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.
Claims14
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 reusable medicine tray comprising a plurality of compartments arranged on a swivel stand, wherein each compartment is configured to store at least one medication bottle;
- and
- at least one indicator, 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 generate an alert via the at least one indicator.
A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- a primary alert device generating a primary alert at a time to take medication;
- 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 separate from the primary alert device, at least one indicator of a medicine station or stand-alone alert device to generate an amplified repeater alert with respect to the primary alert device, wherein
- the amplified repeater alert is amplified to be more human-recognizable than an alert generated by the primary alert device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.