KR20130083063A - Apparatus, system and method for supporting medicine-taking - Google Patents

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KR20130083063A KR1020110144941A KR20110144941A KR20130083063A KR 20130083063 A KR20130083063 A KR 20130083063A KR 1020110144941 A KR1020110144941 A KR 1020110144941A KR 20110144941 A KR20110144941 A KR 20110144941A KR 20130083063 A KR20130083063 A KR 20130083063A
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PURPOSE: A medicine intake support device, a system thereof, and a method thereof are provided to automatically perform prescription when medicines are exhausted or the condition of a patient is changed. CONSTITUTION: A communication network (100) is composed in a wire or wireless communication mode and connected with a medicine intake support device (110), a mobile terminal (120), and a medicine intake support system (130). The medicine intake support device is composed of a residual medicine confirming unit (111), an intake schedule management unit (112), a user notifying unit (113), a network interface (114), and an application operating unit (115). The mobile terminal is composed of a near field communication module (121), a wireless communication module (122), an application operating unit (123), and a bio information collecting unit (124). The medicine intake support system includes a hospital prescription management server (131), a pharmacy prescription management server (132), and an authentication server (133). [Reference numerals] (100) Communication network; (110) Medicine intake support device; (111) Residual medicine confirming unit; (112) Intake schedule management unit; (113) User notifying unit; (114) Network interface; (115) Application operating unit; (120) Mobile terminal; (121) Near field communication module; (122) Wireless communication module; (123) Application operating unit; (124) Bio information collecting unit; (131) Hospital prescription management server; (132) Pharmacy prescription management server; (133) Authentication server

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Medication assisting devices, systems and methods {APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING MEDICINE-TAKING}

Embodiments of the invention relate to drug administration support devices, systems and methods. More particularly, the present invention relates to a medicine taking support device, system, and method for updating a prescription according to the exhausted situation of a medicine or a change in a patient's condition, and for supporting medicine taking in accordance with the updated prescription.

As network technology and miniaturization of electronic devices have been developed, the spread of mobile terminals including network interface devices has been rapidly made. Under these trends, research is being conducted to support ubiquitous healthcare services using such mobile terminals.

In a conventional method of controlling a medicine-taking assistance device, hospital prescription information is received and displayed, the medicine prescription time is detected based on the hospital prescription information, and when the detected medicine prescription time arrives, the medicine prescription information is transferred to a wireless communication network. Provided is a control method for transmitting to a mobile terminal which is set in advance.

If you have a medical condition that requires you to take a long-term medication, you will need to refill your medication if your medication runs out while you continue to take the medication. However, the patient may not be aware of the state of exhaustion of the drug and may not receive the prescription in a timely manner, thus causing the problem of filtering the drug. In particular, in the case of diabetics, the drug can be fatal to the patient's life.

Also, if the patient's condition changes while the patient continues to take the medicine, the patient must be prescribed again to take the medicine. However, the patient may not be aware of his condition and may not receive the prescription in a timely manner, which may cause a problem in that the medicine cannot be properly taken.

Embodiments of the present invention may provide a medication taking support device, system, and method that can be automatically re-prescribed before the medicine being taken by the patient is exhausted to assist the patient in taking the medicine without straining.

Embodiments of the present invention can provide a medication taking support device, system and method that can automatically receive a prescription when the patient's condition changes to support the patient to take the medicine appropriate to his condition.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned problem, another task that is not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

In the medicine-taking support method according to the embodiment of the present invention, in the medicine-taking support method using a medicine-taking support device, the step of checking the remaining amount of medicine stored in the medicine-taking support device, the medicine-taking support device checks Comparing the remaining amount of the prescribed medicine with the minimum reference remaining amount, and if the remaining amount of the identified medicine is less than the minimum reference remaining amount, the medicine-taking assistance device sends a prescription update request signal to the medicine-taking support system; And receiving updated prescription information from the medication taking support system.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a medicine taking support method, comprising: receiving a prescription update request signal from a medicine taking support device, determining whether a prescription update is necessary based on the received signal, and the determination result, If it is determined that a prescription update is necessary, the method may include updating prescription information to transmit the updated prescription information to the medicine-taking support apparatus.

