Medicine dispensing device
First Claim
1. A medicine dispensing device for dispensing medicine, the medicine dispensing device comprising:
- a container for storing the medicine to be dispensed by the medicine dispensing device;
a camera capable of photographing the medicine within the container; and
a display device,wherein after the container is replenished with medicine, the camera photographs the replenished medicine in the container,the medicine dispensing device displays an image of the medicine photographed by the camera on the display device, andthe medicine dispensing device is configured to receive an input from a user to confirm that the medicine photographed in the image corresponds to correct medicine, andwherein the medicine dispensing device does not dispense medicine from the container in which the medicine was replenished until the input to confirm is received.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for preventing a container from being replenished with the wrong medicine are described. This is achieved by the following process: first, a user places a container on a placement unit and reads a symbol attached to a bottle. Then, a determination is made so as to whether the medicine in the bottle is the correct medicine. If the medicine is incorrect, a message indicating the medicine is incorrect is displayed. If the medicine is correct, a camera records video of the medicine replenishment operation. Once the medicine replenishment is completed, a photographed image of the medicine inside the container and an image of the correct medicine for replenishing the container are displayed. Then, the user views these images and confirms whether the medicine used to replenish the container was correct. If this confirmation is not completed, the medicine dispensing device will not dispense medicine from the container.
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14 Claims
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1. A medicine dispensing device for dispensing medicine, the medicine dispensing device comprising:
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a container for storing the medicine to be dispensed by the medicine dispensing device; a camera capable of photographing the medicine within the container; and a display device, wherein after the container is replenished with medicine, the camera photographs the replenished medicine in the container, the medicine dispensing device displays an image of the medicine photographed by the camera on the display device, and the medicine dispensing device is configured to receive an input from a user to confirm that the medicine photographed in the image corresponds to correct medicine, and wherein the medicine dispensing device does not dispense medicine from the container in which the medicine was replenished until the input to confirm is received. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A medicine dispensing device for dispensing medicine, the medicine dispensing device comprising:
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a container for storing medicine to be dispensed by the medicine dispensing device, wherein the container is capable of opening and closing; an opening and closing device for opening and closing the container; a medicine insertion device for inserting medicine into the container; and an optical scanner, wherein the optical scanner scans a symbol attached to a bottle in which medicine is stored, the medicine dispensing device determines whether the medicine stored in the bottle is correct medicine to be replenished into the container based on information obtained from the scan, and if the medicine dispensing device determines that the medicine stored in the bottle is correct medicine, the medicine dispensing device drives the opening and closing device, and the opening and closing device opens the container, and subsequently, the medicine dispensing device drives the medicine insertion device, and the medicine insertion device inserts the medicine contained in the bottle in which medicine is stored into the container. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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