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US 2020/0288091 A1Published application
System and Method for Tracking Content in a Medicine Container
AssigneeNorthwestern University
InventorsSanjay Mehrotra, Fatma Seda Memik, Ilya Mikhelson
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Abstract
A medicine container includes a controller and a scale connected with the controller. The scale is configured to measure a weight of a content contained in the medicine container. An inertial measurement unit connects with the controller. The inertial measurement unit is configured to detect a position of the medicine container. The controller is configured to process the position information to ensure that the container is located in an upright position before the weight measurement is considered.
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A method for communicating data from medicine containers, comprising:
- detecting a triggering event, by a controller of at least one medicine container among a plurality of medicine containers, that a cap of the at least one medicine container being opened;
- collecting respective information of a change in content quantity which indicates either a usage or a refilling of content within the at least one medicine container;
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- detecting, by an inertial measurement unit connected with the controller, to ensure that the at least one medicine container is located in an upright position before the collected respective information of the change in content quantity within the at least one medicine container is considered.
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A system, comprising:
- a plurality of medicine containers each configured to contain a content;
- wherein for each respective medicine container in the plurality of medicine containers, comprising:
- a controller configured to detect a triggering event that a cap of a respective medicine container being opened, and to collect information of a change in content quantity which indicates either a usage or a refilling of content within the respective medicine container;
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- an inertial measurement unit connected with the controller, the inertial measurement unit configured to detect and to ensure that the respective medicine container is located in an upright position before the collected information of the change in content quantity within the respective medicine container is considered.
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