In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, a medicine-taking support method includes receiving biometric information of a user of a mobile terminal from a mobile terminal, and whether or not a prescription is updated according to a pathology determination criterion based on the received biometric information. In the determining step, if it is determined that the prescription update is necessary, it may include the updated prescription information transmitting step of transmitting the updated prescription information to the medicine taking support device of the user.

The medicine-taking assistance device according to the embodiment of the present invention checks the remaining amount of the received medicine and compares the remaining amount of the confirmed medicine with the minimum reference remaining amount, if the remaining amount of the identified medicine is less than the minimum reference remaining amount, The medicine update request signal may be transmitted to the medicine-taking assistance system, and in response to the prescription update request signal transmission may include a medicine remaining amount confirmation unit for receiving the updated prescription information from the medicine-taking assistance system.

The medicine-taking assistance system according to the embodiment of the present invention receives information on the type and amount of medicines remaining from the medicine-taking support apparatus, and determines whether a prescription update is necessary based on the received information. As a result of the determination, when it is determined that the prescription is required to be updated, the information about the determination result may be transmitted to the doctor's terminal, and the updated prescription information may be received and transmitted to the medicine-taking support device in response to the transmission to the doctor terminal. have.

In addition, the updated prescription information may include at least one or more of a prescription date and time, the type of prescription medicine, usage or dosage.

In addition, the prescription update request signal may include information on the type and amount of drugs remaining.

The prescription update request signal may further include prescription information stored in the medicine-taking assistance device.

In addition, the medicine-taking support method according to an embodiment of the present invention may further comprise the step of updating the schedule for taking time and dosage based on the updated prescription information.

In addition, the medicine taking support apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a dosing schedule management unit for updating the schedule for taking time and dose based on the updated prescription information.

In the transmitting of the updated prescription information, if it is determined that the prescription update is necessary, transmitting the information about the determination result to the terminal of the doctor, receiving updated prescription information from the terminal of the doctor And transmitting the updated prescription information to the medicine-taking support device.

In addition, the biometric information may include at least one of pulse rate, body temperature, blood pressure, blood sugar, and electrocardiogram.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the patient is automatically re-prescribed before the medicine to be taken is exhausted to support the patient without taking the medicine.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when a patient's condition changes, the patient may be automatically re-prescribed to support the patient in taking medicine suitable for his or her condition.

1 is a system configuration diagram showing an operating environment of a medicine taking support system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a signal flow diagram illustrating a flow of a medicine-taking assistance method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a signal flow diagram illustrating a flow of a medicine-taking assistance method according to another embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a signal flow diagram illustrating a flow of a medicine-taking assistance method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood, however, that the appended drawings illustrate the present invention in order to more easily explain the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. You will know.

In addition, throughout the specification, when a part is 'connected' to another part, it is not only 'directly connected' but also 'indirectly connected' with one or more other components in between. If any are included. In addition, when a part is said to "include" a certain component, it does not mean that except for the other components unless otherwise stated that may include other components other than.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings it will be described in detail with respect to the medicine taking support device 110, a system and a method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a system configuration diagram showing an operating environment of the medication support system 130 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, an operating environment of an embodiment of the present invention includes a communication network 100, a medication support device 110 connected to the communication network 100, a mobile terminal 120 connected to the communication network 100, and the communication network ( It may include a medication taking support system 130 connected to 100 and includes a hospital prescription management server 131, a pharmacy prescription management server 132, and an authentication server 133.

The communication network 100 may be configured by wired or wireless communication. The communication network 100 may include a communication scheme such as NFC, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, UMTS / GPRS, Ethernet, and the like. The communication network 100 may be configured into various types such as a personal network (PAN), a local area network (LAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), a wide area network (WAN), and the like. Can be. The communication network 100 connecting each component may be different from the communication network 100 connecting at least one of the other components, but for the convenience of description, the term communication network 100 may be used in all kinds. It will be used in the sense encompassing the communication network 100.

All messages transmitted and received in the medication support method according to an embodiment of the present invention may be in the form of a Short Message Service (SMS) message, or another standard transport protocol or a unique transport protocol may be used.

