KR20160115555A

KR20160115555A - Intelligent medication box and method for managing an administration of a medication

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Publication number: KR20160115555A
Application number: KR1020150043475A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 강혜민; 배윤정
Original assignee: 주식회사 메디플러스솔루션
Priority date: 2015-03-27
Filing date: 2015-03-27
Publication date: 2016-10-06

Abstract

An intelligent medicament and a method of administering medicines using the same are disclosed. The intelligent medicine container according to the present invention includes a plurality of medicine storage boxes, a plurality of tag recognition sections corresponding to each of the plurality of medicine storage boxes and recognizing a tag in which weak information is recorded, A data communication unit operable to transmit and receive data in cooperation with a display unit, a user terminal and a server, and a second tag corresponding to a tag recognized by the plurality of tag recognition units, and the data communication unit transmits the second tag When the terminal of the user holding the second tag is recognized in the specific tag recognizing unit which recognizes the tag in which the weak information is recorded among the plurality of tag recognizing units, The display unit corresponding to the tag recognizing unit controls to output the user's medication information, In which the server comprises a control unit for controlling to transmit the information of the user taking medicine.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an intelligent medicament,

The present invention relates to an intelligent medicine dispenser and a method for managing a medicament using the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method and apparatus for conveniently storing medicines held by a user in an intelligent medicine dispenser and checking whether medicines stored therein are being taken by a user in a timely manner using a terminal of a user, And an administration method using the same.

Drugs are substances that are administered to a creature to treat, alleviate, and prevent disease, injury, or other physical anomalies.

In general, even healthy people take several medicines a year, and people with certain diseases may need to take medication periodically for a lifetime. Because these drugs are made up of different chemical components, the medication time is predefined, since the action of each medicine is absorbed and decomposed in the body. Therefore, for proper medication effect, it is important to take prescribed medication at fixed time intervals according to the duration of medicinal ingredient and purpose and medicinal efficacy.

In general, doctors and pharmacists who make prescriptions for medicines are instructing about dosing time, how to take medication, how to take medication, etc. according to the life patterns of the general public such as after the weather, after meals, after meals and before bedtime .

However, these medication maps are explained according to the oral of doctors and pharmacists, and since they depend entirely on the recipient's memory and attention in the medication process, it is difficult to expect effective dosing according to the medication schedule unless individual users pay attention.

Especially, it is not easy for a modern man who is struggling with the minute of life to always take the medicine at the time of going out and take the prescribed medicine properly at the appointed time due to busy daily life. In addition, in the case of children and the elderly, attention may be weaker than that of the general public. Therefore, if there is no separate medication management, it is difficult to take medication regularly according to the medication schedule at the correct time, Abuse may occur.

In order to solve such a problem, a separate recording paper assisting the medication management has been used. Separate recording papers are provided with taking medication and medication period, and notes or memos that record each medication after the medication is taken by the person.

However, medication management using such a recording paper is a manual procedure, so it may be difficult to efficiently manage the medication administration. Whenever a patient records medication on a recording paper at each time of medication, there is a great fear of omission or coming out. Even if a nurse or a nursing home records it to a nurse, it may be difficult to record all medications completely.

In recent years, medicines for sorting and storing medicines to be taken at a predetermined time have been used.

These medicines are advantageous in the medication compliance chart compared to the medication records on the recording paper, but it is difficult to carry them in size and weight, and since it is required to classify the medicines according to each medication period, it is troublesome and the medicines are wrongly stored .

In addition, patients need to use a separate alarm clock in order to inform the patient of the medication time.

Therefore, as the society develops and the concern for the individual's health gradually increases, it can be used easily for the right medication even for the general public as well as the infant and the elderly. The need for medicines for medicines (medicines) is gradually increasing. Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2002-0061154 exists as a related art.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a medicine dispenser for allowing a user to take medicine effectively.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a medicine dispenser for improving user compliance.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a dispenser for performing medication management.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a medicament for performing comprehensive medication management in cooperation with a terminal and a server of a user.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a medicine dispenser for taking a prescribed medicine at a prescribed medication time.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a medicine dispenser for confirming medication.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a medicine box which enables the user to provide medication information to a doctor or a hospital server.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a medication management method that allows a user to take medication effectively.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a medication management method that improves the medication compliance of a user.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a medication management method for taking a medication prescribed at a prescribed medication time.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a medication management method for confirming whether or not medication is used.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a medication management method for providing a user's medication information to a server of a doctor or a hospital.

