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US 10,391,028 B2Granted
Secure pill container
OwnerTheresa Gloria Delucainventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides a secure pharmaceutical container. The secure container includes a plurality of compartments for storing pills, tablets, solutions, pastes, creams, ointments, gels, emulsions, or any other pharmaceutical product. The compartments each include a locking mechanism that is operably connected to a biometric system, such as a fingerprint scanner. The compartments become unlocked upon the fingerprint scanner reading an approved fingerprint, ensuring that only individuals approved to have access to the container are granted access.
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A secure pharmaceutical container, comprising:
- a housing comprising a first group of compartments wherein each compartment comprises an opening that engages with a lid secured in a closed position by a first locking mechanism, and a second group of compartments wherein each compartment comprises an opening that engages with a lid secured in a closed position by a second locking mechanism;
- an electronic computing system comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium, a first biometric system operably connected to the first locking mechanism and configured to actuate the first locking mechanism, and a second biometric system operably connected to the second locking mechanism and configured to actuate the second locking mechanism;
- the housing and the electronic computing system are physically connected;
- the compartments of the first group of compartments are arranged linearly in a first row, and wherein the compartments of the second group of compartments are arranged linearly in a second row, wherein the first row and the second row are parallel to each other, and wherein the openings and the lids are all on one side of the housing;
- the first biometric system comprises a first fingerprint scanner attached to a first surface of the housing adjacent to the first row of compartments;
- the second biometric system comprises a second fingerprint scanner attached to a second surface of the housing adjacent to the second row of compartments.
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A secure pharmaceutical container system, comprising:
- a housing comprising a first group of compartments wherein each compartment comprises an opening that engages with a lid secured in a closed position by a first locking mechanism, and a second group of compartments wherein each compartment comprises an opening that engages with a lid secured in a closed position by a second locking mechanism;
- an electronic computing system comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium, a first biometric system operably connected to the first locking mechanism and configured to actuate the first locking mechanism, and a second biometric system operably connected to the second locking mechanism and configured to actuate the second locking mechanism;
- a logic that is at least partially stored in the non-transitory computer readable medium, which when executed by the electronic computing system, causes the electronic computing system to perform a method, the method comprising:
- recording a test biometric reading;
- comparing the test biometric reading to a reference biometric reading;
- the housing and the electronic computing system are physically connected;
- the compartments of the first group of compartments are arranged linearly in a first row, and wherein the compartments of the second group of compartments are arranged linearly in a second row;
- the first row and the second row are parallel to each other, and wherein the openings and the lids are all on one side of the housing;
- the first biometric system comprises a first fingerprint scanner attached to a first surface of the housing adjacent to the first row of compartments;
- the second biometric system comprises a second fingerprint scanner attached to a second surface of the housing adjacent to the second row of compartments.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.