Medication support apparatus 110 may be connected to the communication network (100). Medication taking support device 110 is a medicine remaining amount confirming unit 111 to check the remaining amount of the drug remaining in the device, the dose schedule management unit 112 to manage the user's medication taking schedule, user notification responsible for the user notification The unit 113, a network interface 114 that is in charge of communication through the communication network 100, and an application driver 115 capable of driving a medication support application may be included.

The mobile terminal 120 may be connected to the communication network 100. The mobile terminal 120 may be carried by a patient. The mobile terminal 120 may be a smartphone capable of driving an application. However, the mobile terminal 120 may not drive the application. In addition, the mobile terminal 120 may be, for example, a laptop computer, a palmtop computer, or a PDA, and may be in any form as long as it has a communication function.

The mobile terminal 120 may include a short range communication module 121, a wireless communication module 122, an application driver 123, and a biometric information collection unit 124.

The short range communication module 121 may be, for example, an NFC module, a Bluetooth module, a ZigBee module, or an RFID module, and communicates with the medicine taking support system 130 or the medicine taking support device 110 through the communication network 100. Can play a role. The wireless communication module 122 may be, for example, a Wi-Fi module, a 3G module, or a Long Term Evolution (LTE) module. The wireless communication module 122 may be connected to the medicine taking support system 130 or the medicine taking support device 110 through the communication network 100. It can serve to communicate.

The application driver 123 may drive the medication support application based on the graphical user interface. Medication support method according to an embodiment of the present invention can be implemented through input and output and communication on the application. In addition, the medicine-taking support method according to an embodiment of the present invention may be implemented without passing through the application, and thus the mobile terminal 120 may not include the application driver 123.

The biometric information collecting unit 124 may collect biometric information such as pulse, body temperature, blood pressure, blood sugar, electrocardiogram, and the like from the user of the mobile terminal 120. The biometric information collecting unit 124 may collect the information, including a sensor that can measure the above information, or collect the information by being connected to an external sensor that can measure the above information. have. In addition, the biometric information collecting unit 124 may collect the information by an input from the user of the mobile terminal 120. The biometric information collection unit 124 may follow a standard such as, for example, TTA.KO-0476 or IEEE 11073.

Medication support system 130 may be connected to the communication network (100). The medication taking support system 130 may include a hospital prescription management server 131, a pharmacy prescription management server 132, and an authentication server 133.

The hospital prescription management server 131 may be managed in a hospital, and may store and manage information related to a patient's prescription in a database. The information related to the prescription may be, for example, patient identification information, prescription date and time, type of prescribed medicine, usage and dose, and the like. Information related to the prescription may be transmitted to the pharmacy prescription management server 132 through the communication network (100).

The pharmacy prescription management server 132 may be managed in a pharmacy, and may store and manage information related to a patient's prescription in a database. The information related to the prescription may be, for example, patient identification information, prescription date and time, type of prescribed medicine, usage and dose, and the like. Information related to the prescription may be received from the hospital prescription management server 131 through the communication network (100). In addition, the information related to the prescription may be transmitted to the medication support device 110 or the mobile terminal 120 through the communication network (100).

The authentication server 133 may serve to authenticate a user of the medication support apparatus 110 or a user of the mobile terminal 120. The authentication server 133 may store and manage information for identifying each user in a database.

The identification information may be patient specific information such as, for example, name, age, gender, or address. In addition, the identification information may be, for example, information unique to the medication support apparatus 110 such as an MAC address, a product serial number, and an IP address. In addition, the identification information may be information unique to the mobile terminal 120 such as, for example, an access control address, a product serial number, an IP address, and a phone number. In addition, the identification information may be, for example, separate identification information such as a public certificate, an ID, and a password.

Hereinafter will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings for the medicine-taking support method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a signal flow diagram illustrating a flow of a medicine-taking assistance method according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 illustrates a flow of a user of the mobile terminal 120 and the medicine-taking support apparatus 110 in the process of receiving new prescription related information to the mobile terminal 120 and the medicine-taking support apparatus 110.

First, a user may go through an authentication process of the mobile terminal 120 and the medicine-taking assistance device 110 through the authentication server 133.

The mobile terminal 120 may transmit the mobile terminal 120 authentication request message to the authentication server 133 through the communication network 100. In order to communicate with the authentication server 133, the mobile terminal 120 may access the communication network 100 using the short range communication module 121 or the wireless communication module 122 of the mobile terminal 120. That is, the mobile terminal 120 may use a short range communication module 121 using a method such as NFC, Bluetooth, ZigBee, or RFID, or use a wireless communication module 122 using a method such as Wi-Fi, 3G, or LTE. have.