It is to be understood that the technical objectives of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned technical objects and other technical objects which are not mentioned in the following description are to be understood from the following description, It will be understood clearly by those with knowledge.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an intelligent medicine dispenser comprising a plurality of medicine containers, a plurality of tag recognizers corresponding to each of the plurality of medicine containers and recognizing a tag in which weak information is recorded, And a second tag corresponding to a tag recognized by the plurality of tag recognizing units, so that the data communicating unit transmits the second tag to the user, When the terminal of the user holding the second tag is recognized in the specific tag recognizing unit which recognizes the tag in which the weak information is recorded among the plurality of tag recognizing units, The display unit corresponding to the specific tag recognizing unit of the display unit of the display unit displays the medication information of the user And a control unit for controlling the data communication unit to transmit the user's medication information to the server.

At this time, different kinds of medicines are accommodated in each of the plurality of medicines storing shelves, and the medicament information includes information on the medicinal ingredients, information on medicinal time and interval, information on the expiration date of medicines, And may be information on the dosage of the medicine.

At this time, the plurality of medicine storage boxes can distinguish the medicine stored in the medicine storage box by recognizing the tag recognition unit corresponding to the medicine storage box and the tag in which the medicine information is recorded.

At this time, the data communication unit may transmit a Bluetooth signal including unique identification information, and may receive a Bluetooth signal from the terminal of the user.

At this time, the terminal of the user receives the Bluetooth signal transmitted from the data communication unit, registers the intelligent communication network according to the strength of the Bluetooth signal transmitted by the data communication unit, and can be paired with the registered intelligent communication network .

At this time, the user terminal controls the display unit to output the user's medication information in response to the user's operation on the terminal of the user, and transmits the medication information of the user to the server .

The terminal of the user may include a memory unit for storing and providing unique identification information included in the Bluetooth signal transmitted by the data communication unit and the intensity of the Bluetooth signal transmitted by the data communication unit, And comparing the intensity of the Bluetooth signal transmitted by the data communication unit with a previously stored reference value and outputting unique identification information included in the Bluetooth signal transmitted by the data communication unit when the strength of the Bluetooth signal transmitted by the data communication unit is equal to or greater than a reference value To the memory unit.

At this time, the unique identification information may include a MAC address (MAC address) of the intelligent network.

In this case, the medication information may indicate information on a time taken by the user to take the medicine, and the second tag may be recognized by the specific tag recognizing unit that has recognized the tag in which the weak information is recorded among the plurality of tag recognizing units The terminal of the user of the user can be updated as recognized.

At this time, the server can provide the medication information to a server of a hospital or a terminal of a primary care doctor who prescribes to the user based on the weak information recorded in the tag.

In this case, each of the plurality of display units includes a first light emitting unit for completion of morning medication, a second light emitting unit for completion of lunch medication, a third light emitting unit for completion of evening medication, And a message display unit for providing other information to the user.

At this time, the control unit may control the data communication unit to send a message informing that the data communication unit has reached the medication time, based on the weak information recorded in the tag.

At this time, if it is determined that the medicines stored in the plurality of medicines are out of shelf life based on the weak information recorded in the tag, The notification message may be output from the message display unit of the display unit by controlling the display unit corresponding to the storage box.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a medication management method using an intelligent medicine dispenser according to the present invention, the method comprising the steps of: Generating a second tag corresponding to the tag, and transmitting the generated second tag to the terminal of the user; and transmitting the generated second tag to the terminal of the user, A step of recognizing the terminal of the user having the second tag in the specific tag recognizing unit and generating the user medication information.

At this time, the step of interfacing the user's terminal with the intelligent handset may include: receiving the Bluetooth signal transmitted by the intelligent handset from the always-on data communication unit, and registering the intelligent handset according to the strength of the Bluetooth signal transmitted by the data communication unit So that the terminal of the user can be paired with the intelligent drug store.

In this case, after the step of generating the user's medication information, the display unit corresponding to the specific tag recognition unit among the plurality of display units may output the user's medication information.

