A smart medicine box

Abstract

The present invention relates to an intelligent medicine box, comprising: a cavity provided with a placement space for placing medicines and an opening provided on the cavity; wherein the medicines are taken out from the cavity through the opening; and a first camera unit, a first image recognition unit, a control unit, a storage unit and a display unit; the storage unit is used to store the medicine information of all medicines in the cavity and the corresponding medical advice information; the first camera unit is provided at the opening, and is used to obtain the image information of the medicines taken out from the opening; the first image recognition unit is connected to the first camera unit, and is used to obtain the medicine information of the medicines according to the image information; the control unit is connected to the first image recognition unit and the storage unit, and is used to obtain the medical advice information of the medicines according to the medicine information of the medicines; the display unit is connected to the control unit, and is used to display the medical advice information of the medicines. The implementation of the present invention can realize the intelligent management of personal medicine taking and ensure the safety of medicine use.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of personal medicine management, and more particularly to a smart medicine box. Background Art

[0002] For some patients with chronic diseases, they need to take medicine for a long time, and they may often miss the time. For example, sometimes they forget to take medicine when they are busy, and sometimes they forget whether they have taken medicine, resulting in repeated medication. In the past, smart medicine boxes required patients to manually divide the medicines into small grids for recording, which would cause secondary contamination of the medicines, cause hygiene problems, and be inconvenient to use. Summary of the invention

[0003] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a smart medicine box.

[0004] The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve the technical problem is: constructing a smart medicine box, comprising: a cavity provided with a placement space for placing medicine and an opening provided on the cavity; wherein the medicine is taken out of the cavity through the opening; and a first camera unit, a first image recognition unit, a control unit, a storage unit and a display unit;

[0005] The storage unit is used to store drug information of all drugs in the cavity and corresponding medical advice information;

[0006] The first camera unit is disposed at the opening and is used to obtain image information of the medicine taken out from the opening;

[0007] The first image recognition unit is connected to the first camera unit and is used to obtain drug information of the taken drug according to the image information;

[0008] The control unit is connected to the first image recognition unit and the storage unit, and is used to obtain the medical advice information of the medicine according to the medicine information of the medicine;

[0009] The display unit is connected to the control unit and is used to display the medical advice information for taking the medicine.

[0010] Preferably, in a smart medicine box of the present invention, it further includes a second camera unit and a second image recognition unit;

[0011] The second camera unit is disposed outside the cavity;

[0012] The second image recognition unit is connected to the second camera unit and is used to obtain drug information of the drug to be placed in the cavity and medical advice information of the drug to be placed through the second camera unit;

[0013] The storage unit is connected to the second image recognition unit to obtain the medical advice information of the medicine to be put in.

[0014] Preferably, in a smart medicine box of the present invention, it further includes a first communication unit for connecting to a user terminal;

[0015] The control unit is connected to the first communication unit and is used to generate prompt information according to the medical advice information and send the prompt information to the user terminal through the first communication unit.

[0016] Preferably, in a smart medicine box of the present invention, it also includes a prompt unit,

[0017] The control unit is connected to the prompt unit and is used to generate prompt information through the prompt unit according to the medical advice information.

[0018] Preferably, in a smart medicine box of the present invention, the control unit includes a first time acquisition unit, a second time acquisition unit and a comparison unit;

[0019] The first time acquisition unit is used to acquire the medication interval of the drug according to the doctor's prescription information of the drug;

[0020] The second time acquisition unit is used to acquire the duration of the drug since the last administration;

[0021] A comparison unit, used for comparing the duration with the medication interval;

[0022] The control unit is used to generate the prompt information when the duration is greater than or equal to the medication interval.

[0023] Preferably, in the smart medicine box of the present invention, the prompt unit is a sound prompt unit.

[0024] Preferably, in a smart medicine box of the present invention, it further comprises: a cover body movably connected to the cavity to close or open the opening, and the cover body and the cavity are provided with a first trigger unit that cooperates with each other;

[0025] The first trigger unit generates a first trigger signal when the cover closes the opening, and generates a second trigger signal when the cover opens the opening;

[0026] The first camera unit is connected to the first trigger unit, enters sleep mode upon receiving the first trigger signal, and ends sleep mode upon receiving the second trigger signal.

[0027] Preferably, in a smart medicine box of the present invention, the display unit displays the medical advice information for taking the medicine including: dosage information and contraindication information for taking the medicine.