The mobile terminal 120 authentication request message may include information for identifying the mobile terminal 120. That is, the mobile terminal 120 authentication request message may include, for example, information specific to the mobile terminal 120 such as an access control address, a product serial number, an IP address, and a phone number.

The authentication server 133 may receive the mobile terminal 120 authentication request message. The authentication server 133 may perform an authentication procedure for the user of the mobile terminal 120 and the mobile terminal 120 using the mobile terminal 120 identification information included in the message. For example, the authentication server 133 may perform an authentication procedure for the mobile terminal 120 by searching for a phone number included in the mobile terminal 120 authentication request message in the database of the authentication server 133. Can be.

If the authentication fails, the mobile terminal 120 authentication response message indicating that the authentication failed may be transmitted to the mobile terminal 120. When the authentication is successful, the mobile terminal 120 authentication response message indicating that the authentication is successful may be transmitted to the mobile terminal 120. (S205)

The medication taking support device 110 may transmit a support device authentication request message to the authentication server 133 through the communication network 100. In order to communicate with the authentication server 133, the medication support apparatus 110 may access the communication network 100 using the network interface 114 of the medication support apparatus 110. That is, the medication support apparatus 110 may use a short range communication method such as NFC, Bluetooth, ZigBee, or RFID, or use a wireless communication method such as Wi-Fi, 3G, or LTE. In addition, the medication support apparatus 110 may use a wired communication method such as Ethernet.

The support device authentication request message may include information for identifying the medicine-taking support device 110. That is, the support device authentication request message may include, for example, information unique to the medication support device 110 such as an access control address, a product serial number, and an IP address.

The authentication server 133 may receive the support device authentication request message. The authentication server 133 may perform an authentication procedure for the user of the medicine taking support device 110 and the medicine taking supporting device 110 by using the medicine taking support device 110 identification information included in the message. For example, the authentication server 133 may perform an authentication procedure for the medicine taking support device 110 by searching for an access control address included in the support device authentication request message in the database of the authentication server 133. Can be.

If authentication fails, the support device authentication response message indicating that the authentication failed may be transmitted to the medicine-taking support device 110. If the authentication is successful, the support device authentication response message indicating that the authentication is successful may be transmitted to the medicine-taking support device 110. (S215)

When authentication of the mobile terminal 120, the medicine-taking support device 110, and the user succeeds in the authentication server 133, the authentication server 133 may transmit an authentication confirmation message to the hospital prescription management server 131. . (S220)

The authentication confirmation message may include information for identifying the user. The information for identifying the user may be any that can identify the authenticated user. For example, the user identification information may include user specific information such as name or address. In addition, the user identification information may include information unique to the mobile terminal 120 such as a telephone number. In addition, the user identification information may include information unique to the medication support apparatus 110 such as an access control address.

The hospital prescription management server 131 may receive the authentication confirmation message. The hospital prescription management server 131 may retrieve prescription related information for the user from the database of the hospital prescription management server 131 using the user identification information included in the message. Prescription related information may include, for example, patient identification information, prescription date and time, type of prescribed medicine, usage and dose, and the like.

The hospital prescription management server 131 may transmit a prescription related information message to the pharmacy prescription management server 132. The prescription related information message may include prescription related information about the user searched in the database of the hospital prescription management server 131.

In addition, the prescription related information message may include information for identifying the user. The information for identifying the user may include, for example, user-specific information such as a name or address, information specific to the mobile terminal 120 such as a phone number, and information unique to the medicine-taking support device 110 such as an access control address. It may include.

The pharmacy prescription management server 132 may receive the prescription related information message. The pharmacy prescription management server 132 may store the user identification information and the prescription related information included in the prescription related information message in the database of the pharmacy prescription management server 132.

The pharmacy prescription management server 132 may transmit the prescription related information message to the medicine-taking assistance device 110. The message may include prescription related information included in the prescription related information message received from the hospital prescription management server 131. That is, the prescription related information message transmitted to the medicine-taking assistance device 110 may include, for example, patient identification information, a date and time of prescription, a type of prescribed medicine, a usage and a dose, and the like.