In this case, the data communication unit may transmit the user's medication information to the server after generating the medication information of the user or outputting the medication information of the user.

The control unit may further include a step of controlling the data communication unit to send a message informing that the medication time is reached to the user terminal based on the weak information recorded in the tag.

At this time, if it is determined by the control unit that drugs stored in the plurality of drug stores are out of shelf life based on the drug information recorded in the tags, And outputting a notification message on the display unit by controlling a display unit corresponding to the medicine storage box.

At this time, after the step of transmitting the user's medication information to the server by the data communication unit, a server of a hospital or a doctor of a doctor who prescribes to the user based on the weak information recorded in the tag And providing the medication information to the terminal.

The present invention has the following effects.

According to the present invention, the user is allowed to take medicines in accordance with the medicinal-drug management, thereby improving the compliance of the user with medicines.

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to prevent a user from misusing or abusing a drug through medication confirmation.

Further, according to the present invention, there is an effect of taking a prescribed medicine at a predetermined administration time.

In addition, according to the present invention, since the medicine bottle is interlocked with the terminal and the server of the user, more systematic and comprehensive medication management can be achieved.

In addition, according to the present invention, the effect of taking medicines through correct medication management is improved, so that a user can live a healthier life and the waste of socially unnecessary medical expenses can be reduced.

1 is a configuration diagram of an administration management system according to the present invention.
2 is a view for explaining a configuration of an intelligent medicine dispenser according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a configuration of a user's terminal interlocked with an intelligent drug store according to the present invention.
4 is a view for explaining an embodiment of a display unit which is an intelligent medicine container according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a medication management method using an intelligent medicament according to the present invention.

While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the drawings and will herein be described in detail.

It should be understood, however, that the invention is not intended to be limited to the particular embodiments, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention. Like reference numerals are used for like elements in describing each drawing.

It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, . On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between.

The terminology used in this application is used only to describe a specific embodiment and is not intended to limit the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present application, the terms "comprises" or "having" and the like are used to specify that there is a feature, a number, a step, an operation, an element, a component or a combination thereof described in the specification, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, the same reference numerals will be used for the same constituent elements in the drawings, and redundant explanations for the same constituent elements will be omitted.

Hereinafter, a medication management system according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an administration management system according to the present invention.

A medication management system is a system that manages medication to prescribe medication properly. Such medication management may include medication guidance for effective medication and medication confirmation that confirms medication use at the time of medication.

Here, the medication map may include medication instructions for medication according to the medication schedule, and misuse and abuse prevention to prevent misuse or abuse of the medication.

This medication management system may include an intelligent drug store 100, a user terminal 200 and a server 300 as shown in FIG.

The user terminal 200 may include one or more of a PC, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistance), a tablet computer, a netbook, a mobile phone, and a smart phone.

The cash dispenser 100, the terminal 200 of the user, and the server 300 can exchange information with each other. This exchange of information can be done through communication through wired / wireless communication network. At this time, the cradle 100, the user terminal 200, and the server 300 connect the user (healthcare manager) and the user's health manager more closely through such information exchange and wired / wireless communication By sharing information with each other, more comprehensive and systematic medication management can be achieved.

Here, the health manager may mean a person or an apparatus that performs guidance and management on health of a patient or a user (a user). For example, the health manager may be a physician, a pharmacist, a nurse, a caregiver, or the like, or may be a device capable of performing some or all of the roles these people play.

For example, the doctor's terminal 310, the server 320 of the hospital, and the terminal 330 of the pharmacist, for example, shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, the intelligent medicine box according to the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 2 is a view for explaining a configuration of an intelligent medicine dispenser according to the present invention.

2, the intelligent medicine container 100 according to the present invention includes a plurality of medicine containers 111, 112, 113 and 114, a plurality of tag recognition units 121, 122, 123 and 124, a plurality of display units 131, 132, 133 and 134, a data communication unit 140, (150).

More specifically, the plurality of tag recognizing units 121, 122, 123, and 124 correspond to the plurality of weak storage units 111, 112, 113, and 114, respectively, and recognize a tag in which weak information is recorded.

