the set; and the sensing mechanism electrically engaging the input when in a first position and electrically disengaged from the input when in a second position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of timing a predetermined interval schedule defined by one schedule of a set of different timing schedules stored in the cap attachable to a receptacle, said cap housing an electronic circuit constructed and arranged to provide an alarm signal designating a time for taking medication in the receptacle at the expiration of a predetermined time interval defined by the predetermined interval schedule and housing a sensing mechanism for selectively engaging an input corresponding to the predetermined interval schedule comprising:
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electromechanically selecting the predetermined interval schedule through the cap establishing a predetermined time interval as defined by the predetermined interval schedule; and issuing said alarm signal upon expiration of the predetermined time interval. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A cap of a container for attachment to a receptacle of the container, the cap comprising:
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an electronic timing circuit constructed and arranged to provide an alarm signal at the expiration of a predetermined time interval defined by a timing schedule of a set of selectable timing schedules; said electronic timing circuit being housed in the cap and including schedule processing circuitry that defines the set of selectable timing schedules, and an output for issuing electrical signals at the expiration of the predetermined time interval; a sensing mechanism for selectively engaging an input corresponding to a selected one of the timing schedules of the set; the sensing mechanism electrically engaging the input when in a first position and electrically disengaged from the input when in a second position; wherein the sensing mechanism is constructed and arranged to move between the first and second positions in response to a nonfrictional normal force; the sensing mechanism capable of being engaged by an adjacent surface of the receptacle; and the adjacent surface constructed and arranged to provide the nonfrictional normal force. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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