Wearable device for medication adherence monitoring
AssigneeInhandplus Inc.
InventorsHwiwon LEE, Nam Eok KIM
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Abstract
A monitoring system for obtaining a video related to medication adherence of a user, includes: a wireless communication device comprising a motion sensor, an ambient light sensor, a first transceiver transmitting data to an external device, and a first controller configured to control the motion sensor, the ambient light sensor, and the first transceiver, the wireless communication device having an attaching portion for being attached to an object containing a medication; and a wearable device including a camera, a second transceiver receiving a signal from the first transceiver, and a second controller configured to obtain video data through the camera based on the signal received through the second transceiver.
Claims23
A monitoring system for obtaining a video related to medication adherence of a user, the monitoring system comprising:
- a wireless communication device comprising a motion sensor, an ambient light sensor, a first transceiver transmitting data to an external device, and a first controller configured to control the motion sensor, the ambient light sensor, and the first transceiver, the wireless communication device having an attaching portion for being attached to an object containing a medication;
- a wearable device comprising a camera, a second transceiver receiving a signal from the first transceiver, and a second controller configured to obtain video data through the camera based on the signal received through the second transceiver;
- wherein the first controller of the wireless communication device is configured to:
- obtain, by using the motion sensor, a motion value corresponding to a movement of the object,
- obtain, by using the ambient light sensor, an ambient light value corresponding to ambient light of the object,
- generate activation data for inducing activation of the camera of the wearable device, based on the motion value and the ambient light value, and
- provide, by using the first transceiver, the activation data to the wearable device, and
- wherein the second controller of the wearable device obtains the video data by activating the camera based on the received activation data generated from the wireless communication device based on the movement and the ambient light of the object.
The wireless communication device configured to transmit data to an external device for inducing the external device including a camera to initiate taking a video, the wireless communication device comprising:
- a transceiver;
- a motion sensor;
- an ambient light sensor;
- a controller;
- a housing having an inner space where the transceiver, the motion sensor, the ambient light sensor, and the controller are placed;
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- an attachment region implemented outside of the housing, the wireless communication device configured to attach to an object containing medication through the attachment region;
- wherein a controller is configured to:
- transmit the data to the external device through the transceiver;
- obtain a motion value reflecting a movement of the object by using the motion sensor,
- obtain an ambient light value reflecting an ambient environment of the object by using the ambient light sensor, and
- provide activation data based on the motion value and the ambient light value, the activation data indicating the camera of the external device to be activated,
- wherein the controller is further configured to:
- determine whether the ambient light value is equal to or greater than an ambient light threshold value when the motion value is equal to or greater than a motion threshold value, and
- generate the activation data and provide the activation data to the external device when the ambient light value is equal to or greater than the ambient light threshold value, and
- wherein the controller does not generate the activation data when the ambient light value is less than the ambient light threshold value even though the motion value is equal to or greater than the motion threshold value.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.