Pill management and health monitoring system
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1. A modular medication dosage control and health monitoring device comprising:
- a main control module; and
one or more pill box modules,wherein the main control module is connected to the pill box modules via a distributed power and communication system, wherein the distributed power and communication system facilitates modular bi-directional communication between the main control module and each of the pill box modules,wherein the main control module provides power to the pill box modules via the distributed power and communication system,wherein the distributed power and communication system comprises a DC power bus which directly provides DC power to the pill box modules,wherein the distributed power and communication system comprises a wired communications link that facilitates modular bi-directional communications between the main control module and each of the pill box modules,wherein the main control module and each pill box module comprises a rewriteable memory and a programmable processor, wherein the main control module programmable processor is in modular bi-directional communication with each individual pill box module, wherein further main control module programmable processor assigns a unique identifier to each pill box module, wherein the main control module programmable processor further comprises a pill box module scheduler that stores a dosage schedule for each separate pill box module in its rewriteable memory that is identified with each pill box module unique identifier, wherein the dosage schedule is stored in the programmable processor of each separate pill box module;
wherein the main control module further comprises a clock;
wherein the main control module further comprises a display that allows programming of the programmable processor by a user of the device;
wherein the main control module further comprises a first communications link for communication over a local area network;
wherein each pill box module comprises an LED display under control of the pill box module programmable processor;
wherein the pill box modules are separately detachable from the device.
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Abstract
A system and method for the dispensing of medication in the form of pills and also to monitor health parameters is disclosed. The system comprises a modular system having a main control module; a plurality of pill dispensing modules in communication with the main control module; and optionally sensors to measure health parameters in communication with the main control module. The main control module can store information and also can communicate information over a communications network.
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1. A modular medication dosage control and health monitoring device comprising:
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a main control module; and one or more pill box modules, wherein the main control module is connected to the pill box modules via a distributed power and communication system, wherein the distributed power and communication system facilitates modular bi-directional communication between the main control module and each of the pill box modules, wherein the main control module provides power to the pill box modules via the distributed power and communication system, wherein the distributed power and communication system comprises a DC power bus which directly provides DC power to the pill box modules, wherein the distributed power and communication system comprises a wired communications link that facilitates modular bi-directional communications between the main control module and each of the pill box modules, wherein the main control module and each pill box module comprises a rewriteable memory and a programmable processor, wherein the main control module programmable processor is in modular bi-directional communication with each individual pill box module, wherein further main control module programmable processor assigns a unique identifier to each pill box module, wherein the main control module programmable processor further comprises a pill box module scheduler that stores a dosage schedule for each separate pill box module in its rewriteable memory that is identified with each pill box module unique identifier, wherein the dosage schedule is stored in the programmable processor of each separate pill box module; wherein the main control module further comprises a clock; wherein the main control module further comprises a display that allows programming of the programmable processor by a user of the device; wherein the main control module further comprises a first communications link for communication over a local area network; wherein each pill box module comprises an LED display under control of the pill box module programmable processor; wherein the pill box modules are separately detachable from the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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