In addition, the prescription related information message transmitted to the medication support apparatus 110 may include information for identifying the user for confirmation of the user of the medication support apparatus 110. The information for identifying the user may include, for example, user-specific information such as a name or address, and information unique to the medicine-taking apparatus 110 such as an access control address.

The medication taking support apparatus 110 may receive the prescription related information message. The medicine taking support device 110 may drive the medicine taking assistance application through the application driver 115, and store the prescription related information included in the prescription related information message by using the medicine taking assistance application. The medicine taking support device 110 may wait until the medicine is received by the user according to the prescription related information.

The pharmacy prescription management server 132 may transmit the prescription related information message to the mobile terminal 120. The message may include prescription related information included in the prescription related information message received from the hospital prescription management server 131. That is, the prescription related information message transmitted to the mobile terminal 120 may include, for example, patient identification information, prescription date and time, type of prescribed medicine, usage and dose, and the like.

In addition, the prescription related information message transmitted to the mobile terminal 120 may include information for identifying the user for confirmation of the user of the mobile terminal 120. The information for identifying the user may include, for example, user-specific information such as a name or address and information unique to the mobile terminal 120 such as a telephone number.

The mobile terminal 120 may receive the prescription related information message. The mobile terminal 120 may drive the medicine-taking support application through the application driver 123, and store the prescription-related information included in the prescription-related information message by using the medicine-taking support application.

The user of the mobile terminal 120 may store the medicine received from the pharmacy according to the prescription in the medicine taking support device 110. The dosing schedule management unit 112 of the medication taking support apparatus 110 may prepare a schedule for taking time and dose based on the stored prescription related information and the stored medicine.

The user notification unit 113 of the medicine taking support device 110 may generate a sound when the time of taking arrives according to the created schedule so that the user may recognize that the time of taking the medicine arrives. can do. If the user has not taken the medicine even after a predetermined dose waiting time, for example, 10 minutes, the user notification unit 113 of the medicine taking support device 110 is to inform that the time to take the medicine has arrived. Message may be transmitted to the mobile terminal 120.

The medication taking support device 110 may periodically transmit the medication taking status of the user to the medication taking support system 130.

3 is a signal flow diagram illustrating a flow of a medicine-taking assistance method according to another embodiment of the present invention. 3 illustrates a process of assisting a patient to take a medicine without filtering out again by automatically receiving a prescription before the user runs out of medicine while taking the medicine.

The medicine remaining amount checking unit 111 of the medicine taking supporting device 110 may check and record the remaining amount of medicine every time the user takes the medicine. The minimum remaining amount may be input to the medicine remaining amount confirming unit 111 in advance. The minimum reference residual amount may be, for example, an amount of one week. The medicine remaining amount confirming unit 111 may compare the checked remaining amount of the medicine with the minimum reference remaining amount. As a result of the comparison, when the remaining amount of the medicine is less than the minimum reference remaining amount, the medicine-taking assistance device 110 may perform a process for receiving an additional medicine.

In order to further receive the medicine, the medicine taking support device 110 may transmit a diagnosis request message to the hospital prescription management server 131. The diagnosis request message may include prescription related information and medicine remaining information currently stored in the medicine-taking support apparatus 110. The prescription related information may include, for example, patient identification information, the date and time of prescription, the type of medicine prescribed, usage and dose, and the like. The drug remaining information may include the type of drug remaining and the amount remaining. In addition, the diagnosis request message may include information for identifying a user of the medicine-taking assistance device 110. The user identification information may include, for example, user-specific information such as a name or address, and information unique to the medicine-taking apparatus 110 such as an access control address.

The hospital prescription management server 131 may receive the diagnosis request message. The hospital prescription management server 131 may determine whether an additional prescription is necessary from the prescription related information and the medicine remaining information included in the received message. The determined result can be reported to the attending physician, and the attending physician can make a new prescription or make an additional prescription with reference to the decision result. The updated prescription may be stored in a database of the hospital prescription management server 131.

The hospital prescription management server 131 may transmit a prescription related information message including information related to the updated prescription to the pharmacy prescription management server 132. The updated prescription related information included in the prescription related information message may include, for example, patient identification information, prescription date and time, type of prescribed medicine, usage and dose, and the like. In addition, the prescription related information message may include user identification information.

