Home stock management system

A home stock management system for packaged items, the home stock management system being a medication stock management system in a home wherein the packaged item is a medication container, the home stock management system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a memory, including instructions stored thereon, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to:
• wirelessly collect and transmit data by a stationary hub from one or more packaged items, wherein the packaged item(s) include(s) a wireless tag, wherein the wireless tag comprises a communication element configured for powered spread spectrum backscatter RF wireless communication, wherein the communication element comprises a modulator configured to modulate the powered spread spectrum backscatter RF signal by modulation using binary phase shift keying or binary amplitude shift keying on the reflected powered spread spectrum backscatter RF signal, and wherein the data is collected from the one or more packaged items present in a home without user intervention;
• receive and store the collected data from the stationary hub;
• determine status information of the collected data;
• and
• communicate the status information to one or more authorized users,
• wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the system to, after receiving the collected data, compare the collected data with a predetermined medication dosing plan for a patient residing in the home taking the medication to determine patient medication status information, and alerting the patient and/or caregiver from any deviations from the predetermined medication dosing plan;
• and
• wherein the wireless tag further comprises a sensor for detecting a physical shape change of the medication container.