Automatic dialing device, a system, and a method for automatically dialing a telephone number and/or placing an order

• US 7,170,995 B2
• Filed: 08/19/2002
• Issued: 01/30/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/19/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: David Johnson
• Original Assignee: David Johnson
• Inventors: Johnson, David
• Primary Examiner(s): Deane, Jr.; William J.
• Application Number:
  US10/223,816
• Publication Number:
  US 20040032948A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,625 Days
• Field of Search: 379/444, 379/355.5, 379/354, 379/357.3, 379/357.4, 379/368
• US Class Current: 379/444
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/275 implemented by means of portable electronic directories
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/505 signals generated in digital form

Abstract

An automatic dialing device, system, and method for automatically dialing telephone numbers, placing orders and making announcements are provided. A user of the device places the device near the receiver of a telephone and presses a button on the device. By pressing the button, the user activates a circuit board in the device, and a tone necessary to dial a telephone number or otherwise relay an electronic code is generated. The generated tone is recognized by the telephone receiver, and the telephone number or code is transmitted. The code transmitted may be directed to a business, a person, or the like.

Claims

1. An automatic dialing device for placing an order for a prescription medication with an outside source that supplies the prescription medication wherein an order number for the order of the prescription medication is assigned by the outside source wherein the order number is indicative of the prescription medication wherein a telephone number is assigned to the outside source for receiving a communication via a telephone receiver wherein the outside source receives the order for the prescription medication from the communication via the telephone receiver, the automatic dialing device comprising:

a container having a base and walls defining an interior wherein the walls of the container have a first end and a second end wherein the second end is located opposite to the first end and further wherein the second end of the walls is connected to the base of the container wherein the container has a length defined between the base and the first end of the walls of the container wherein the walls of the container have a first perimeter which is circular;

a housing having walls defining an interior wherein the housing has a length defined between a top side and a bottom side wherein the walls of the housing have a second perimeter which is circular wherein the bottom side of the housing receives the first end of the walls of the container wherein the housing encloses the interior of the container when the bottom side of the housing is attached to the first end of the walls of the container;

first indicia on the housing wherein the first indicia identifies the prescription medication and the outside source;

a speaker in the interior of the housing;

a circuit board in the interior of the housing wherein the circuit board is electrically connected to the speaker wherein the circuit board has a memory which stores the telephone number of the outside source and a code wherein the telephone number provides communication to the outside source wherein the code identifies the order number for the prescription medication wherein the memory of the circuit board stores a first tone representative of the telephone number and a second tone representative of the code wherein the first tone is a different tone than the second tone; and

a switch in the interior of the housing wherein the switch is electrically connected to the circuit board wherein the circuit board is activated by the switch wherein the speaker broadcasts the first tone and the second tone wherein the first tone is necessary to dial the telephone number of the outside source and further wherein the second tone is necessary to transmit the order number for the order of the prescription medication from the speaker within the housing to the outside source.

2. The automatic dialing device of claim 1 further comprising:

second indicia on the housing wherein the second indicia identifies the order for the prescription medication.

3. The automatic dialing device of claim 1 further comprising:

a strap connected to the housing wherein the strap is attached to the walls of the housing.

4. The automatic dialing device of claim 1 further comprising:

a button on the top side of the housing wherein the button is attached to the switch wherein the button is depressed to activate the circuit board via the switch.

5. The automatic dialing device of claim 1 further comprising:

a hole in the housing wherein the first tone and the second tone are broadcast from the speaker within the interior of the housing via the hole.

6. The automatic dialing device of claim 1 wherein the outside source distributes the prescription medication.

7. A method for automatically transmitting a code for placing an order for a prescription medication from an outside source wherein a telephone number is assigned to the outside source for contacting the outside source via a telephone receiver, the method comprising the steps of:

providing a container having exterior walls defining an interior wherein the container has a first perimeter and a length defined between a first end and a second end of the container wherein an opening is formed within the exterior walls of the container at the first end of the container wherein the interior of the container is sized to store the prescription medication wherein the first perimeter has a shape;

providing a housing having exterior walls defining an interior of the housing wherein the exterior walls of the housing have a second perimeter and a length defined between a top surface and a bottom surface of the housing wherein the second perimeter of the housing has a shape which is the same shape as the shape of the first perimeter of the container wherein the housing has a speaker and a processor within the interior of the housing wherein the speaker is electrically connected to the processor wherein the processor is programmed with the telephone number of the outside source and a code wherein the code identifies the order for the prescription medication wherein the bottom surface of the housing receives the first end of the container wherein the housing encloses the opening of the container when the housing is attached to the first end of the container;

