KR20160074748A - Medicine storage apparatus and method for controlling the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a medicine storing device. More specifically, a medicine storing device according to the present invention includes: multiple medicine storing units with a locking unit; at least one sensor unit equipped to correspond to each of the medicine storing units; a marking unit marking a position of the medicine storing unit to which the access of a user is requested among the multiple medicine storing units; and a control unit controlling the locked locking unit equipped in the medicine storing unit to which the access of the user is requested to be unlocked when an external object is sensed by the sensor unit corresponding to the medicine storing unit to which the access of the user is requested. The medicine storing device according to the present invention is capable of storing medicines in various sizes and shapes, preventing a corresponding medicine stored in accordance with the prescription information of a prescription from being taken out or replenishing the corresponding medicine if the corresponding medicine is exhausted. In addition, the medicine storing device is capable of storing all of the medicines of which storing methods are different, thereby maximizing the variety of the storable medicines. In addition, the medicine storing device is capable of efficiently preventing the medicines from being taken out when preventing the medicines disallowed to be taken out, thereby providing convenience and accuracy for a manager.

Description

[0001] MEDICINE STORAGE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME [0002]

The present invention relates to a drug storage device, and more particularly, to a drug storage device that stores a variety of medicines and at the same time can supplement or supply the medicines to an administrator who has been granted a proper access right.

Generally, medicines are used for diagnosing, treating, or preventing diseases in humans or animals, and include medicines and medical devices.

Here, the drug is manufactured to have a component for treating the disease, and the drug is produced in various formulations such as tablets, powders, injections, and the like. As described above, drug storage devices are being developed to automate and store various types and types of medicines and medical instruments.

Such a medicine storage device needs to discharge new medicines to the outside or supplement new medicines when necessary, and there has been a problem in that, in the process of supplementing or discharging medicines, erroneous medicines are supplemented or discharged to weaken the medicines .

In particular, in the case of special medicines such as narcotics and psychotropic drugs in the drug product, if it is supplied to the patient other than the patient, it may cause a serious risk to the patient who takes the drug. Therefore, Only authorized personnel should supplement or discharge the drug.

Therefore, it is possible to store various kinds of pharmaceuticals in various sizes and shapes, to supply accurate medicine to patients, to set manager access authority for individual medicines in order to check the input, storage and supply status of each medicine in real time, It is urgent to study the drug storage system that allows only authorized administrators to inject or supplement drugs.

An object of the present invention is to provide a drug storage device that stores medicines of various sizes and shapes and dispenses the stored medicines according to prescribed prescription information or the like, or replenishes the medicines when the medicines are consumed.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a drug storage device which allows an authorized administrator to dispense or replenish drugs conveniently and efficiently.

A drug storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of drug storage units having a locking unit; At least one sensor unit corresponding to each of the medicine storage units; A display unit for displaying a position of the drug storage unit requested by the user among the plurality of drug storage units; And a control unit for controlling the locking unit of the medicine storage unit, which is requested to be accessed by the user, to be unlocked if an external object is detected from the sensor unit corresponding to the medicine storage unit requested by the user. . ≪ / RTI >

And a grip unit provided at one side of the medicine storage unit, and the sensor unit may be provided at a specific position corresponding to the grip unit to sense the external object.

And an access blocking unit for blocking a user's access to the medicine storage unit. The access blocking unit may be provided to be movable between a first position and a second position.

The control unit may block the user's access if the access blocking unit is in the first position and allow the user access if the access blocking unit is in the second position.

When the locked state of the locking portion is released, the access blocking portion may be provided to be movable from the first position to the second position.

Wherein the control unit requests user authentication of the first drug storage unit when the user access request to the first drug storage unit is received and if the user authentication is successful, 1 Display can be activated.

The control unit may control to maintain the locked state of the first locking unit provided in the first medicine storage unit when the user authentication fails.

The control unit may control to maintain the locked state of the second lock unit provided in the second medicine storage unit if it is determined that the external object is detected from the second sensor unit corresponding to the arbitrary second medicine storage unit .

Further, a method of controlling a drug storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: receiving a user access request for a first drug storage unit; Confirming user authentication information on the first drug storage unit; Activating a first display unit corresponding to the first drug storage unit when user authentication of the first drug storage unit is successful; Acquiring an external object detection signal for the first medicine storage unit; And releasing the locked state of the first lock portion.