That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the first tag recognizer 121 corresponds to the first medicament container 111, the second tag recognizer 122 corresponds to the second medicament container 112, The third tag storage unit 113 corresponds to the third tag recognition unit 123 and the fourth tag storage unit 114 corresponds to the fourth tag recognition unit 124. [

Different types of medicines may be accommodated in each of the plurality of medicament storages 111, 112, 113, and 114, wherein the medicament reference includes information on the medicinal ingredient, information on medicinal time and interval, And information on the amount of drug to be used.

The plurality of display units 131, 132, 133, and 134 may correspond to the plurality of tag recognition units 121, 122, 123, and 124, respectively.

That is, the first display unit 131 corresponds to the first tag recognizing unit 121, the second display unit 132 corresponds to the second tag recognizing unit 122, the third display unit 132 corresponds to the third tag recognizing unit 123, The fourth display unit 134 may correspond to the third display unit 133 and the fourth display unit 134 may correspond to the fourth tag recognition unit 124. [

As a result, the first storage unit 111 corresponds to the first tag recognition unit 121 and the first display unit 131, and the second storage unit 112 corresponds to the second tag recognition unit 122 and the second storage unit 131. [ The third storage unit 113 corresponds to the third tag recognition unit 123 and the third display unit 133 and the fourth storage box 114 corresponds to the display unit 132, The second display unit 124, and the fourth display unit 134, respectively.

In addition, according to the embodiment, the medicine storage box may be composed of five or more, or less than four, unlike in FIG. In this case, it is preferable that the tag recognition unit and the display unit corresponding to each drug storage box also correspond to the number of drug storage boxes.

In addition, the data communication unit 140 performs a function of transmitting and receiving data in cooperation with the terminal 200 and the server 300 of the user. A specific embodiment in which the data communication unit 140 transmits and receives data with the user terminal 200 and the server 300 will be described later.

The control unit 150 generates a second tag corresponding to the tag recognized by the plurality of tag recognition units and controls the data communication unit to transmit the second tag to the terminal of the user, Wherein when a terminal of a user holding the second tag is recognized in a specific tag recognition unit that recognizes a tag in which the weak information is recorded, a display unit corresponding to the specific tag recognition unit of the plurality of display units And controls the data communication unit 140 to transmit the medication information of the user to the server 300. [0050]

Wherein the medication information indicates information on a time taken by the user to take the medication, and wherein, among the plurality of the tag recognizing units, the specific tag recognizing unit recognizing the tag in which the weak information is recorded, May be updated as they are recognized.

The user selects a storage box for storing medicine from among a plurality of medicine storage boxes and recognizes the tag in which the weak information is recorded in the tag recognition unit corresponding to the selected storage box.

The tag disclosed in the present invention is not limited to NFC, RFID, QR code or barcode, and various tags can be utilized.

At this time, when the tag in which the weak information is recorded is recognized as described above, the information about the medicine container and the medicine container is mapped to each other.

For example, it records that the medicine A is stored in the first storage box.

At this time, the controller 150 generates a second tag corresponding to the tag. The second tag may be an NFC, an RFID, a QR code, a barcode or the like as described above, and is an object generated by the controller 150 and transmitted to the terminal of the user by the data communication unit 140 .

The intelligent messenger according to the present invention and the terminal of the user can be interworked through the Bluetooth method described later. However, the present invention is not limited to interworking through Bluetooth, and may be interworked using other wireless communication methods than Bluetooth.

On the other hand, when the user receives the second tag to the terminal 200 of the user, which is his / her terminal, every time the medication is performed, his / her user terminal is stored in the tag recognition unit corresponding to the drug store So that the second tag is recognized.

Thus, when the terminal of the user is recognized by the tag recognition unit, the display unit of the weak library will operate, and the operation of the display unit will be described later with reference to the drawings.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when the terminal of the user holding the second tag is recognized by the tag recognition unit, the data communication unit 140 instructs the server 300 to send the user Can be transmitted.

In addition, the server 300 may provide the medication information to a server of a hospital or a terminal of a primary care doctor who prescribes the medication to the user based on the medication information recorded in the tag.

Also, the control unit 150 controls the data communication unit 140 to send a message informing that the data communication unit 140 has reached the medication time, to the user terminal 200 based on the weak information recorded in the tag according to the embodiment .