placing the housing at a location adjacent to the telephone receiver;

pressing a first button located on the top surface of the housing wherein the first button activates the processor;

broadcasting a first tone from the speaker to the telephone receiver by pressing the first button wherein the first tone is representative of the telephone number of the outside source wherein the first tone is received and processed by the telephone receiver via the speaker wherein the telephone receiver identifies the telephone number of the outside source via the first tone wherein the telephone receiver processes the telephone number to communicate with the outside source; and

broadcasting a second tone from the speaker to the outside source via the telephone receiver wherein the second tone is a different tone than the first tone wherein the second tone is representative of the code wherein the second tone identifies the order of the prescription medication wherein the outside source receives the code from the telephone receiver via the second tone wherein the outside source identifies the order for the prescription medication from the code.

8. The method of claim 7 further comprising the step of:

pressing a second button located on the top surface of the housing wherein the second button terminates broadcasting of the first tone and the second tone.

9. The method of claim 7 further comprising the step of:

displaying indicia on the housing wherein the indicia identifies the prescription medication.

10. The method of claim 7 further comprising the step of:

displaying indicia on the housing wherein the indicia identifies the outside source and the telephone number of the outside source.

11. The method of claim 7 further comprising the step of:

placing the prescription medication within the interior of the container wherein the housing encloses the prescription medication within the interior of the container when the housing is attached to the first end of the container.

12. The method of claim 7 further comprising the step of:

processing the order for the prescription medication wherein the outside source receives the order for the prescription medication from the telephone receiver via the second tone broadcast from the speaker.

13. The method of claim 7 further comprising the step of:

attaching the bottom surface of the housing to the first end of the container wherein the prescription medication is located within the interior of the container.

14. A system for automatically dialing a telephone number of an outside source and for transmitting an order number for a prescription medication to the outside source from a telephone receiver via the telephone number of the outside source wherein the outside source supplies the prescription medication wherein the order number identifies an order for, the prescription medication from the outside source, the system comprising:

a medicine bottle having a container and a cap wherein the container of the medicine bottle has a base and walls defining an interior of the container wherein the walls have a first end and a second end wherein the second end is located opposite to the first end and further wherein the second end of the walls is connected to the base of the container wherein the container has a length defined between the base and the first end of the walls wherein the cap has walls defining an interior wherein the cap of the medicine bottle has an exterior surface defining an interior of the cap wherein the cap has a switch on the exterior of the cap wherein the cap receives the first end of the container wherein the medicine bottle is closed when the cap is attached to the first end of the container;

a processor in the interior of the cap wherein the processor stores a telephone number and a code indicative of the order number of the order for the prescription medication and further wherein the processor produces a first tone representative of the telephone number of the outside source and a second tone representative of the code of the order number and further wherein the switch is electrically connected to the processor wherein the first tone is different than the second tone; and

a first speaker in the interior of the cap wherein the first speaker is electrically connected to the processor wherein the switch activates the processor wherein the first speaker broadcasts the first tone and the second tone from the cap of the medicine bottle to the telephone receiver wherein the telephone receiver receives the first tone and the second tone from the processor via the speaker wherein the telephone receiver identifies the telephone number of the outside source from the first tone wherein the telephone receiver dials the telephone number of the outside source wherein the outside source receives the second tone from the first speaker via the telephone receiver wherein the outside source determines the order number for the order of the prescription medication from the second code wherein the outside source identifies the order of the prescription medication from the order number received from the telephone receiver.

15. The system of claim 14 further comprising:

a second button on the exterior surface of the cap wherein the second button is electrically connected to the processor.

16. The system of claim 14 further comprising:

a second speaker within the interior of the cap wherein the second speaker is electrically connected to the processor.

17. The system of claim 14 further comprising:

indicia on the exterior surface of the container wherein the indicia identifies the outside source, the prescription medication, the order number for the order of the prescription medication or the telephone number of the outside source.

18. The system of claim 14 wherein the outside source distributes the prescription medication.

19. The system of claim 14 wherein the medicine bottle has a circular perimeter.

20. The system of claim 14 further comprising:

a hole formed in the exterior surface of the cap wherein the speaker broadcasts the first tone and the second tone via the hole in the exterior surface of the cap.