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US 2022/0031571 A1Published application
Intelligent pill dispensing device
AssigneeDLL Solutions Engement Company, Inc.
InventorsJames George Clements, Kenneth Paul Dzierzek
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AssigneeDLL Solutions Engement Company, Inc.
InventorsJames George Clements, Kenneth Paul Dzierzek
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Techniques are provided for intelligent and secure dispensing of medication to a patient. A methodology implementing the techniques according to an embodiment includes receiving a pill vial into a receptacle of a base unit of a pill dispensing device. The method also includes engaging a locking mechanism to secure the pill vial in the base unit until a release condition is satisfied. The method further includes scanning a label on the pill vial to record a prescription identifier and a dosage schedule, and to register the prescription for usage tracking. The method further includes monitoring patient usage of the prescription based on a count of removals of the pill vial from the receptacle and a timing of the removals and alerting the patient of a missed dose based on the dosage schedule and on detection of an elapsed time since a previous removal of the pill vial from the receptacle.
A system for dispensing pills, the system comprising:
A method for dispensing pills, the method comprising:
At least one non-transitory machine-readable storage medium having instructions encoded thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, cause a process to be carried out for dispensing pills, the process comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.