That is, even if the user is located far away from the intelligent medicine dispenser according to the present invention, it is possible to inform the user of the terminal 200 of the time to take the medicine by using the wireless communication. Therefore, there is an advantage that it is possible to provide an efficient medication management to a user.

If it is determined that the drugs stored in the plurality of drug stores are out of shelf life based on the weak information recorded in the tag, The notification message may be outputted from the message display unit of the display unit by controlling the display unit corresponding to the accommodated medicine storage box.

The components of the terminal 200 of the user will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a configuration of a user's terminal interlocked with an intelligent drug store according to the present invention.

The data communication unit 140 may transmit a Bluetooth signal including the unique identification information and may receive the Bluetooth signal from the terminal 200 of the user.

Herein, the unique identification information may include a MAC address (Media Access Control Address) of the pest access control remote control lamp.

The MAC address is unique identification information for identifying the network equipment on the network and is generally composed of 48 bits. Since the MAC address has a different value for each network device, it can be used as a device address.

At this time, the user terminal 200 receives the Bluetooth signal transmitted from the data communication unit 140, and registers the intelligent handset according to the present invention according to the strength of the Bluetooth signal transmitted from the data communication unit 140 And can be paired with the registered intelligent drug store. That is, as the user is paired, the terminal 200 of the user can control the registered intelligent medicine box.

Specifically, the user terminal 200 controls the display unit to output the user's medication information in response to the user's operation on the terminal 200 of the user, The user's medication information can be transmitted to the user.

In addition, according to the embodiment, it is understood that the functions performed by the terminal 200 of the user may operate through an application installed in the terminal 200 of the user.

3, the user terminal 200 includes a memory unit 210, a Bluetooth module 220, a terminal control unit 230, an input unit 240, and a display unit 250 .

More specifically, the memory unit 210 stores and provides unique identification information included in the Bluetooth signal transmitted by the data communication unit 140 and the intensity of the Bluetooth signal transmitted from the data communication unit 140 .

The memory unit 210 may store an application for processing and controlling the terminal control unit 230, and may perform a function for temporarily storing input or output data. The memory unit 210 may include various types of storage devices such as a flash memory type, a hard disk type, and the like. In an embodiment of the present invention, a flash memory type may be used.

In addition, the Bluetooth module 220 performs a function of transmitting and receiving a Bluetooth signal to and from the data communication unit 140.

The terminal control unit 230 compares the strength of the Bluetooth signal transmitted by the data communication unit 140 with a previously stored reference value, and when the strength of the Bluetooth signal transmitted by the data communication unit 140 is equal to or greater than a reference value, And stores the unique identification information included in the Bluetooth signal transmitted from the communication unit 140 in the memory unit 210. [

The terminal control unit 230 may control the overall operation of the user terminal 200 by controlling the operations of the respective units. For example, when the user terminal 200 is a smart phone, the terminal control unit 230 may perform related control and processing for voice call, data communication, video call, and the like.

Also, according to the embodiment, the user terminal 200 may further include an input unit 240 and a display unit 250.

The input unit 240 generates key input data that the user inputs to control the operation of the terminal 200 of the user. The input unit 240 may include a key pad, a dome switch, a touch pad (static / static), a jog wheel, a jog switch, a finger mouse, and the like.

The display unit 250 displays and outputs information processed by the terminal 200 of the user. For example, when the user terminal 200 is a smart phone, a UI (User Interface) or a GUI (Graphic User Interface) associated with the smartphone is displayed.

Meanwhile, when the display unit 250 and the input unit 240 have a mutual layer structure to constitute a touch screen, the display unit 250 may also serve as the input unit 240

When the display unit 250 is configured as a touch screen, it may include a touch screen panel, a touch screen panel controller, and the like. In this case, the touch screen panel is a transparent panel that is attached to the outside, and can be connected to the inside of the terminal 200 of the use.

The touch screen panel keeps a watch on the contact result, and if there is a touch input, sends the corresponding signals to the touch screen panel controller. The touch screen panel controller processes the signals and then transmits corresponding data to the terminal control unit 230 so as to know whether a touch input has been made and which area of the touch screen has been touched.