[0028] Preferably, in a smart medicine box of the present invention, it further includes a medication report generating unit;

[0029] The control unit is also used to record medication information of the taken medicine according to the doctor's order information when the taken medicine is taken out from the opening;

[0030] The medication report generating unit is used to generate a medication report according to the medication information of the taken medicine.

[0031] Preferably, in a smart medicine box of the present invention, it further includes a second communication unit for connecting to a cloud server;

[0032] The control unit is connected to the second communication unit, and is used to obtain the drug information of all drugs in the cavity and the medical order information of the drugs and send them to the cloud server through the second communication unit, or send the medication information of the taken drugs to the cloud server through the second communication unit.

[0033] Preferably, in a smart medicine box of the present invention, the image information includes a plurality of continuously acquired photos;

[0034] The first image recognition unit is further used to obtain a path of the drug passing through the opening based on the multiple continuously acquired photos to determine that the drug passing through the opening is the taken drug.

[0035] Preferably, in a smart medicine box of the present invention, a second trigger unit is also included;

[0036] The second trigger unit is used to trigger the first camera unit to operate.

[0037] Preferably, in a smart medicine box of the present invention, a third trigger unit is also included;

[0038] The third trigger unit is used to trigger the second camera unit to operate.

[0039] The intelligent medicine box implementing the present invention has the following beneficial effects: it can realize the intelligent management of personal medication and ensure the safety of medication. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0040] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments, in which:

[0041] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of a smart medicine box of the present invention;

[0042] Figure 2 It is a logic block diagram of an embodiment of a smart medicine box of the present invention;

[0043] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of another embodiment of a smart medicine box of the present invention;

[0044] Figure 4 It is a logic block diagram of a first embodiment of another embodiment of a smart medicine box of the present invention;

[0045] Figure 5 It is a logic block diagram of a first embodiment of another embodiment of a smart medicine box of the present invention;

[0046] Figure 6 It is a logic block diagram of a first embodiment of another embodiment of a smart medicine box of the present invention;

[0047] Figure 7 It is a structural schematic diagram of a first embodiment of another embodiment of a smart medicine box of the present invention;

[0048] Figure 8 It is a logic block diagram of a first embodiment of another embodiment of a smart medicine box of the present invention;

[0049] Fig. 9 It is a structural schematic diagram of a first embodiment of another embodiment of a smart medicine box of the present invention;

[0050] Fig.10 It is a logic block diagram of a first embodiment of another embodiment of a smart medicine box of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0051] In order to have a clearer understanding of the technical features, purposes and effects of the present invention, specific embodiments of the present invention are now described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0052] like Figure 1 and Figure 2As shown, in a first embodiment of a smart medicine box of the present invention, it includes: a cavity 110 with a placement space for placing medicines and an opening 112 provided on the cavity 110; wherein the medicine is taken out from the cavity 110 through the opening 112; and a first camera unit 211, a first image recognition unit 221, a control unit 230, a storage unit 240 and a display unit 250; the storage unit 240 is used to store the drug information of all the medicines in the cavity and the corresponding medical order information; the first camera unit 211 is arranged at the opening, and is used to obtain the image information of the taken medicine taken out from the opening; the first image recognition unit 221 is connected to the first camera unit 211, and is used to obtain the drug information of the taken medicine according to the image information; the control unit 230 is connected to the first image recognition unit 221 and the storage unit 240, and is used to obtain the medical order information of the taken medicine according to the drug information of the taken medicine; the display unit 250 is connected to the control unit 230, and is used to display the medical order information of the taken medicine. Specifically, the smart medicine box is provided with a cavity, and the placement space in the cavity is used to place the medicine. The cavity is provided with an opening, and the medicine can be taken out through the opening. The medicine taken out can be understood as the medicine that the patient needs to take. A camera is set at the opening to take pictures of the taken medicine to obtain corresponding image information. In some embodiments, in order to improve the recognition ability, the image information obtained can be multiple images or videos. The first image recognition unit 221 picks up the medicine information from the packaging box of the taken medicine based on the multiple images or videos obtained. The control unit 230 compares the stored medicine information of all the medicines in the cavity according to the identified medicine information, and finally obtains the medicine information of the taken medicine and its corresponding medical advice information. The comparison process can be based on the keywords of the identified medicine information, and the specific medicine is finally confirmed based on the keywords, and the final medicine information and the corresponding medicine medical advice information are obtained. When the medicine is taken out by the patient, the medical advice information of the taken medicine is displayed by the display unit 250. Through this process, the risk of medication errors caused by the loss of paper medical advice information of the medicine or forgetting the relevant medical advice information can be avoided.

