Apparatus and method for assisting medication, medication box, and medication storage container
US8378812B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 15, 2009 |
| Grant date | Feb 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61J2200/30
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus and method for assisting medication are capable of assisting medication of users who have to regularly take medications in daily life. The apparatus includes a medication box having a plurality of containers, each of which stores a dose of medication to be taken at one time according to a medication schedule, a radio frequency (RF) transmitter carried on a user and transmitting an RF signal, an RF receiver receiving the RF signal from the RF transmitter, and a controller controlling medication assisting. Thus, the apparatus checks a spatial-temporal situation of the user, i.e. an medication, notification or information situation, using the received RF signal, and creating and providing medication service corresponding to the checked situation.
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