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Portable medication management system

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-06-28
CHAN CHUN KONG JOSEPH +3
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[0011]The software running on the mobile device may allow the user to program a dosing schedule into the software and the software may then cause the mobile device to alert the user when it is time to take a dose of pills held in the pill container according to the dosing schedule.

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The software running on the mobile device may cause the mobile device to alert the user when it is time to take a dose of pills held in the pill container.

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[0035]The invention is a medication management system for use with a programmable mobile device, such as a cell phone, smart phone or multimedia phone, or a tablet computer, such as an iPad® tablet. The invention will work with any such mobile device, as long as it is portable, has a display, a real-time clock and a programmable processor that can be programmed by software that can read the clock time and generate alerts on the display for review by the user. Preferably the mobile device also has an input means, such as a touchscreen or keypad, such that the software can display, or render, menus that may include on-screen buttons or identifiers for softkeys that the user can touch or press to respond to prompts from the software. Preferably the mobile device also has a speaker that can be controlled by software running on the processor to produce audible alerts at specific times.

[0036]A preferred embodiment of the invention is shown in FIG. 1 which depicts a mobile device, specific...

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The present invention is a medication management system for use with a programmable mobile device, such as a cell phone, smart phone, or a tablet computer. The invention consists of a case that encases or attaches to the mobile device, with a pill container attached to the case, and software for execution by the mobile device to manage the use of medication, generally in the form of pills, by the user of the mobile device. The pill container slideably engages the case so that doses of pills in the container may be removed by sliding the container out far enough to expose the next dose of pills and turning the mobile device and case over. The software allows the user to program a dosing schedule into it and then alerts the user when it is time to take doses of pills.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates generally to medication management systems, and more particularly to portable medication management systems using programmable mobile devices.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Poor medication adherence is widely recognized as a significant source of waste in health care systems. Poor adherence to a dosing regimen can lead to worsening of disease and cause serious health problems.[0003]Many devices have been disclosed to assist a user with maintaining a dosing regimen. Most of these are non-portable units for use in a user's residence.[0004]Some portable devices have also been disclosed that include a timekeeping device having a processor and a display associated with a medicine or pill container. Some of these are referred to as “electronic pill bottles”. Although such devices may be effective when a user brings them along when he or she goes outside of the user's residence, it is easy for a user to forget to bring along the d...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B65D77/00
CPCA61J1/03A61J2007/0454A61J2007/0418A61J7/0481A61J7/0418A61J7/0454
Inventor CHAN, CHUN-KONG JOSEPHHO, CHUE-CHIULI, KIN-IPKONG, KIN-WAH
Owner CHAN CHUN KONG JOSEPH
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