The display unit 250 may include various displays such as a liquid crystal display, a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, a flexible display, Device may be used.

In addition, the display unit 250 may display the indication indicating the medication, the indication indicating that the medication time belongs to the time range, and the indication indicating the taking / not-taking state, in various manners. This can be a visual, auditory, or tactile recognizable display. For example, such an indication may be a character representing each content or may be a different predetermined color. More specifically, the indication indicating the medication can be displayed in blue, the indication indicating that the medication time belongs to the time range is indicated in yellow, the taking state is indicated in green, and the unused state is indicated in red. As described above, the display unit 250, in which each display is output by the color, has an effect that the user can intuitively understand the meaning thereof. Especially in infants and the elderly. Thus, according to the indication indicating the medication or the indication indicating that the medication time belongs to the time range, the person can perform the correct medication at the medication time. In addition, according to the indication indicating the dosing / non-dosing state, the user can confirm his / her compliance with the medicines and improve the compliance of the medicines on the basis thereof.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the display unit of the intelligent medicine dispenser according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 4 is a view for explaining an embodiment of a display unit which is an intelligent medicine container according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, each of the plurality of displays, which are components of the intelligent medicine dispenser according to the present invention, includes a first light emitting unit for completion of morning medication based on the user medication information, A second light emitting unit, a third light emitting unit for completing the evening medication, and a message display unit for providing the user with other information.

4 shows a first light emitting unit 131a, a second light emitting unit 131b, a third light emitting unit 131c and a message display unit 131d of the first display unit 131. The first light emitting unit 131a, 131a and the second light emitting unit 131b are emitted, and it can be confirmed that the morning and the post-lunch dosing are completed.

However, as shown in FIG. 4, it can be confirmed that a message informing that the expiration date of the medicine contained in the first display unit 131 has passed is displayed on the message display unit 131d.

With respect to the embodiment of the display unit, the indication indicating medication, the indication indicating that the medication time belongs to the time range, and the indication indicating the medication / no medication state can be output in various ways.

This can be a visual, auditory, or tactile recognizable display. For example, such an indication may be a character representing each content or may be a different predetermined color.

More specifically, the indication indicating the medication can be displayed in blue, the indication indicating that the medication time belongs to the time range is indicated in yellow, the taking state is indicated in green, and the unused state is indicated in red. As described above, the display unit in which each display is output by the color has the effect that the user can intuitively grasp its meaning.

Especially in infants and the elderly. Thus, according to the indication indicating the medication or the indication indicating that the medication time belongs to the time range, the person can perform the correct medication at the medication time. In addition, according to the indication indicating the dosing / non-dosing state, the user can confirm his / her compliance with the medicines and improve the compliance of the medicines on the basis thereof.

Hereinafter, a medication management method using an intelligent medicine dispenser according to the present invention will be described. As described above, description of the technical contents overlapping with the intelligent medicine box according to the present invention will be omitted.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a medication management method using an intelligent medicament according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the medication management method using an intelligent medicine container according to the present invention, a tag in which weak information is recorded is recognized in a specific tag recognition unit among a plurality of tag recognition units corresponding to each of a plurality of medicine storage boxes In operation S100, the intelligent drug store is interlocked with the terminal of the user in operation S110. In operation S120, a second tag corresponding to the tag is generated and transmitted to the terminal of the user in operation S120. A step S130 of recognizing the terminal of the user in the specific tag recognition unit and a step S140 of generating the user's medication information.

In this case, the step (S110) of interlocking the intelligent telephone with the terminal of the user may include receiving the Bluetooth signal transmitted by the intelligent communication terminal, and transmitting the intelligent medicine signal to the intelligent medicine terminal according to the strength of the Bluetooth signal transmitted by the data communication unit. The terminal of the user can be paired with the intelligent drug store by registering the drug store.

Further, the method may further include, after the step (S140) of generating the user's medication information, the display unit corresponding to the specific tag recognition unit among the plurality of display units outputs the user's medication information can do.

The data communication unit may further include transmitting the user medication information to the server after the step of generating the user medication information or outputting the user medication information.

The functional operations described herein and the embodiments of the present subject matter may be embodied in a digital electronic circuit or computer software, firmware or hardware, including combinations of structures disclosed herein and their structural equivalents, or in a combination of any of the foregoing. Do.