At this time, when the external object detection signal for the second medicine storage unit is received, the second lock portion corresponding to the second medicine storage unit can be kept in the locked state.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a drug storage device, comprising: receiving a user access request for a first and second drug storage unit; Confirming user authentication information on the first and second medicine storage units; Activating the first and second display units corresponding to the first and second drug storage units when the user authentication of the first and second drug storage units is successful; Acquiring an external object detection signal for the first medicine storage unit; And if the external object detection signal for the second drug storage unit is not obtained within a predetermined time, the second drug storage unit The state can be canceled.

According to the medicine storage device of the present invention, it is possible to store medicines of various sizes and shapes, to dispense the stored medicines according to the prescription information of the prescription, or to supplement the medicines when the medicines are consumed.

In addition, it is possible to store all drugs having different storage methods, thereby maximizing the kinds of drugs that can be stored.

In addition, it is possible to efficiently dispense medicines requiring dispensing, thereby providing convenience and accuracy to the administrator.

1 and 2 are schematic perspective views showing a medicine storage apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 and 4 are schematic perspective views showing a medicine storage unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a block diagram of a medicine storage apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.
6 to 8 are views for explaining a configuration related to a medicine storage unit according to another embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a flowchart illustrating an operation sequence of the medicine storage apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an operation sequence of the medicine storage apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a flowchart illustrating an operation sequence of a medicine storage apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The foregoing objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

The detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.

The terms used in the present specification are used to easily explain the present invention. Accordingly, the invention is not limited by the terms used herein. As used herein, the term "connection" or "connection" does not necessarily refer to a direct connection or connection, but rather to an indirect connection or connection through an intermediary. Also, "module" or "part" is a term used for convenience of description, and therefore does not have a meaning or function that is different from itself.

Numbers (e.g., first, second, etc.) used in the description of the present invention are merely an identifier for distinguishing one component from another.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. On the other hand, the same reference numerals are used for the same constituent elements in the drawings, and redundant explanations can be omitted. In the absence of special definitions or references, the terms used in this description are based on the conditions indicated in the drawings.

For the sake of convenience, the thicknesses and dimensions of the structures shown in the drawings may be exaggerated, and they do not mean that the dimensions and the proportions of the structures should be actually set.

The present invention can be modified or modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Modifications or variations that do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, the invention includes modifications or variations that do not depart from the spirit and scope of the invention. Further, the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments.

Hereinafter, a configuration of a medicine storage apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail. FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are schematic perspective views illustrating a medicine storage apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are schematic perspective views illustrating a medicine storage unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a drug storage device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include at least one drug storage unit 100.

The medicines storage unit 100 is for storing medicines M of various sizes and shapes and is designed to dispense the medicines M stored according to the prescription information of a prescription or to dispense medicines M when the medicines M are consumed (M) can be supplemented.

3, the medicine storage unit 100 includes a main body frame 130 for providing an external appearance of the medicine storage unit 100, a door unit 140 rotatably mounted on the main body frame 130, . ≪ / RTI >

Specifically, the door unit 140 may block a user from accessing the medicines M stored in the medicine storage unit 100. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the door unit 140 is normally closed in a locked state to prevent access by a third party. When the authentication of the administrator having the access authority is completed, a predetermined procedure is performed The door portion 140 can be opened as shown in FIG. Thereafter, the manager having the access authority can close the door unit 140 after completing the dispensation work for the medicines M that need dispensing or the supplementation work for the medicines M that require dispensing, The user's access to the network 100 may be blocked again.

1 and 2, the second to n th medicines storage units 200 to 600 may be configured to store the first medicament storage unit 200, May be disposed adjacent to the unit 100, specifically, they may be stacked as a plurality of layers and disposed adjacent to each other.

1 and 2, a drug storage device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first medicament storage unit 100 and second to sixth medicines storage units 200 to 600, And the second to fifth drug storage units 200 to 600 may be as follows.

The second medicine storage unit 200 may be a storage unit that is drawn out in a linear direction in the form of a shelf so as to allow the contained medicine to be dispensed. The third medicine storage unit 300 automatically dispenses the received medicine Or the like.

In addition, the fourth medicine storage unit 400 may be a storage unit that is provided in at least one row and can receive medicines for each column, and the fifth medicines storage unit 500 stores the received medicines in a refrigerator It can be a storage unit that can be dispensed.

