Medicine station and alert device
OwnerLloyd Cleveland Nurse, Darien Okinza Nurseinventors
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Abstract
A medicine station or stand-alone alert device has a processor having access to memory, wherein the memory stores a control module, and the processor is configured to execute the modules stored in the memory. The medicine station or stand-alone alert device also includes one or more indicators. The control module is configured to periodically check for an external notification from a primary alert device that it is time to take a medication. Upon receiving the external notification, the control program is configured to cause the medicine station or stand-alone alert device to enter an amplified alert mode with respect to the primary alert device via the one or more indicators.
Claims20
An apparatus, comprising:
- a processor having access to memory, wherein the memory stores a control module, a timing module and an announcer module, and the processor is configured to execute the modules stored in the memory;
- a medicine tray comprising a plurality of compartments, wherein each compartment is configured to store a medication;
- and
- one or more indicators, wherein
- the control module is configured to periodically check for an external notification from a primary alert device that it is time to take a medication, and
- upon receiving the external notification, the control program is configured to cause the apparatus to enter an amplified alert mode with respect to the primary alert device via the one or more indicators.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a processor having access to memory, wherein the memory stores a control module, a timing module and an announcer module, and the processor is configured to execute the modules stored in the memory;
- and
- one or more indicators, wherein
- the control module is configured to determine from the timing module when a medication should be taken, and
- the control program is configured to initiate the announcer module to cause the one or more indicators to generate an alert indicating to a patient that it is time to take a medication, wherein
- when a predetermined time period has elapsed and a patient has not deactivated the alert, the control module is configured to instruct the apparatus to switch to a different alert mode.
A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- periodically checking, via a controller, for an external notification from a primary alert device that it is time to take a medication;
- and
- causing, via the controller, one or more indicators to generate an amplified alert with respect to the primary alert device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.