In addition, the hospital prescription management server 131 may transmit a diagnostic response message to the medication taking support device 110. The diagnosis response message may include a notification that an updated prescription is to be transmitted according to the determination result of the medicine remaining information. In some embodiments, the diagnostic response message may include updated prescription information.

The pharmacy prescription management server 132 may receive a prescription related information message transmitted from the hospital prescription management server 131. The pharmacy prescription management server 132 may store the user identification information and the updated prescription related information included in the prescription related information message in the database of the pharmacy prescription management server 132.

The pharmacy prescription management server 132 may transmit the prescription related information message to the medicine-taking assistance device 110. The message may include updated prescription related information included in the prescription related information message received from the hospital prescription management server 131. In addition, the prescription related information message transmitted to the medication support apparatus 110 may include information for identifying the user for confirmation of the user of the medication support apparatus 110.

Meanwhile, according to the embodiment, after the pharmacy prescription management server 132 receives the prescription related information message from the hospital prescription management server 131, the preparation of the medicine to be paid to the user is completed according to the updated prescription related information. Only in this case, the pharmacy prescription management server 132 may be to transmit the prescription-related information message to the medication support device 110. In this case, the user confirms that the prescription related information message is received by the medicine-taking support device 110 and then visits a pharmacy, so that the user does not have to wait for a time for preparation of the medicine.

The medication taking support apparatus 110 may receive the prescription related information message. The medicine taking support device 110 may drive the medicine taking support application through the application driver 115, and store the updated prescription related information included in the prescription related information message using the medicine taking support application. The medicine taking support device 110 may wait until the medicine is received by the user according to the updated prescription related information.

The pharmacy prescription management server 132 may transmit the prescription related information message to the mobile terminal 120. The message may include updated prescription related information included in the prescription related information message received from the hospital prescription management server 131. In addition, the prescription related information message transmitted to the mobile terminal 120 may include information for identifying the user for confirmation of the user of the mobile terminal 120.

After confirming that the prescription-related information message is received by the mobile terminal 120, the user may visit the pharmacy to receive the medicine and store the received medicine in the medicine-taking support device 110. The dosing schedule management unit 112 of the medication support apparatus 110 may update the schedule for the dose time and the dosage based on the updated and stored prescription related information and the stored medicine.

Meanwhile, according to the embodiment, after the pharmacy prescription management server 132 receives the prescription related information message from the hospital prescription management server 131, the preparation of the medicine to be paid to the user is completed according to the updated prescription related information. Only in this case, the pharmacy prescription management server 132 may be to send the prescription-related information message to the mobile terminal (120). In this case, after confirming that the prescription related information message is received at the mobile terminal 120, the user does not have to wait for a time for preparation of the medicine by visiting the pharmacy.

Embodiment of the present invention as described above provides a drug taking support device 110, a system and a method that can automatically receive a prescription before the drug is taken out of the patient is exhausted to assist the patient to take the drug without filtering can do.

4 is a signal flow diagram illustrating a flow of a medicine-taking assistance method according to another embodiment of the present invention. 4 illustrates a process of assisting a user to take a medicine suitable for his or her condition by automatically receiving a prescription again when the user's condition changes while taking the medicine.

The biometric information collecting unit 124 of the mobile terminal 120 may collect biometric information such as pulse, body temperature, blood pressure, blood sugar, electrocardiogram, etc. from the user of the biometric information collecting unit 124. . The biometric information collecting unit 124 may collect the information, including a sensor that can measure the above information, or collect the information by being connected to an external sensor that can measure the above information. have. In addition, the biometric information collecting unit 124 may collect the information by an input from the user of the mobile terminal 120.

The biometric information collecting unit 124 may transmit the biometric information message to the hospital prescription management server 131. The biometric information message may include biometric information collected from the biometric information collection unit 124. The biometric information may include a user's pulse, body temperature, blood pressure, blood sugar, electrocardiogram, and the like. In addition, the biometric information message may include information for identifying a user of the mobile terminal 120. The user identification information may include, for example, user-specific information such as a name or address and information unique to the mobile terminal 120 such as a phone number.

