Mobile wireless medication management system

• US 8,538,775 B2
• Filed: 08/16/2007
• Issued: 09/17/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/16/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Omnitracs LLC (Solera Holdings Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Skomra, Stewart Alan
• Primary Examiner(s): Fuelling, Michael
• Application Number:
  US11/839,723
• Publication Number:
  US 20090048871A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,224 Days
• Field of Search: 705/3
• US Class Current: 705/3
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/20 for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/40 relating to drugs, e.g. their side effects or intended usage

Abstract

The specification and drawing figures describe and show a system for medication management is disclosed, illustrated, and claimed that includes a mobile wireless communication instrument. A data processing system (100) housed in the portable wireless communications instrument is included to receive, store, and transmit images and data. A programmable medication management protocol is stored in memory (104) of the data processing system (100) to image-identify and image-authenticate components of the medication management protocol. A notification subsystem is included to either confirm or reject use of the medication.

Claims

1. A system for medication management, comprising:

a mobile wireless communications instrument;

a data processor housed in the mobile wireless communications instrument adapted to receive, store, and transmit images and data;

a programmable medication management protocol stored in the data processor adapted to image-identify and image-authenticate components of the programmable medication management protocol, wherein the programmable medication management protocol is programmed for comparing and collating images and data that enables a patient and a medication provider to;

image-identify and image-authenticate the patient by facial recognition and/or iris recognition,

image-identify and image-authenticate the medication provider by facial recognition and/or iris recognition,

image-identify and image-authenticate a medication by visual image,

image-identify and image-authenticate correct dosage of the medication by visual image, and

image-identify and image-authenticate correct timing for ingestion or use of the medication by visual image; and

a notification subsystem configured to allow the medication provider to either confirm or reject use of the medication by the patient.

2. A system for medication management as recited in claim 1, wherein the mobile wireless communications instrument is selected from the group of mobile wireless communications instruments consisting of cellular telephones, communications apparatus providing personal communications services (PCS) including time division multiple access (TDMA), code division multiple access (CDMA) and global system for mobile (GSM), a universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS), a wideband code division multiple access (W-CDMA), an evolution-data optimized (EV-DO), wireless local area network (WLAN) devices, wireless personal area network (WPAN) devices, non-voice communication apparatus, text transmission apparatus, satellite telephones, two-way pagers, personal digital assistants, portable wireless data processors, and wireless instruments specifically designed to implement medical management transactions.

3. A system for medication management as recited in claim 1, wherein the data processor includes memory.

4. A system for medication management as recited in claim 3, wherein the memory is operatively connected to the data processor by a bus adapted to store at least the programmable medication management protocol executable by the data processor.

5. A system for medication management as recited in claim 1, wherein the data processor further comprises at least one algorithm responsive to the programmable medication management protocol.

6. A system for medication management as recited in claim 1, wherein the components of the programmable medication management protocol include a captured, stored, and cataloged image of a patient'"'"'s face and/or selected bionic and/or biometric features.

7. A system for medication management as recited in claim 1, wherein the components of the programmable medication management protocol include a captured, stored, and cataloged image of a medication container.

8. A system for medication management as recited in claim 7, wherein the medication container includes a storage and/or decanting appliance.

9. A system for medication management as recited in claim 1, wherein the components of the programmable medication management protocol include a captured, stored, and cataloged image of at least one sample of a solid medication.

10. A system for medication management as recited in claim 1, wherein the components of the programmable medication management protocol include a captured, stored, and cataloged image of at least one sample of a liquid medication vial.

11. A system for medication management as recited in claim 1, wherein the images are in color and/or black-and-white.

12. A system for medication management as recited in claim 1, wherein the notification subsystem includes an audible, visual, and/or text notification to the patient.