Embodiments of the subject matter described herein may be implemented as one or more computer program products, in other words one or more modules for computer program instructions encoded on a type of program medium for execution by, or control over, the operation of the data processing apparatus Can be implemented. The type of program medium may be a propagated signal or a computer readable medium. A propagated signal is an artificially generated signal, such as a machine-generated electrical, optical or electromagnetic signal, generated to encode information for transmission to a suitable receiver device for execution by a computer. The computer-readable medium can be a machine-readable storage device, a machine-readable storage substrate, a memory device, a combination of materials that affect the machine readable propagation type signal, or a combination of one or more of the foregoing.

A computer program (also known as a program, software, software application, script or code) may be written in any form of programming language, including compiled or interpreted language, a priori or procedural language, Components, subroutines, or other units suitable for use in a computer environment.

A computer program does not necessarily correspond to a file in the file system. The program may be stored in a single file provided to the requested program, or in multiple interactive files (e.g., a file storing one or more modules, subprograms, or portions of code) (E.g., one or more scripts stored in a markup language document).

A computer program may be deployed to run on multiple computers or on one computer, located on a single site or distributed across multiple sites and interconnected by a communications network.

Additionally, the logic flows and structural block diagrams described in this patent document describe corresponding actions and / or specific methods supported by corresponding functions and steps supported by the disclosed structural means, It can also be used to build software structures and algorithms and their equivalents.

The processes and logic flows described herein may be performed by one or more programmable processors executing one or more computer programs to perform functions by operating on input data and generating output.

Processors suitable for the execution of computer programs include, for example, any one or more processors of both general purpose and special purpose microprocessors and any kind of digital computer. Generally, a processor will receive instructions and data from read-only memory, random access memory, or both.

A core element of a computer is a processor for executing instructions and one or more memory devices for storing instructions and data. In addition, the computer is generally operatively coupled to receive data from, transfer data to, or perform both of the operations of, for example, one or more mass storage devices for storing data, such as magnetic, Or will include. However, the computer need not have such a device.

The description sets forth the best mode of the invention, and is provided to illustrate the invention and to enable those skilled in the art to make and use the invention. The written description is not intended to limit the invention to the specific terminology presented.

Thus, while the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the above examples, those skilled in the art will be able to make adaptations, modifications, and variations on these examples without departing from the scope of the present invention. In short, in order to achieve the intended effect of the present invention, all of the functional blocks shown in FIG. 2 are not included separately or all the steps shown in FIG. 5 must be followed in the order shown, Of the present invention.

100: Intelligent medicine box
200: User terminal
300: server
310: Terminal of the primary care physician
320: Hospital server
330: terminal of pharmacist
111,112,113,114: Multiple drug stores
121, 122, 123, and 124:
131, 132, 133, 134:
140: Data communication section
150:
210:
220: Bluetooth module
230:
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131d: message display section

Claims

Multiple drug stores;
A plurality of tag recognizers corresponding to each of the plurality of drug stores and recognizing a tag in which weak information is recorded;
A plurality of display units corresponding to each of the plurality of tag recognizing units;
A data communication unit operable to transmit and receive data in cooperation with a user terminal and a server; And
A second tag corresponding to a tag recognized by the plurality of tag recognition units is generated and the data communication unit controls the second tag to be transmitted to the terminal of the user, and the weak information among the plurality of tag recognition units is recorded When the terminal of the user holding the second tag is recognized in the specific tag recognition unit recognizing the tag, the display unit corresponding to the specific tag recognition unit among the plurality of display units controls to output the user's medication information And a control unit for controlling the data communication unit to transmit the user's medication information to the server.

The method according to claim 1,
In the plurality of medicine storage boxes,
Each containing a different kind of medicine,
The drug information may include:
Information about the ingredient of the medicine, information on the medication time and interval of the medicine, information on the expiration date of the medicine, and information on the medication amount of the medicine.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the plurality of medicament storage boxes comprise:
Wherein the tag identification unit corresponding to the medicine storage box identifies the medicine stored in the medicine storage box by recognizing the tag in which the medicine information is recorded.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the data communication unit comprises:
And transmits the Bluetooth signal including the unique identification information, and receives the Bluetooth signal from the terminal of the user.