[0053] Optional, such as Figure 3 and Figure 4As shown, a smart medicine box of the present invention also includes a second camera unit 212 and a second image recognition unit 222; the second camera unit 212 is arranged outside the cavity 110; the second image recognition unit 222 is connected to the second camera unit 212, and is used to obtain drug information of the drug to be placed in the cavity 110 and the medical advice information of the drug to be placed through the second camera unit 212; the storage unit 240 is connected to the second image recognition unit 222 to obtain the medical advice information of the drug to be placed. Specifically, a second camera unit 212 is also arranged on the outside of the smart medicine box. When the patient places the drug, the second camera unit 212 can be used to take a photo of the drug to be placed to obtain at least one photo or video. The drug information of the drug is picked up from the acquired photo or video through image recognition by the second image recognition unit 222, and the medical advice information of the drug can also be recognized by the second camera unit 212, and the drug and the medical advice are matched and stored through the storage unit 240. The current method of providing medication prescriptions is usually in paper form, such as through a small strip attached to a medicine box, or through a special prescription form, which can obtain graphics through photo recognition for text recognition, and ultimately form a correspondence between the medication and the prescription.

[0054] Optional, such as Figure 5 As shown, a smart medicine box of the present invention also includes a first communication unit 261 for connecting to a user terminal; the control unit 230 is connected to the first communication unit 261, and is used to generate prompt information according to the doctor's order information and send it to the user terminal through the first communication unit 261. Specifically, it can make a medication judgment based on the doctor's order information, and generate a prompt for the patient to take the medication through the doctor's order information. For example, if the doctor's order recommends that the patient take the medication in the morning, at noon, or at night, a prompt information can be generated in the corresponding time period according to the doctor's order information to prompt the patient to take the medication. The prompt information can be sent to the user terminal through the first communication unit 261 to achieve remote reminders.

[0055] Optional, such as Figure 6 As shown, a smart medicine box of the present invention further includes a prompt unit 270, and the control unit 230 is connected to the prompt unit 270, which is used to generate prompt information through the prompt unit 270 according to the doctor's order information. Specifically, the smart medicine box is also provided with a prompt unit 270, which can make a medication judgment according to the doctor's order information, and generate a prompt for the patient to take the medicine through the doctor's order information. For example, if the doctor's order recommends that the patient take the medicine in the morning, at noon, or at night, a prompt information can be generated in the corresponding time period according to the doctor's order information to prompt the patient to take the medicine.

[0056] Optional, such as Figure 5 or Figure 6As shown, in a smart medicine box of the present invention, the control unit 230 includes a first time acquisition unit 231, a second time acquisition unit 232 and a comparison unit 233; the first time acquisition unit 231 is used to obtain the medication interval of the drug according to the doctor's order information of the drug; the second time acquisition unit 232 is used to obtain the duration of the drug since the last administration; the comparison unit 233 is used to compare the duration and the medication interval; the control unit 230 is used to generate a prompt message when the duration is greater than or equal to the medication interval. Specifically, the process of generating the prompt message can be to extract the medication interval recommended in the doctor's order information of the drug, and record the medication time of the drug, such as the most recent medication time, and time the duration after the medication to obtain the medication duration, compare the actual medication duration and the recommended medication interval, and after the medication duration is greater than or equal to the recommended medication interval, it is considered that the patient needs to take the medicine again, and a prompt message is generated to prompt the patient. In one embodiment, the prompt unit 270 can be integrated with the display unit 250.

[0057] Optionally, the prompt unit 270 is a sound prompt unit 270. The patient can be prompted to take the medicine by sound prompt, wherein the sound can be generated by voice broadcast or by buzzer. In one embodiment, the prompt unit 270 can be a speaker arranged on the cavity.

