JP3236466U - Medicine box - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a medicine box capable of confirming medicine only by an operation performed at the time of taking medicine, in which a user takes out the medicine from the medicine box and closes the medicine box when the medicine is stored in the medicine box. SOLUTION: The medicine box 1 is provided with a main body 10 which is a storage container for storing one or more medicines and a lid 20 which is openably and closably attached to the upper part of the main body 10, and is a display unit 21 which displays at least a time. The display control unit 202 includes a display control unit 202 that controls the time displayed on the display unit 21, and an acquisition unit 201 that acquires the current time according to the closure of the lid 20, and the display control unit 202 is the acquisition unit. The current time acquired in 201 is displayed on the display unit 21. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1

Description

The present invention relates to a medicine box for storing medicines.

It is common practice to see a medical institution, prescribe medicines, and take medicines. In FY2015, the number of people aged 60 and over who are taking medicines is 23.6 million, and the total number of people in Japan is 47 million. One in three Japanese people are taking medicines.

In this way, in the current situation where many people are taking medicine, various medication support is provided, and a medicine box that can show that the medicine has been taken has also been proposed. For example, a medication support medicine box has been proposed in which one of "morning, noon, and evening" can be selected and "drinking medicine" can be displayed (see Patent Document 1). Further, there has been proposed a medicine box (see Patent Document 2) having a display unit that switches to a display indicating the next time of medication by opening and closing the storage unit when the drug is taken.

Actual No. 3143329 Patent No. 6503042

However, in Patent Document 1, it is necessary to operate the display of the medicine box by itself, and in Patent Document 2, it is necessary to put the medicine in each of the storage portions divided into the day of the week and the morning, day and night. Therefore, in Patent Documents 1 and 2, additional work other than the work of opening the bag or box, taking out the medicine, taking the medicine, and closing the bag or box is required, which is troublesome, especially for the elderly. It was a cumbersome task for busy people and was not easy to use.

Therefore, the present invention provides a medicine box in which when a medicine is stored in the medicine box, the user can take out the medicine from the medicine box and close the medicine box only by the action performed at the time of taking the medicine.

The present invention is a medicine box provided with a main body which is a storage container for storing one or more medicines and a lid which is openably and closably attached to the upper part of the main body, and has a display unit for displaying at least the time and the display. A display control unit that controls the time displayed on the unit and an acquisition unit that acquires the current time in response to the closing of the lid unit are provided, and the current display control unit acquires the current time in the acquisition unit. A medicine box for displaying the time on the display unit is provided.

Further, the present invention includes a storage unit that stores the current time acquired by the acquisition unit as the actual medication time, and the display control unit acquires at least one actual medication time closest to the current time from the storage unit. , Provide a medicine box that displays the actual medication time together with the current time.

Further, in the present invention, the acquisition unit acquires the current date and time including the current time in response to the closing of the lid portion, and the storage unit acquires the current date and time acquired by the acquisition unit. Provided is a medicine box that stores as a medication record date and time, the display control unit acquires at least one medication record date and time most recent from the storage unit, and displays the medication record date and time together with the current date and time. ..

Further, the present invention provides a medicine box in which the display control unit displays only the time of the actual medication date and time when the time of the current date and time and the date of the actual medication date and time match the date of the current date and time. ..

The present invention also includes a communication unit that communicates with an external server, and provides the external server with a medicine box that transmits information on the storage unit.

According to the present invention, when a drug is stored in the drug box, the drug can be confirmed only by the action performed when the user takes out the drug from the drug box and closes the drug box.

It is a perspective view which shows the state which the medicine box which concerns on embodiment of this invention is closed. It is a perspective view which shows the state which the medicine box which concerns on embodiment of this invention is open. It is a figure which shows the electric structure of the medicine box which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the functional structure of the control part of the medicine box which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the display process of the medicine box which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention (hereinafter referred to as embodiments) will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following figures, the same elements are designated by the same number or reference numeral throughout the description of the embodiment.

[Medicine box configuration]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which the medicine box 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention is closed. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the medicine box 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention is open. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the medicine box 1 includes a main body 10 which is a storage container for storing one or more medicines M, and a lid 20 which is openably and closably attached to the upper part of the main body 10. It is desirable that the medicine box 1 is made of a transparent or translucent material so that the contents can be seen. When the medicine box 1 is made of an opaque material, it is desirable to provide a transparent window on the side surface or the like so that the contents can be seen.

The lid 20 is provided with a display unit 21 on the upper surface thereof. The display unit 21 may display the time and date, and may be of any type such as a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) display, a liquid crystal display (LCD), a plasma display, and an organic EL (OEL: Organic Electro-Luminescence) display. Display can be used.

The main body 10 includes a storage unit 11 as shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, the storage unit 11 is one room, but it may be divided into a plurality of rooms. Further, in the present embodiment, the pharmaceutical product M is stored in the storage unit 11, but other supplements or the like to be ingested at predetermined intervals are also preferable, and foods, daily necessities and the like may be arbitrary.