Further, the sixth medicine storage unit 600 may be a draw-type storage unit having a lid that can be opened and closed in each medicine contained therein.

At least a part of the second to sixth drug storage units 200 to 600 may include door units 240, 340 and 540 which are the same as the door unit 140 provided in the first medicine storage unit 100 And the door parts 440 and 640 are used to determine whether or not to dispense medicines in order to determine whether or not the medicine dispensation is permitted. The opening and closing operation of the door units 240 to 640 will be described in detail below.

The second to sixth medicine storage units 200 to 600 may be closed to lock the door units 240 to 640 during normal operation to prevent access by a third party. The door unit 240 can be opened by releasing the locked state through a predetermined procedure.

Meanwhile, when the door part 340 is opened, the third medicine storage unit 300 can take out the medicines M automatically dispensed from the medicines storage box B disposed therein, Dispensing of the medicines M from the storage box B can be realized by receiving dispensation signals from external or internal devices.

Here, the external or internal device may be an input device for inputting necessary information / commands from a user such as a device, a hospital, a user terminal provided in a ward, or a wireless terminal owned by the user.

In addition, the dispensation signal may be received through a communication unit (not shown), and the communication unit may communicate with the first drug storage unit 100 and the network in which the external or internal device is located, Modules. For example, the communication unit may include a wireless Internet module, a local area communication module, and a location information module.

The wireless Internet module refers to a module for wireless Internet access, and the wireless Internet module can be built in or enclosed in the medicine dispensing apparatus 10. [ WLAN (WiFi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) and the like can be used as wireless Internet technologies.

The short-range communication module is a module for short-range communication. Bluetooth, RFID, IrDA, UWB, ZigBee, WiHD, WiGig, and the like can be used as the short distance communication technology.

Meanwhile, the fourth medicine storage unit 400 may be a storage unit that is provided in at least one row and can accommodate the medicines M in each row. The medicines M may be a medical device having a relatively long length, such as a stethoscope, Device or the like.

The door portion 440 may be a component of each column formed to correspond to each column. Whether or not the door portion 440 is released from the locked state is related to whether or not each row is taken out.

In other words, when the authentication of the administrator having the access authority is completed, the locked state of the authentication completed column is released through a predetermined procedure and can be taken out to the outside by the external force, and the medicine M It can be dispensed manually.

Meanwhile, when the door unit 540 is opened, the fifth medicine storage unit 500 can draw out the drawers disposed therein and draw out the medicine contained in the drawn drawer, and the medicine is stored in the refrigerator May be a necessary medicament.

Therefore, a refrigerating module is provided inside each drawer, so that it is possible to prevent the deterioration of the medicine when the medicine is stored.

However, the inside of the fifth medicine storage unit 500 is not limited to a drawer type but may be provided in at least one row as in the fourth medicine storage unit 400.

The sixth medicine storage unit 600 may have at least one drawer that can be drawn out, and whether or not the drawer is drawn out depends on whether or not the lock device disposed adjacent to each drawer is released.

That is, in the fifth medicine storage unit 600, the door unit 640 may be a fixed component and may include a locking device for determining whether or not the drawer is drawn out. When the authentication of the administrator having authority is completed, the lock state can be released through a predetermined procedure so that the drawer can be drawn out.

Here, the drawer may have a plurality of cells, and each drawer may have cells of different sizes.

Each cell may be provided with a lid which can be opened or closed.

Here, the lid of the accommodated cell of the medicine which needs dispensing at the same time as the drawing of the drawer can be automatically opened, and thereafter, the manager can dispense the medicine manually.

However, the opening and closing of the lid is not limited to the automatic opening, but may be implemented manually.

The first drug storage unit 100 and the second to sixth drug storage units 200 to 200 described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4 will now be described with reference to the drug storage unit 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 600), but it is also possible that there is a plurality of at least one of the first to sixth drug storage units 100 to 600, and the sixth to n-th (n is a natural number) Natural number) medicine storage unit may be further included.

As described above, the drug storage apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes at least one of the drug storage unit 100 and the first to nth drug storage units 200 to 600 described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4 It is possible to store the medicines M having various sizes and shapes and dispense the stored medicines M according to the prescription information of the prescription so that the convenience of dispensing medicines can be improved and the efficiency can be increased .