[0058] Optional, such as Figure 7 and Figure 8As shown, a smart medicine box of the present invention also includes: a cover body (not shown in the figure) movably connected to the cavity 110 to close or open the opening 112, and a first trigger unit 291 that cooperates with each other is provided on the cover body and the cavity; the first trigger unit 291 generates a first trigger signal when the cover body closes the opening 112, and generates a second trigger signal when the cover body opens the opening; the first camera unit 211 is connected to the first trigger unit 291, enters sleep mode when receiving the first trigger signal, and ends sleep mode when receiving the second trigger signal. Specifically, the smart medicine box is also provided with a cover body, which is connected to the cavity and can be used to close the opening 112 or open the opening. The first trigger unit 291 that cooperates with the cover body and the cavity generates a first trigger signal when the cover body closes the opening 112, and triggers the first camera unit 211 to enter a sleep state through the first trigger signal. That is, when the opening is closed by the cover body, it does not need to take medicine, and the duration is relatively long. In order to reduce the power consumption of the medicine box, the first camera unit 211 is set to a sleep state at this time, and no image acquisition action is performed. When the cover is moved and the opening is opened, it is considered that the patient needs to take medicine from the opening, and the first trigger unit 291 generates a second trigger signal. The first camera unit 211 is triggered by the second trigger signal and enters a working state to obtain the patient's medicine taking process to obtain the medicine information and perform corresponding operations. The first trigger unit 291 can be an electrical trigger module or a light trigger module.

[0059] Optionally, the display unit 250 displays the medical advice information for taking the medicine, including: dosage information and contraindication information for taking the medicine. Specifically, the medical advice information displayed by the display unit 250 can be the dosage information obtained from the doctor, or the corresponding contraindication information can be obtained from the drug instructions corresponding to the drug. To prompt or warn the patient, for example, some hypertensive patients may have some difficult-to-overcome bad habits in their daily living habits, such as liking to eat high-salt and high-fat foods. During the medication period, the corresponding contraindication information is generated, and the patient is prompted for a long time to assist the patient in cultivating good habits and improve the medication effect of the drug.

[0060] Optionally, a smart medicine box of the present invention further includes a medication report generation unit; the control unit 230 is also used to record the medication information of the taken medicine according to the doctor's order information when the medicine is taken out from the opening; the medication report generation unit is used to generate a medication report based on the medication information of the taken medicine. Specifically, the smart medicine box records the patient's medication information each time, such as medication time, medication type, etc. The medication report generation unit can generate a user medication report for the patient based on the patient's medication information, and the medication report can be connected to a printer through the communication unit for printing, so as to be provided to the doctor as a basis for the next diagnosis.

[0061] Optionally, a smart medicine box of the present invention further includes a second communication unit for connecting to a cloud server; the control unit 230 is connected to the second communication unit to obtain the drug information of all drugs in the cavity and the doctor's order information of the drug and send it to the cloud server through the second communication unit, or send the medication information of the taken drugs to the cloud server through the second communication unit. Specifically, the drug information and doctor's order information of all drugs in the smart medicine box obtained locally can be sent to the cloud server, and the drug management can be performed through the cloud server. It can also upload the patient's medication information to the cloud server in real time through the second communication unit, so as to record the patient's medication report through the cloud server.

[0062] Optionally, in a smart medicine box of the present invention, the image information includes a plurality of continuously acquired photos; the first image recognition unit 221 is also used to acquire the path of the drug through the opening according to the plurality of continuously acquired photos to determine that the drug passing through the opening is a drug to be taken; specifically, the judgment process of taking out the drug from the smart medicine box or putting the drug into the smart medicine box can be judged based on the acquired image information, that is, when the first camera unit 211 acquires the image information, it acquires a plurality of photos, and judges whether the drug moves from inside the medicine box to outside the medicine box or from outside the medicine box to inside the medicine box according to the moving direction of the drug. When it is determined that it moves from inside the medicine box to outside the medicine box, it is determined that the drug is a drug to be taken. At this time, the second image recognition unit 222 recognizes the drug information according to the operation of the drug to be taken and remembers the corresponding operation. When it is determined that the input is from outside the medicine box to inside the medicine box, it is determined that it is not a drug to be taken, and the extraction of drug information and subsequent actions are no longer performed.

[0063] Optional, such as Fig. 9 and Fig.10 As shown, a smart medicine box of the present invention further includes a second trigger unit 292; the second trigger unit 292 is used to trigger the first camera unit 211 to operate. Different trigger signals can also be generated through different trigger buttons to determine whether to put in or take out medicine. For example, a medicine taking button (corresponding to the second trigger unit) is set on the smart medicine box. At this time, it is recognized that the process is a medicine taking process, and the first camera unit 211 operates to perform the medicine taking process operation.

[0064] Optional, such as Fig. 9 and Fig.10 As shown, a smart medicine box of the present invention further includes a third trigger unit 293; the third trigger unit 293 is used to trigger the second camera unit 212 to operate. Specifically, a medicine release button (corresponding to the third trigger unit) can be set on the smart medicine box. At this time, the process is identified as a medicine release process, and the second camera unit 212 operates to perform the medicine release process. It can be understood that the second camera unit 212 can also be in a long-term dormant state.

