System and method for real time identification of a drug
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1. A system for identifying a pill comprising:
- at least one electronic device (Pod), each Pod is a personal electronic device coupled to or having a sensor configured to sense and record an image of the pill, and the Pod configured to extract at least one visual characteristic of the pill by scanning segments of the image to detect a boundary of the pill, and the Pod is configured to communicate the visual characteristic to a Pod server interactively;
a data communication network configured to transfer the recorded visual characteristic to a Pod server configured to analyze the characteristic, and the Pod server is coupled by a data communication link to the Pod, the Pod server comprises an analysis unit having a drug characteristics database or a link to an external database having such information, and the drug characteristics database comprises visual characteristics of a plurality of drugs; and
a processor configured to receive the visual characteristic of the pill and compare the characteristic with characteristics of drugs in the drug characteristics database, and identify the pill;
the Pod personal electronic device configured to further receive analyzed data and information comprising the identity of the pill from the Pod server; and
a display coupled to or within the Pod personal electronic device, the display configured to display the identity of the pill, or the Pod configured to deliver a visual or an audible warning signal if the pill is not identified, and the personal electronic device configured to notify a user of an unsafe situation, an inter-drug interaction, or a verification requirement, until the situation, the interaction, and the requirement is resolved by user input.
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Abstract
A system for managing a prescribed drug regimen for a user, the system including at least one electronic device (Pod) for interactive communication with at least one user, a Pod server coupled via a communication link to each Pod, said Pod server including an analysis unit, the analysis unit including a database of drug characteristics, and a processor for comparing sensed characteristics of a drug in one of the Pods with characteristics in the drug characteristics database, so as to identify the drug, and to provide to the Pod an indication of compatibility of the drug with the drug regimen.
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1. A system for identifying a pill comprising:
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at least one electronic device (Pod), each Pod is a personal electronic device coupled to or having a sensor configured to sense and record an image of the pill, and the Pod configured to extract at least one visual characteristic of the pill by scanning segments of the image to detect a boundary of the pill, and the Pod is configured to communicate the visual characteristic to a Pod server interactively; a data communication network configured to transfer the recorded visual characteristic to a Pod server configured to analyze the characteristic, and the Pod server is coupled by a data communication link to the Pod, the Pod server comprises an analysis unit having a drug characteristics database or a link to an external database having such information, and the drug characteristics database comprises visual characteristics of a plurality of drugs; and a processor configured to receive the visual characteristic of the pill and compare the characteristic with characteristics of drugs in the drug characteristics database, and identify the pill;
the Pod personal electronic device configured to further receive analyzed data and information comprising the identity of the pill from the Pod server; anda display coupled to or within the Pod personal electronic device, the display configured to display the identity of the pill, or the Pod configured to deliver a visual or an audible warning signal if the pill is not identified, and the personal electronic device configured to notify a user of an unsafe situation, an inter-drug interaction, or a verification requirement, until the situation, the interaction, and the requirement is resolved by user input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for identifying a pill comprising:
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sensing and extracting by an electronic device (Pod) a visual characteristic from an image of at least one pill by scanning segments of the image to detect a boundary of the pill, and the Pod is a personal electronic device having a sensor; transmitting the characteristic to a Pod server by the personal electronic device, the Pod server comprises an analysis unit having a processor that compares the sensed characteristic of the pill with characteristics of a plurality of known drugs to identify the pill, the Pod displaying;
identity of the pill on a display coupled to or within the personal electronic device;
or the Pod delivering a warning signal if the pill is not identified by the analysis unit;
or if the Pod is not connected;
or a process of transmission and background image data reduces a quantity of data transmitted, or delivering a warning if the pill is identified as a wrong drug or as an unexpected drug; andnotifying a user by the personal electronic device of an unsafe situation, an inter-drug interaction, or a verification requirement, and resolving the situation, the interaction, or the requirement by input from the user. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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