KR20140100678A - System for inputting prescription automatically and alarming the time to take medicine using smart phone - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a prescription medicine automatic inputting and medication time notifying system using a smart phone and a method thereof. The system of the present invention includes: a prescription issuance device for issuing a prescription comprising a 2D bar code including a prescription medicine and medication information about medication method, medication period, daily medication number and medication time, medication precaution, medicine side effect and regular medicine prescription of the prescription medicine; and a smart phone which recognizes the 2D bar code comprised in the issued prescription, and reads the medication information included in the recognized 2D bar code, and inputs and stores the medication information automatically, or recognizes the issued prescription by an optical character reader (OCR) method, and inputs and stores the medication information automatically by reading the medication information, or inputs and stores the medication information by receiving the medication information of a predetermined format by a wifi-direct or a wired cable. The smart phone displays the medication information through an alarm at a corresponding medication time to a user according to the automatically inputted/stored medication information, and informs the user of medical treatment appointment through an alarm before the medication period is expired in case regular treatment and medicine prescription are recognized to be necessary in the inputted/stored medication information, and performs medical treatment appointment automatically on a date and time selected by the user through an internet, and informs a corresponding medical treatment appointment date and time in advance through an alarm.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a system and a method for automatically inputting a prescription drug using a smartphone and a medication time notification system and method.

The present invention relates to a medication time notification system and method, and more particularly, to a system and method for automatically input prescription medication and medication time using a smart phone.

In the past, when a doctor prescribed a medication to a patient, the patient had to take the prescription medication on time according to the prescription. Physicians can not effectively manage drug use, especially for outpatients, and there is no way to objectively identify patients other than the way they ask patients to take them.

As described above, the conventional prescription has a great problem in view of the post management system.

However, according to the expansion of the use of smart phones, the patient himself or herself takes advantage of the alarm function or the schedule function of the smart phone to manage the drug itself. A better form is to send a text message or push alarm to the patient continuously at each medication time.

However, such a method may have an alarm in the case of a patient or an error in inputting a schedule, and the hospital has a problem of continuous management cost and inefficiency in continuously changing and providing various medication information for a large number of patients.

On the other hand, depending on the patient, the number of medicines to be prescribed or the number of medicines to be taken per one is more than a dozen. Often, these drugs are used for chronic chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, and heart disease. If continuous drug use is required, taking medication, irregularly taking it, or repeatedly taking it in the wrong way may lead to poor drug effectiveness and sometimes serious complications.

As described above, the administration of the medication of the patient is a very important issue that may result in a very lethal result. In the conventional method, it is difficult to systematically manage the administration of the medication to the outpatient.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic prescription drug input and a medication time notification system using a smartphone.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a method of automatically inputting prescription drugs using a smartphone and a method of notifying a medication time.

The prescription drug automatic input and medication time notification system using the smartphone according to the object of the present invention can be applied to various medicines such as a prescription drug and a prescribed medication method, a medication period, a daily medication count and medication time, A prescription issuing device for issuing a prescription having a 2D barcode containing medication information on whether or not to periodically prescribe medication; Recognizes the 2D barcode provided in the issued prescription and reads out / registers the medication information contained in the recognized 2D barcode, or recognizes the issued prescription as an OCR (optical character reader) method and reads out the medication information And a smart phone for automatically inputting / storing or receiving / inputting medication information in a predetermined format by the wifi-direct or wired cable.

Here, the smartphone may display the medication information at an appropriate medication time according to the automatic input / stored medication information through an alarm, and recognize that the medication and medication prescription need to be periodically The user is alerted to the user through an alarm whether or not the patient is scheduled to be served before expiration of the medicinal drug term. The user is automatically made a reservation on the date and time selected by the user via the Internet, .

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for automatically inputting a prescription drug and informing a prescription drug using a smartphone, wherein the prescription drug issuing device includes a prescription drug and a prescription drug, Generating a 2D barcode by receiving medical treatment information on a drug, a side effect of the drug, and whether or not the medicine is prescribed on a regular basis; The prescription issuing device generates and issues a prescription including the generated 2D bar code; The smartphone of the user recognizes the 2D barcode provided in the issued prescription and reads out and automatically inputs / stores the medication information contained in the recognized 2D barcode or recognizes the issued prescription in an OCR (optical character reader) Reading out the medication information and automatically inputting / storing the medication information; receiving / inputting medication information in a predetermined format by the wifi-direct or wired cable; And informing the user of the medication information at an appropriate medication time by an alarm and displaying the medication information according to the automatically input / stored medication information.

