Mobile medication workstation and method for supplying power thereof

• US 10,277,057 B2
• Filed: 08/26/2016
• Issued: 04/30/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 08/26/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Advantech Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Advantech Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Chiu, Sheng-Yuh, Wang, Chih-Hui, Chien, Yu-Lun, Hsu, Chi-Chien
• Primary Examiner(s): Barnie, Rexford N
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ly, Xuan
• Application Number:
  US15/248,400
• Publication Number:
  US 20180062414A1
• Time in Patent Office: 977 Days
• Field of Search: 307 31, 307104
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 12/001 Trolleys for transport of medicaments, food, linen, nursing supplies carts specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis A61B50/13; hand carts B62B3/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 12/008 mounted on a mobile base, e.g. on a trolley
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/22 The load being a portable electronic device
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/12 of the resonant type
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/40 using two or more transmitting or receiving devices H02J50/50 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/80 involving the exchange of data, concerning supply or distribution of electric power, between transmitting devices and receiving devices
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/90 involving detection or optimisation of position, e.g. alignment
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0044 specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries H02J7/0045 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/342 The other DC source being a battery actively interacting with the first one, i.e. battery to battery charging with circuits for polarity protection H02J7/0034

Abstract

A mobile medication workstation comprises a platform module and a battery module. The battery module is disposed on the platform module. The platform module has an article placing platform and an accommodating portion. The platform has an article containing area. The accommodating portion is used to accommodate a storage box. The mobile medication workstation comprises a first wireless charging module and a second wireless charging module. The first wireless charging module is electrically connected to the battery module and is close to the placing goods area. The second wireless charging module is electrically connected to the battery module and is close to the storage box. When a handheld device is placed in the article containing area, the first wireless charging module supplies power to the handheld device, and when the storage box is placed in the accommodating portion, the second wireless charging module supplies power to the storage box.

Claims

1. A mobile medication workstation, comprising:

a platform module and a battery module, wherein the battery module is disposed on the platform module, the platform module comprises an article placing platform and an accommodating portion, the platform has an article containing area, and the accommodating portion is used to accommodate a storage box, and the mobile medication workstation further comprising;

a first wireless charging module electrically connected to the battery module and positioned close to the article containing area; and

a second wireless charging module electrically connected to the battery module and positioned close to the storage box;

wherein when a handheld device is placed in the article containing area, the first wireless charging module supplies power to the handheld device; and

when the storage box is placed in the accommodating portion, the second wireless charging module supplies power to the storage box, wherein the first wireless charging module comprises a first transmitting coil, a transfer unit, a processing unit and a communication unit the first transmitting coil is electrically connected to the transfer unit, the processing unit is electrically connected to the transfer unit and the communication unit, the transfer unit is electrically connected to the battery module; and

the second wireless charging module comprises a second transmitting coil, and the second transmitting coil is electrically connected to the transfer unit.

2. The mobile medication workstation according to claim 1, wherein the second wireless charging module comprises a second processing unit and a second communication unit, the second processing unit is electrically connected to the second communication unit.

3. The mobile medication workstation according to claim 2, wherein the first communication unit is used to pair with the handheld device and to receive a power supply requirement of the handheld device;

the second communication unit is used to pair with the storage box and to receive a power supply requirement of the storage box; and

the transfer unit is one of a DC-AC conversion circuit, a driving circuit, a magnetic resonance resonant circuit, or a combination thereof.

4. The mobile medication workstation according to claim 1, wherein the communication unit is used to pair with the handheld device and to receive a power supply requirement of the handheld device, the communication unit is used to pair with the storage box and to receive a power supply requirement of the storage box, and the transfer unit is a one of a DC-AC conversion circuit, a driving circuit, a magnetic resonance resonant circuit, or a combination thereof.

5. The mobile medication workstation according to claim 1, wherein the article containing area is disposed with a sensing unit, the sensing unit is electrically connected to the first wireless charging unit;

when the sensing unit senses the handheld device, the sensing unit outputs a sensing signal to the first wireless charging unit to activate the first wireless charging unit, and the sensing unit is a touch sensor, a weight sensor, a pressure sensor, or a button.

6. The mobile medication workstation according to claim 1, wherein the accommodating portion is disposed with a detecting unit, the detecting unit is electrically connected to the second wireless charging unit;

when the storage box is combined with the accommodating portion, the detecting unit outputs a detecting signal to the second wireless charging unit to activate the second wireless charging unit, and the detecting unit is a touch sensor, a weight sensor, a pressure sensor, a clamping mechanism, a coupling mechanism, a track, or other fastening mechanisms.