At the bottom of the main body 10, a printed circuit board 12 incorporating electronic components such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and a ROM (Read Only Memory) that function as a control unit 102 that controls the medicine box 1 is provided. It is provided. The printed circuit board 12 is connected to a power cord 13 that supplies electric power to the printed circuit board 12, an open / close detection unit 104 (not shown), and a display unit 21.

[Electrical configuration]
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an electrical configuration of the medicine box 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the medicine box 1 includes a storage unit 101, a control unit 102, a communication unit 103, a display unit 21, an open / close detection unit 104, and a power supply unit 105. The communication unit 103 may not be provided.

The storage unit 101 is a recording medium capable of storing various data and programs, and is a flash memory, an SSD (Solid State Drive), a hard disk, or the like. The communication unit 103 is an interface or the like for connecting to a network for communication. The open / close detection unit 104 detects whether the lid 20 is in the open state or the closed state. The power supply unit 105 may supply electric power to each configuration in the medicine box 1 and obtain electric power from a commercial power source via the power cord 13 shown in FIG. 2, or may be a battery.

[Functional configuration]
FIG. 4 shows, in the embodiment of the present invention, 102 includes an acquisition unit 201 and a display control unit 202. When the control unit 102 executes the program, the functional blocks of the acquisition unit 201 and the display control unit 202 are realized.

The acquisition unit 201 acquires the current date and time in response to the detection by the open / close detection unit 104 that the lid 20 has changed from the open state to the closed state. The acquisition unit 201 acquires the current date and time from the internal timer. The current date and time may be acquired from an external timer via the communication unit 103, for example, the current time may be acquired from an atomic clock by radio waves. Further, the acquisition unit 201 stores the acquired current date and time in the storage unit 101 as the actual medication administration date and time.

The medication record date and time stored in the storage unit 101 may be stored in an external server such as a cloud server via the communication unit 103. When the acquisition unit 201 has acquired the current date and time from the internal timer, the acquisition unit 201 may correct the actual medication date and time to the reference time when storing the actual medication date and time in the external server.

The display control unit 202 causes the display unit 21 to display the time (current time) of the current date and time acquired by the acquisition unit 201. The current time displayed on the display unit 21 is the time when the user opens the lid 20 of the medicine box 1, takes out the medicine, and closes the lid 20, which is the time of taking the medicine. Therefore, in the present specification, the current date and time acquired by the acquisition unit 201 will be referred to as the medication date and time. The display control unit 202 may display the medication date and time on the display unit 21, but if only the time is used, the information to be displayed can be reduced and the visibility can be improved.

Further, the display control unit 202 refers to the storage unit 101 in response to the acquisition of the medication date and time, and acquires at least one medication record date and time most recent. Next, the display control unit 202 determines whether or not the acquired date and time of the actual medication administration coincides with the date and time of the medication administration.

Then, when the date and time of the actual medication and the date and time of the medication are the same, the display control unit 202 displays only the time of the actual medication date and time together with the medication time. Further, when the date and time of the actual medication and the date and time of the medication do not match, the display control unit 202 displays the actual medication date and time together with the medication time. The display control unit 202 performs a determination process for determining whether or not all the acquired actual medication dates and times match the dates of the medication dates and times. In this way, by displaying only the time for today and the date and time including the date for the day before the previous day, it is possible to reduce the information to be displayed and make today's information most needed by the user stand out. It can enhance the sex.

A display example of the display unit 21 will be described with reference to FIG. At the upper part of the display unit 21, the display control unit 202 displays the medication time (13:00 in FIG. 2) in a large size so as to be most conspicuous. This is because the medication time is the time when the user last took the medication and is the most necessary information for the user who wants to confirm whether or not the medication has been taken.

At the bottom of the display unit 21, the display control unit 202 displays the time and / or the actual medication date and time (7:00 and 12/1 20:00 in FIG. 2) in a size smaller than the medication time. Let me. By checking the past medication time / date and time, the user can look back on his / her behavior, gain confidence if he / she has not forgotten to take the medication, and be careful if he / she has forgotten to take the medication. In FIG. 2, the time and / or the actual medication date and time of the actual medication are displayed as two, but one may be one or two or more may be displayed. However, if there is too much information to be displayed on the display unit 21, the user will not be able to confirm the contents of the display unit 21, so it is desirable that the time and / or the actual medication date and time be about two.

The above-mentioned functional configuration of this system is merely an example, and one functional block (database and functional processing unit) may be divided, or a plurality of functional blocks may be collectively configured as one functional block.

[Processing flow]
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a display process of a medicine box according to an embodiment of the present invention. When the open / close detection unit 104 detects that the lid 20 has changed from the open state to the closed state, the process starts.

First, the acquisition unit 201 acquires the current date and time (S1). Next, the acquisition unit 201 stores the current date and time (medication date and time) acquired in S1 in the storage unit 101 as the medication record date and time (S2). Next, the display control unit 202 refers to the storage unit 101, and acquires at least one actual medication date and time acquired in S2 (S3).