The hospital prescription management server 131 may receive the biometric information message. The hospital prescription management server 131 may determine a worsening sign of the condition, an improvement sign of the condition, or a specific sign of the condition from the user identification information and the biometric information included in the received message. For example, it is possible to determine whether the user's condition falls within the safety range, falls within the caution range, falls within the emergency range, and the like, according to pathological criteria such as pulse risk level, blood sugar risk level and ECG risk level.

The determined result can be reported to the attending physician, and the attending physician can make a new prescription or make an additional prescription with reference to the decision result. The updated prescription may be stored in a database of the hospital prescription management server 131.

The hospital prescription management server 131 may transmit a prescription related information message including information related to the updated prescription to the pharmacy prescription management server 132. The updated prescription related information included in the prescription related information message may include, for example, patient identification information, prescription date and time, type of prescribed medicine, usage and dose, and the like. In addition, the prescription related information message may include user identification information.

In addition, the hospital prescription management server 131 may transmit a biometric information response message to the mobile terminal (120). The biometric information response message may include a notification that an updated prescription is to be transmitted according to the determination result of the biometric information. In some embodiments, the biometric information response message may include information related to the updated prescription.

The pharmacy prescription management server 132 may receive a prescription related information message transmitted from the hospital prescription management server 131. The pharmacy prescription management server 132 may store the user identification information and the updated prescription related information included in the prescription related information message in the database of the pharmacy prescription management server 132.

The pharmacy prescription management server 132 may transmit the prescription related information message to the medicine-taking assistance device 110. The message may include updated prescription related information included in the prescription related information message received from the hospital prescription management server 131. In addition, the prescription related information message transmitted to the medication support apparatus 110 may include information for identifying the user for confirmation of the user of the medication support apparatus 110.

Meanwhile, according to the embodiment, after the pharmacy prescription management server 132 receives the prescription related information message from the hospital prescription management server 131, the preparation of the medicine to be paid to the user is completed according to the updated prescription related information. Only in this case, the pharmacy prescription management server 132 may be to transmit the prescription-related information message to the medication support device 110. In this case, the user confirms that the prescription related information message is received by the medicine-taking support device 110 and then visits a pharmacy, so that the user does not have to wait for a time for preparation of the medicine.

The medication taking support apparatus 110 may receive the prescription related information message. The medicine taking support device 110 may drive the medicine taking support application through the application driver 115, and store the updated prescription related information included in the prescription related information message using the medicine taking support application. The medicine taking support device 110 may wait until the medicine is received by the user according to the updated prescription related information.

The pharmacy prescription management server 132 may transmit the prescription related information message to the mobile terminal 120. The message may include updated prescription related information included in the prescription related information message received from the hospital prescription management server 131. In addition, the prescription related information message transmitted to the mobile terminal 120 may include information for identifying the user for confirmation of the user of the mobile terminal 120.

After confirming that the prescription-related information message is received by the mobile terminal 120, the user may visit the pharmacy to receive the medicine and store the received medicine in the medicine-taking support device 110. The dosing schedule management unit 112 of the medication support apparatus 110 may update the schedule for the dose time and the dosage based on the updated and stored prescription related information and the stored medicine.

Meanwhile, according to the embodiment, after the pharmacy prescription management server 132 receives the prescription related information message from the hospital prescription management server 131, the preparation of the medicine to be paid to the user is completed according to the updated prescription related information. Only in this case, the pharmacy prescription management server 132 may be to send the prescription-related information message to the mobile terminal (120). In this case, after confirming that the prescription related information message is received at the mobile terminal 120, the user does not have to wait for a time for preparation of the medicine by visiting the pharmacy.

Embodiments of the present invention as described above provides a drug taking support device 110, a system and a method that can automatically receive a prescription when the patient's condition changes to help the patient take the medicine appropriate to his condition Can provide.

Although described above with reference to the embodiments of the present invention, which is merely an example, not intended to limit the present invention, those skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs without departing from the essential characteristics of the embodiments of the present invention It will be appreciated that various modifications and applications are not possible that are not illustrated above. For example, each component specifically shown in the embodiments of the present invention can be modified and implemented. It is to be understood that all changes and modifications that come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are therefore intended to be embraced therein.