7. The mobile medication workstation according to claim 1, wherein the storage box is a smart pill storage chest, and the smart pill storage chest is disposed with a receiving coil, a receiving end switching unit, a control unit, a receiving end communication unit, a plurality of pill boxes, and a plurality of lock units;

the receiving coil is electrically connected to the receiving end switching unit, the control unit is electrically connected to the receiving end switching unit, the receiving end communication unit and the plurality of lock units, and each of the plurality of lock units locks or unlocks each of the plurality of pill boxes correspondingly.

8. The mobile medication workstation according to claim 7, wherein the storage box comprises a switching unit, a plurality of antennas and a plurality of wireless tags, the switching unit is electrically connected to the control unit, each of the plurality of antennas is electrically connected to the switching unit, each of the plurality of wireless tags is correspondingly disposed to each of the plurality of pill boxes, and each of the plurality of antennas reads each of plurality of the wireless tags correspondingly.

9. The mobile medication workstation according to claim 7, wherein when the smart pill storage chest is combined with the storage box, the second wireless charging module supplies power to the smart pill storage chest and the control unit;

a motherboard of the mobile medication workstation outputs indication information to the control unit, the indication information is used to indicate one of the plurality of wireless tags, the control unit finds the corresponding wireless tag by the switching unit and the plurality of antennas, and the control unit controls the lock unit of one of the pill boxes which corresponds to the indication information to unlock, thereby enabling the user to open the pill box.

10. A mobile medication workstation, comprising:

a platform module having an article placing platform and an accommodating portion, wherein the article placing platform has an article containing area, and the accommodating portion is used to accommodate a storage box;

a battery module disposed on the platform module;

a first wireless charging module electrically connected to the battery module and close to the article containing area; and

a second wireless charging module electrically connected to the battery module and close to the storage box;

wherein when a handheld device is placed in the article containing area, the first wireless charging module supplies power to the handheld device; and

when the storage box is placed in the accommodating portion, the second wireless charging module supplies power to the storage box;

wherein the first wireless charging module comprises a first transmitting coil, a first transfer unit, a first processing unit and a first communication unit;

the first transmitting coil is electrically connected to the first transfer unit, the first processing unit is electrically connected to the first transfer unit and the first communication unit, and the first transfer unit is electrically connected to the battery module; and

the second wireless charging module comprises a second transmitting coil, a second transfer unit, a second processing unit and a second communication unit, the second transmitting coil is electrically connected to the second transfer unit, the second processing unit is electrically connected to the second transfer unit and the second communication unit, and the second transfer unit is electrically connected to the battery module.

11. A method for supplying power to a mobile medication workstation adapted to a mobile medication workstation, and the mobile medication workstation comprising:

a platform module, a battery module, a first wireless charging module and a second wireless charging module;

wherein the battery module is disposed on the platform module, the platform module comprises an article placing platform and an accommodating portion, the article placing platform has an article containing area, the accommodating portion is used to accommodate a storage box, the first wireless charging module is electrically connected to the battery module and is close to the article containing area, and the second wireless charging module is electrically connected to the battery module and is close to the storage box, and the method comprising the steps;

the first wireless charging module determining whether a handheld device is placed in the article containing area, when the handheld device has been determined to be in the article containing area, the first wireless charging module supplying power to the handheld device, and

the second wireless charging module determining whether the storage box is in the accommodating portion, when the storage box has been determined in the accommodating portion, the second wireless charging module supplying power to the storage box, wherein the article containing area is disposed with a sensing unit, the sensing unit is electrically connected to the first wireless charging module, and the method comprises the steps;

when the sensing unit senses the handheld device, the sensing unit outputting a sensing signal to the first wireless charging module to activate the first wireless charging module.

12. The method for supplying power to a mobile medication workstation according to claim 11, wherein the accommodating portion is disposed with a detecting unit, the detecting unit is electrically connected to the second wireless charging module, and the method comprises the steps:

when the storage box is combined with the accommodating portion, the detecting unit outputting a detecting signal to the second wireless charging module to activate the second wireless charging module.

13. The method for supplying power to a mobile medication workstation according to claim 12, wherein the storage box is a smart pill storage chest, the smart pill storage chest comprises a control unit, a switching unit, a plurality of pill boxes, a plurality of lock units, a plurality of antennas and a plurality of wireless tags;

the control unit is electrically connected to the switching unit and the plurality of lock units, each of the plurality of lock units locks or unlocks each of plurality of the pill boxes correspondingly, each of the plurality of antennas reads each of plurality of the wireless tags correspondingly, and the step of the second wireless charging module supplying power to the storage box comprises;

a motherboard of the mobile medication workstation outputting indication information to the control unit, and the indication information indicating one of the plurality of wireless tags;

the control unit finding the corresponding wireless tag by the switching unit and the plurality of antennas; and

the control unit controlling the lock unit of one of the pill boxes, which corresponds to the indication information, to unlock, thereby enabling the user to open the pill box.