Determining whether the smartphone needs periodic medical care and drug prescription in the input / stored medication information; If the periodic medical treatment and the prescription of medication are required as a result of the determination, informing the user of the smartphone whether an appointment of the patient is scheduled before expiration of the medication term by an alarm; Performing automatic appointment reservation on the date and time selected by the user via the Internet; The smartphone informing the user of the appointment appointment date and time in advance through an alarm.

According to the prescription drug automatic inputting and medication time notification system and method using the smart phone, a 2D barcode including medication information is further indicated in a conventional paper prescription unlike the conventional method, and a user can use a smart phone to display a 2D barcode And informing the user of the medication information in a timely manner, the user can more easily and systematically manage the medication.

On the other hand, even when there is no 2D barcode, OCR scanning is performed using a smartphone to recognize and store medication information, or medication information in a format determined by Wi-Fi direct or wired connection is provided, Lt; / RTI >

As described above, the highly efficient medication management can be performed using the smart phone without making major changes to the existing prescription system, and the patient management can be performed without excessive expenditure for system construction.

In the case of a patient who is prescribed medication by continuously visiting a hospital such as a hypertensive patient or a diabetic patient, the prescription drug is dropped and the user is informed in advance of the time when the prescription is needed, And so on.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a prescription drug automatic entry and medication time notification system using a smartphone according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of automatically inputting a prescription drug using a smartphone and a medication time notification method according to an embodiment of 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 to the concrete inventive concept.

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.

The terms first, second, A, B, etc. may be used to describe various elements, but the elements should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component. And / or < / RTI > includes any combination of a plurality of related listed items or any of a plurality of related listed items.

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.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs.

Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries are to be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the contextual meaning of the related art and are to be interpreted as either ideal or overly formal in the sense of the present application Do not.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a prescription drug automatic entry and medication time notification system using a smartphone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a prescription drug automatic input and medication time notification system using a smartphone according to an embodiment of the present invention may be configured to include a prescription issuing device 100 and a smartphone 200.

The automatic prescription drug input and medication time notification system using a smartphone is configured to display a 2D barcode or QR code containing medication information in a paper prescription and to recognize the contents of a prescription in the smartphone 200. In the past, the user's medication management has not been properly performed. However, in the present invention, the contents of the prescription can be easily identified in the smart phone 200, and the medication can be informed to the user.

In addition, from the viewpoint of hospitals, it is possible to manage medicines with high efficiency by simply generating a 2D barcode or QR code without a need to construct a medication management system for outpatients.

On the other hand, the user is very simple to grasp the contents of the paper prescription by using the OCR function in the smartphone 200 or receive the prescription of the predetermined format in wired and wireless.

The prescription issuing device 100 may be configured to include a 2D bar code generating module 110, a prescription issuing module 120, and a Wi-Fi direct module 130. [ The prescription issuing device 100 differs from the conventional one in that it further generates a 2D barcode to be printed in an existing paper prescription, and additionally adds a Wi-Fi direct function as needed. Hereinafter, the detailed configuration will be described.

The 2D barcode generation module 110 generates a 2D barcode or a 2D barcode including the medication information of the prescription drug and prescription drug, the medication duration, the daily medication count and medication time, the medication precautions, the side effects of medication, And may be configured to generate QR codes. The 2D barcode or QR code must be a 2D barcode or QR code of a predetermined type so as to be recognizable in the application of the user's smartphone 200.

The prescription issuing module 120 is configured to issue an existing prescription in paper form. However, a 2D barcode or a QR code generated by the 2D barcode module 110 is configured to issue a printed prescription.

The WiFi direct module 130 is configured to transmit prescription information of a predetermined format to the smartphone 300. The smartphone 200 can wirelessly receive and store a prescription in the form of a file without a paper prescription.

The smartphone 200 includes a 2D barcode recognition module 210, an OCR module 220, a WiFi direct module 230, a memory module 240, a display module 250, a communication module 260 and a control module 270, . ≪ / RTI > The smartphone 200 may be implemented as an application.

The 2D barcode recognition module 210 can be configured to recognize a 2D barcode or a QR code from a prescription issued by the prescription issuing module 120. [

The OCR module 220 may be configured to OCR scan the prescriptions issued by the prescription issuing module 120.

The WiFi direct module 230 may be configured to receive a prescription file of a predetermined format from the WiFi direct module 130. It is also possible to receive prescription files by wire connection.

The memory module 240 is configured to store medication information recognized and read by the 2D bar code recognition module 210, the OCR module 220, and the Wi-Fi direct module 230.

The display module 250 is configured to display medication information or the like or to display an alarm message or the like to the user.

The communication module 260 may be a communication communication module such as 3G / 4G or other wired network module.