Hereinafter, a method of controlling the operation of the medicine storage apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to related drawings. It is to be understood that the drawings are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention and that the same reference numerals may be used for the same components and duplicate descriptions may be omitted .

Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the operation control method of the drug storage apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention is implemented in the drug storage apparatus 10 described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4, It is assumed that a plurality of drug storage units of the same or similar form as the first drug storage unit 100 and the second drug storage unit 200 are arranged in the drug storage unit 10.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a drug storage device according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 6 to 8 are views for explaining a configuration related to a drug storage unit according to another embodiment of the present invention.

5, the drug storage apparatus 10 according to another embodiment of the present invention may include at least one medicines storage unit S, a control unit 40, an input unit 50, and the like.

As described above, the drug storage device 10 is a device that dispenses medicines from the medicine storage unit S in which the medicines M are stored in response to a request for dispensing medicines. ) In order to be able to dispatch the third party is blocked.

The dispensing request may be a prescription containing information about the medicines that the patient should take. Alternatively, the dispensing request may include information on a medical device necessary for a surgical operation or the like, or medical supplies necessary for performing a medical operation.

In addition, the drug dispensation request may be received from an internal or external device, and the internal or external device may be a server provided in a hospital, ward, etc., a user terminal, or a wireless terminal owned by a manager. Accordingly, the drug dispensing request may be automatically received from a server provided in a hospital, ward, or the like, or may be received by a manual input of a manager.

The medicine storage units S1 and S2 may be realized in the same or similar form as the first medicine storage unit 100 and the second medicine storage unit 200 described with reference to FIGS.

5, the first medicines storing unit S1, the second medicines storing unit S2 and the nth medicines storing unit Sn may be included in the medicines storing units S1 and S2. have. Each of the medicine storage units S1 and S2 includes locking portions 21 and 31, access blocking portions 22 and 32, sensor portions 23 and 33, grip portions 24 and 34, and display portions 25 and 25 ), And each component may be provided to correspond to the drug storage unit (S1, S2).

The locking portions 21 and 31 may be components for determining the locking state of the medicine storage units S1 and S2 and are generally kept locked during normal operation. The access blocking portions 22 and 32 may be configured to block or allow the user to access the drug storage units S1 and S2 and the same function may be performed by the door unit 140 . Therefore, the medicine storage unit S1, S2 can block access by a third party without access by the lock portions 21, 31 and the access blocking portions 22, 32.

The grip portions 25 and 35 may be a structure that allows a user to easily open and close the door portion 140 of the medicine storage units S1 and S2 and may be provided on one side of the medicine storage units S1 and S2 . Meanwhile, the grip portions 25 and 35 may be provided in various forms.

For example, the grip portions 25 and 35 may be protruded so that the user can grasp the grip portion with a finger. In this case, the user grips the grip portions 25 and 35 in a gripped state The door portion 140 can be opened.

Alternatively, for example, the grip portions 25 and 35 may be provided with a groove portion for allowing a user to insert a finger, as shown in FIG. 6, The door 140 can be opened by pulling the door 140 in a state of being inserted.

The shape of the grip portions 25 and 35 is not limited to the above example, and any shape of handle that can be applied by a person skilled in the art according to the present technical or technical developments can be adopted.

The sensor units 23 and 33 may be configured to detect an external object for opening and closing the door unit 140 of the medicine storage units S1 and S2. For example, the external object may be a finger of a user. For convenience of explanation, the external object is a finger of a user.

The sensor units 23 and 33 may be provided corresponding to the respective drug storage units S1 and S2 and at least one sensor unit 23 and 33 may be provided in the drug storage units S1 and S2 .

The user's finger can be sensed by various sensors. For example, at least one of the infrared sensor, the pressure sensor, and the proximity sensor may be selected as the sensor unit 23, 33 and may be selected as a combination of at least one of the infrared sensor, the pressure sensor, and the proximity sensor.

For example, at least one infrared sensor may be used for the sensor units 23 and 33, and the infrared sensor may detect the presence or absence of a user's finger. The infrared sensor may include a light emitting unit for emitting infrared rays and a light receiving unit for receiving infrared rays emitted from the light emitting unit (not shown). The light emitting unit emits infrared rays, and the light receiving unit receives the infrared ray emitted from the light emitting unit, thereby detecting the presence of an obstacle blocking the infrared ray path between the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit. For example, when the user grasps the grip portions 25 and 35 with the fingers or inserts the fingers into the grip portions 25 and 35 to open the door portion 140, Can sense the user's finger by receiving infrared rays reflected by the user's finger.