The method of claim 4,
The terminal of the user,
Receives the Bluetooth signal transmitted from the data communication unit, and registers the smart phone according to the strength of the Bluetooth signal transmitted by the data communication unit, and is paired with the registered smart phone.

The method of claim 5,
The terminal of the user,
Wherein the control unit controls the plurality of display units to output the user's medication information in response to the user's operation on the terminal of the user and transmits the medication information of the user to the server.

The method of claim 6,
The terminal of the user,
A memory unit for storing and providing the unique identification information included in the Bluetooth signal transmitted by the data communication unit and the intensity of the Bluetooth signal transmitted from the data communication unit;
A Bluetooth module for transmitting / receiving a Bluetooth signal to / from the data communication unit; And
When the strength of the Bluetooth signal transmitted from the data communication unit is equal to or greater than a reference value, comparing the intensity of the Bluetooth signal transmitted by the data communication unit with a preset reference value, and transmitting the unique identification information included in the Bluetooth signal transmitted by the data communication unit, And a terminal control unit for storing the information in the terminal.

The method of claim 4,
Wherein the unique identification information comprises:
And a MAC address (MAC address) of the intelligent handset.

The method according to claim 1,
The medicinal drug information includes:
The information indicating the time when the user took the medicine,
And the terminal of the user holding the second tag is updated in accordance with recognition of the tag in the specific tag recognizing unit that recognized the tag in which the weak information is recorded among the plurality of tag recognizing units.

The method according to claim 1,
The server comprises:
And provides the medication information to a server of a hospital or a terminal of a primary care doctor who has prescribed the user based on the weak information recorded in the tag.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein each of the plurality of display portions comprises:
A first light emitting unit for completing a morning medication based on the user medication information;
A second light emitting portion for completing the lunch medication;
A third light emitting portion for completing the evening medication; And
And a message display unit for providing the user with other information.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
Based on the weak information recorded in the tag,
And controls the terminal of the user to send a message informing that the data communication unit has reached the medication time.

The method of claim 11,
Wherein,
Based on the weak information recorded in the tag,
When it is judged that there is a medicine whose shelf life has expired, the control unit controls the display unit corresponding to the medicine storage box with the expired shelf life so that the notification message is outputted from the message display unit of the display unit And an intelligent medicine bottle.

The method of managing medication using an intelligent medicine dispenser according to any one of claims 1 to 13,
Recognizing a tag in which weak information is recorded in a specific tag recognition unit among a plurality of tag recognition units corresponding to each of the plurality of drug storage units;
Interworking with the terminal of the user and the intelligent drug store;
Generating a second tag corresponding to the tag and transmitting the generated second tag to the terminal of the user;
The terminal of the user having the second tag is recognized by the specific tag recognizing unit; And
And generating the medication information of the user.

15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein the step of interfacing the user terminal with the intelligent medicament comprises:
Characterized in that the data communication unit receives the Bluetooth signal transmitted by the intelligent communication unit and registers the intelligent communication unit according to the strength of the Bluetooth signal transmitted by the data communication unit so that the terminal of the user is paired with the intelligent communication unit. A method of medication management using medicines.

15. The method of claim 14,
After generating the user medication information,
Wherein the display unit corresponding to the specific tag recognition unit among the plurality of display units outputs the user's medication information.

18. The method of claim 16,
After the step of generating the user's medication information or the step of outputting the user's medication information,
Further comprising the step of the data communication unit transmitting the user's medication information to the server.

15. The method of claim 14,
Further comprising the step of controlling, by the control unit, a message informing that the data communication unit has reached the medication time to the user's terminal based on the weak information recorded in the tag. Method of administration of medication used.

15. The method of claim 14,
If it is determined by the control unit that medicines stored in the plurality of medicines are out of shelf life based on the medicine information recorded in the tag, And controlling the corresponding display unit to output a notification message on the display unit.

18. The method of claim 17,
After the data communication unit transmits the user's medication information to the server,
Further comprising the step of providing the medication information to a server of a hospital or a terminal of a primary care doctor who prescribes to the user based on the weak information recorded in the tag by the server, How to manage.