The control module 270 may be configured to read out the 2D barcode recognized from the 2D barcode recognition module 210, the OCR module 220, and the WiFi direct module 230 or the medication information from the prescription. The control module 270 may be configured to automatically input / store the read medication information into the memory module 240. [

In this case, the medication information may be information on the name of the medication, the medication method, the medication duration, the number of medications and medication time, medication precautions, adverse drug reactions, and regular medication prescriptions.

The control module 270 may be configured to display the medication information to the user through the alarm on the display module 250 in accordance with the medication information automatically input / stored in the memory module 240 to the user.

The control module 270 may be configured to notify the user through the alarm whether or not the patient is scheduled for medical treatment before expiration of the medication period if the periodic medical treatment and medication prescription are recognized as necessary in the medication information stored in the memory module 240 . For example, regular care and medication prescription are needed, such as hypertension, diabetes, and heart disease, which are management diseases. In other words, it may be the case that the hospital should be treated once a month. Because you have to go to the hospital before the medicine falls, it will inform the user before the medicine has fallen in advance.

The control module 270 may be configured to allow the communication module 260 to automatically make an appointment appointment at the date and time selected by the user over the Internet. It is preferable that the appointment date and time are informed in advance through an alarm.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of automatically inputting a prescription drug using a smartphone and a medication time notification method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the prescription issuance apparatus 100 displays medication information on the prescription drug and the prescribed medication method, medication duration, daily medication count and medication time, medication precautions, adverse side effects, and regular medication prescription And receives a 2D barcode (S101).

Next, the prescription issuance apparatus 100 generates and issues a prescription having a 2D bar code (S102).

Next, the smartphone 200 of the user recognizes the 2D barcode provided in the prescription issued earlier, reads out the medication information contained in the recognized 2D barcode, automatically inputs / stores the prescription, and stores the issued prescription in an optical character reader In operation S103, the medication information is read out and automatically input / stored, or the medication information in a predetermined format is received by a wifi-direct or a cable and is automatically input / stored.

Next, the smartphone 100 notifies the user of the medication information at the medication time according to the previously input medication information, and displays the medication information via the alarm (S104).

Next, the smartphone 200 determines whether regular medical care and medication prescription are required in the previously entered / stored medication information (S105).

As a result of the determination, if the periodical medical care and prescription of the medicament are required, the smartphone 200 informs the user of the appointment of the medical care before the expiration of the medicinal term (S106).

Next, the smartphone 200 automatically performs the appointment reservation on the date and time selected by the user via the Internet (S107).

Next, the smartphone 200 informs the user of the appointment appointment day and time in advance through an alarm (S108).

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as defined in the following claims. There will be.

Claims (3)

Issuance of a prescription to issue a prescription with a 2D barcode that contains prescription and prescription drug methods, medication duration, number of daily doses and medication times, medication precautions, medication side effects, and medication information on regular medication prescriptions Device;
Recognizes the 2D barcode provided in the issued prescription and reads out / registers the medication information contained in the recognized 2D barcode, or recognizes the issued prescription as an OCR (optical character reader) method and reads out the medication information And a smartphone for automatically inputting / storing or receiving / inputting medication information in a predetermined format by the wifi-direct or wired cable,
In the smartphone,
And displays the medication information at the medication time according to the automatic input / stored medication information to the user through an alarm, and if it is recognized that the medication and medication should be periodically used in the input / stored medication information, The user is notified of the appointment of the patient through an alarm, automatically performs the appointment appointment on the date and time selected by the user via the Internet, and notifies the appointment appointment date and time in advance through an alarm. Prescription drug auto entry and medication time notification system. Generating a 2D barcode by receiving a prescription drug and medication information on a prescribed medication method, a medication time period, a daily medication frequency and a medication time, a medication precautions, a side effect of medication, and a regular medication prescription;
The prescription issuing device generates and issues a prescription including the generated 2D bar code;
The smartphone of the user recognizes the 2D barcode provided in the issued prescription and reads out and automatically inputs / stores the medication information contained in the recognized 2D barcode or recognizes the issued prescription in an OCR (optical character reader) Reading out the medication information and automatically inputting / storing the medication information, or automatically receiving / storing medication information in a predetermined format by the wifi-direct or wired cable;
And informing the user of the medication information at an appropriate medication time using an alarm and displaying the medication information at the medication time according to the automatically input / stored medication information by the smartphone. 3. The method of claim 2,
Determining whether the smartphone needs periodic medical treatment and drug prescription in the input / stored medication information;
If the periodic medical treatment and the prescription of medication are required as a result of the determination, informing the user of the smartphone whether an appointment of the patient is scheduled before expiration of the medication term by an alarm;
Performing automatic appointment reservation on the date and time selected by the user via the Internet;
Further comprising the step of informing the user of the appointment date and time of the smartphone in advance through an alarm, wherein the smartphone automatically informs the user of the prescription drug automatic entry and medication time notification using the smartphone.

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