100: communication network
110: medicine taking support device
111: medicine remaining check unit
112: taking schedule management unit
113: user notification unit
114: Network interface
115: application driver
120: mobile terminal
121: short-range communication module
122: wireless communication module
123: application driver
124: biological information collecting unit
130: Medication Assistance System
131: Hospital Prescription Management Server
132: Pharmacy Prescription Management Server
133: authentication server

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In the medicine taking support method using a medicine taking support device,
Checking the remaining amount of medicine stored in the medicine-taking assistance device;
Comparing, by the medicine taking support device, the remaining amount of the identified medicine with a minimum reference remaining amount;
As a result of the comparison, when the remaining amount of the identified medicine is less than the minimum reference remaining amount, the medicine-taking assistance device transmitting a prescription update request signal to the medicine-taking assistance system; And
Receiving updated prescription information from the medication support system
How to support taking a drug containing. The method of claim 1,
The updated prescription information comprises at least one or more of the date and time of prescription, the type of prescription drug, usage or dosage. The method of claim 1,
The prescription renewal request signal includes information on the type of drug remaining and amount remaining. The method of claim 3,
The prescription update request signal further includes prescription information stored in the medication support device. The method according to claim 3 or 4,
The medicine-taking assistance system receives the prescription update request signal from the medicine-taking assistance device, determines whether or not a prescription update is necessary based on the received signal, and when it is determined that the prescription update is necessary, Medication support method for transmitting updated prescription information to the medication support device. The method of claim 1,
And updating a schedule for taking time and dose based on the updated prescription information. Checking the remaining amount of the received medicine and comparing the remaining amount of the confirmed medicine with the minimum reference remaining amount, if the remaining amount of the confirmed medicine is less than the minimum reference remaining amount, a prescription renewal request signal is transmitted to the medication support system, Drug remaining amount confirming unit for receiving updated prescription information from the medication taking support system in response to the prescription update request signal transmission
Drug taking support device comprising a. The method of claim 7, wherein
And the prescription update request signal includes information on the type and amount of medicines remaining. 9. The method of claim 8,
The prescription update request signal further includes prescription information stored in the medication support device. 10. The method according to claim 8 or 9,
The medicine-taking assistance system receives the prescription update request signal from the medicine-taking assistance device, determines whether or not a prescription update is necessary based on the received signal, and when it is determined that the prescription update is necessary, Medication support device for transmitting updated prescription information to the medication support device. The method of claim 7, wherein
Dosing schedule management unit for updating the schedule for taking time and dosage based on the updated prescription information
Drug taking support device further including. Receiving a prescription update request signal from the medication support device;
Determining whether a prescription is updated based on the received signal; And
If it is determined that the prescription update is necessary, the updated prescription information transmitting step of transmitting the updated prescription information to the medicine-taking support apparatus;
How to support taking a drug containing. The method of claim 12,
The renewal prescription information transmitting step,
If it is determined that the prescription update is necessary, transmitting the information on the determination result to a doctor's terminal;
Receiving updated prescription information from the terminal of the doctor; And
Transmitting the updated prescription information to the medication support device
How to support taking a drug containing. The method of claim 12,
The prescription renewal request signal includes information on the type of drug remaining and amount remaining. The method of claim 12,
The prescription update request signal further includes prescription information stored in the medication support device. Receiving biometric information of a user of the mobile terminal from a mobile terminal;
Determining whether a prescription needs to be updated based on a condition determination criterion based on the received biometric information;
If it is determined that the prescription update is necessary, the updated prescription information transmitting step of transmitting the updated prescription information to the medicine-taking assistance device of the user
How to support taking a drug containing. 17. The method of claim 16,
The renewal prescription information transmitting step,
If it is determined that the prescription update is necessary, transmitting the information on the determination result to a doctor's terminal;
Receiving updated prescription information from the terminal of the doctor; And
Transmitting the updated prescription information to the medication support device
How to support taking a drug containing. 17. The method of claim 16,
The biometric information may include at least one of pulse rate, body temperature, blood pressure, blood sugar, and electrocardiogram. Receiving information on the type and amount of drugs remaining from the medicine-taking support device, and determining whether or not a prescription update is necessary based on the received information; Medication support system for transmitting the information on the determination result to the doctor terminal, receiving the updated prescription information in response to the transmission to the doctor terminal to the drug taking support device.
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