Next, the display control unit 202 determines whether or not the date of the actual medication date and time acquired in S3 coincides with the date of the medication date and time acquired in S2 (S4). Next, the display control unit 202 proceeds to the process in step S5 when it is determined as a result of the determination in S4 (YES), and proceeds to the process in step S6 when it is determined that they do not match (NO).

Next, the display control unit 202 displays only the time of the actual medication date and time on the display unit 21 together with the medication time (S5). On the other hand, the display control unit 202 displays the actual medication date and time on the display unit 21 together with the medication time (S6).

The processes of S4 to S6 are repeated for the number of actual medication dates and times acquired in S3.

As described above, according to the medicine box 1 according to the present embodiment, the time when the lid 20 changes from the open state to the closed state, that is, the time when the medicine box 1 is opened and closed is set as the medication time of the lid 20. It is displayed on the display unit 21. Thereby, it is possible to confirm whether or not the user has taken the medicine by himself / herself. In addition, by displaying the past medication time / medication date and time, you can look back on your own behavior, giving confidence to the user if you have not forgotten to take the medication, and giving the user if you have forgotten to take the medication. Can call attention.

For the past medication date and time, if it is the same day as the medication time, only the time is displayed, and if it is before the previous day, the date and time including the date is displayed to reduce the information to be displayed and the information of today that the user needs most. Can be made to stand out and visibility can be improved.

In addition, by storing the actual medication date and time in an external server via the communication unit 103, the actual medication date and time can be provided to a third party so that the user can confirm whether or not the medication has been taken, or forgetting to take the medicine. At that time, it is possible to notify the user to that effect.

(Modification 1)
In the present embodiment, the acquisition unit 201 acquires the current date and time, but may be only the current time. In that case, only the time is displayed on the display unit 21. By minimizing the information to be displayed, it is possible to confirm the necessary information in a short time such as only a few seconds.

(Modification 2)
In the present embodiment, the lid 20 is manually opened and closed by the user, but the main body 10 or the lid 20 may be provided with an open / close button, and the lid 20 may be opened / closed in response to the pressing of the open / close button. The open / close button may be either touchable or non-contact.

(Modification 3)
In the present embodiment, the acquisition unit 201 acquires the current date and time in response to the detection by the open / close detection unit 104 that the lid 20 has changed from the open state to the closed state, but the open / close detection unit 104 detects the lid 20. The current date and time may be acquired according to the detection that the change from the closed state to the open state is detected. Thereby, the time when the lid 20 is opened can be acquired, and it can be detected that the lid 20 is left open.

(Modification example 4)
In the present embodiment, a weight sensor is provided at the bottom of the main body 20, and when the open / close detection unit 104 detects that the lid 20 is closed, if the value of the weight sensor does not decrease by a predetermined value or more, the lid 20 is closed. You may not have it. As a result, when the lid 20 of the medicine box 1 is opened but the lid is closed without taking the medicine, the user can be notified that the medicine is not taken.

The above-mentioned functional configuration of this system is merely an example, and one functional block (database and functional processing unit) may be divided, or a plurality of functional blocks may be collectively configured as one functional block.

Although the present invention has been described above using the embodiments, it goes without saying that the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the above embodiments. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes or improvements can be made to the above embodiments. It is also clear from the description of the claims that the form with such changes or improvements may be included in the technical scope of the present invention.

1 Medicine box 10 Main body 11 Storage unit 12 Printed circuit board 13 Power cord 20 Lid 21 Display unit 101 Storage unit 102 Control unit 103 Communication unit 104 Open / close detection unit 105 Power supply unit 201 Acquisition unit 202 Display control unit

Claims (5)

A medicine box having a main body, which is a storage container for storing one or more medicines, and a lid attached to the upper part of the main body so as to be openable and closable.
At least a display that displays the time,
A display control unit that controls the time displayed on the display unit,
An acquisition unit that acquires the current time in response to the closure of the lid unit,
Equipped with
A medicine box in which the display control unit displays the current time acquired by the acquisition unit on the display unit. It is equipped with a storage unit that stores the current time acquired by the acquisition unit as the actual medication time.
The medicine box according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit acquires at least one actual medication time closest to the current time from the storage unit, and displays the actual medication time together with the current time. The acquisition unit acquires the current date and time including the current time in response to the closing of the lid unit.
The storage unit stores the current date and time acquired by the acquisition unit as the actual medication administration date and time.
The medicine box according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit acquires at least one actual medication date and time closest to the current date and time from the storage unit, and displays the actual medication date and time together with the current date and time. The medicine box according to claim 3, wherein the display control unit displays only the time of the actual medication date and time when the time of the current date and time and the date of the actual medication date and time match the date of the current date and time. Equipped with a communication unit that communicates with an external server
The medicine box according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the information of the storage unit is transmitted to the external server.

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