[0065] In one embodiment, the medicine placing opening and the medicine taking opening may be the same or different openings, and corresponding opening actions may be triggered by different buttons. For example, the medicine taking opening action is triggered by the second trigger unit 292, and the medicine placing opening action is triggered by the third trigger unit 293.

[0066] It can be understood that the above embodiments only express the preferred implementation modes of the present invention, and the descriptions thereof are relatively specific and detailed, but they cannot be understood as limiting the patent scope of the present invention. It should be pointed out that, for ordinary technicians in this field, the above technical features can be freely combined without departing from the concept of the present invention, and several deformations and improvements can be made, which all belong to the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, all equivalent changes and modifications made to the scope of the claims of the present invention should belong to the coverage of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A smart medicine box, characterized in that: include: A cavity having a placement space for placing medicine and an opening provided on the cavity; wherein the medicine is taken out of the cavity through the opening; and a first camera unit, a first image recognition unit, a control unit, a storage unit and a display unit; The storage unit is used to store drug information of all drugs in the cavity and corresponding medical advice information; The first camera unit is disposed at the opening and is used to obtain image information of the medicine taken out from the opening; The first image recognition unit is connected to the first camera unit and is used to obtain drug information of the taken drug according to the image information; The control unit is connected to the first image recognition unit and the storage unit, and is used to obtain the medical advice information of the medicine according to the medicine information of the medicine; The display unit is connected to the control unit and is used to display the medical advice information for taking the medicine; The smart medicine box further includes a second camera unit and a second image recognition unit; The second camera unit is disposed outside the cavity; The second image recognition unit is connected to the second camera unit and is used to obtain drug information of the drug to be placed in the cavity and medical advice information of the drug to be placed through the second camera unit; The storage unit is connected to the second image recognition unit to obtain the medical advice information of the medicine to be put in; A cover body movably connected to the cavity to close or open the opening, wherein the cover body and the cavity are provided with a first trigger unit that cooperates with each other; The first trigger unit generates a first trigger signal when the cover closes the opening, and generates a second trigger signal when the cover opens the opening; The first camera unit is connected to the first trigger unit, enters sleep mode upon receiving the first trigger signal, and ends sleep mode upon receiving the second trigger signal.

2. The smart medicine box according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also included is a first communication unit for connecting to a user terminal; The control unit is connected to the first communication unit and is used to generate prompt information according to the medical advice information and send the prompt information to the user terminal through the first communication unit.

3. The smart medicine box according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also includes a prompt unit, The control unit is connected to the prompt unit and is used to generate prompt information through the prompt unit according to the medical advice information.

4. The smart medicine box according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that: The control unit includes a first time acquisition unit, a second time acquisition unit and a comparison unit; The first time acquisition unit is used to acquire the medication interval of the drug according to the doctor's prescription information of the drug; The second time acquisition unit is used to acquire the duration of the drug since the last administration; A comparison unit, used for comparing the duration with the medication interval; The control unit is used to generate the prompt information when the duration is greater than or equal to the medication interval.

5. The smart medicine box according to claim 3, characterized in that: The prompt unit is a sound prompt unit.

6. The smart medicine box according to claim 1, characterized in that: The display unit displays the medical advice information for taking the medicine, including: dosage information and contraindication information of the medicine.

7. The smart medicine box according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a medication report generation unit; The control unit is also used to record medication information of the taken medicine according to the doctor's order information when the taken medicine is taken out from the opening; The medication report generating unit is used to generate a medication report according to the medication information of the taken medicine.

8. The smart medicine box according to claim 7, characterized in that: Also included is a second communication unit for connecting to a cloud server; The control unit is connected to the second communication unit, and is used to obtain the drug information of all drugs in the cavity and the medical order information of the drugs and send them to the cloud server through the second communication unit, or send the medication information of the taken drugs to the cloud server through the second communication unit.

9. The smart medicine box according to claim 1, characterized in that: The image information includes a plurality of continuously acquired photos; The first image recognition unit is further used to obtain a path of the drug passing through the opening based on the multiple continuously acquired photos to determine that the drug passing through the opening is the taken drug.

10. The smart medicine box according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also includes a second trigger unit; The second trigger unit is used to trigger the first camera unit to operate.

11. The smart medicine box according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also includes a third trigger unit; The third trigger unit is used to trigger the second camera unit to operate.

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