In addition, the infrared sensor 23 may be provided on the grip portion 25. For example, referring to FIG. 7, a first sensor portion 23a and a second sensor portion 23b may be provided at the upper and lower ends of the grip portion 25, respectively. That is, when a user inserts a finger into the grip portion 25 to open the door portion 140, at least one of the first sensor portion 23a and the second sensor portion 23b is inserted into the grip portion 25, The presence or absence of a finger can be detected. Here, the first sensor unit 23a may sense the presence or absence of a user's finger inserted in the first section D1, and the second sensor unit 23b may sense presence or absence of a finger inserted into the second section D2. The presence or absence of a finger of the user can be detected. Therefore, when the user's finger is inserted between the first section D1 and the second section D2 of the grip section 25, the first sensor section 23a and the second sensor section 23b detect the user's finger The infrared sensors 23 and 33 need not necessarily be provided on the grips 25 and 35. The infrared sensors 23 and 33 need not be provided on the grips 25 and 35, (S1, S2).

The sensor units 23 and 33 may sense an external object for opening and closing the door unit 140 of the medicine storage units S1 and S2 and may further confirm the user biometrics information. Here, the user biometric information is used to additionally confirm a user's access right to the drug storage device 10, and may be, for example, fingerprint recognition information of a user's finger, vein recognition information, and the like.

For example, the sensor portions 23 and 33 may be disposed at specific positions on the grip portion 25, and a user may insert a finger into the grip portion 25 to open the door portion 140 . At this time, the sensor units 23 and 33 can recognize the fingerprint recognition information or the vein recognition information of the user's finger while sensing the user's finger, and the control unit 40 can recognize the fingerprint recognition information or the vein recognition information from the sensor units 23 and 33 The fingerprint recognition information of the obtained user finger or the vein recognition information can be compared with the stored fingerprint recognition information or vein recognition information. Here, the fingerprint identification information or vein identification information stored in advance may be fingerprint identification information or vein recognition information of the authorized users of the medicine storage device 10, and may be stored in the memory (not shown) Not shown) or stored in a server.

Accordingly, the control unit 40 determines whether the fingerprint recognition information or the vein recognition information of the user's finger obtained from the sensor units 23 and 33 matches one of fingerprint recognition information or vein recognition information stored in advance And the user's access authority can be confirmed once more.

The display units 25 and 35 are provided to display the positions of the medicine storage units S1 and S2 in which the medicines M are stored in response to a dispensing request for medicines and are provided so as to correspond to the medicines storage units S1 and S2 .

The display units 25 and 35 may be light emitting diodes (LEDs) and the display units 25 and 35 may be configured to allow the first drug storage unit S1 in which medicines M requiring dispensing to be stored, It can be informed by lighting, color change of color of light, difference in degree of flickering or flickering.

7, the display unit 25 may be provided at an arbitrary position on the first grip unit 24 provided in the first medicine storage unit S1, and one or more LEDs May be disposed on the first grip portion (24). Meanwhile, the display unit 25 may be formed in any form as long as it can distinguish the first medicine storage unit S1 from other medicine storage units.

Alternatively, for example, the display unit 25 may be configured to be movable in a predetermined direction on the door unit 140 so as to correspond to the door unit 140 provided in the first medicine storage unit S1, And may be provided at any position on the first medicament storage unit S1 so as to distinguish the first medicines storage unit S1 from the other medicines storage unit. On the other hand, the form of the display unit 25 may be formed in any form within a range in which the first medicine storage unit S1 can be identified.

The input unit 50 may include a key pad, a dome switch, a touch pad (static pressure type or electrostatic type), a jog wheel, a jog switch, Or may correspond to the display units 25 and 35 of the drug storage units S1 and S2, respectively. Alternatively, the input unit 50 may be provided to correspond to the access blocking units 22 and 32 together with the display units 25 and 35. Alternatively, the input unit 50 may be formed integrally with the display units 25 and 35.

The control unit 40 can control the overall operation of the drug storage device 10 so that the medicine can be dispensed according to the dispensing request. For example, the controller 40 controls the operation of the locks 21 and 31 so that the user can access the first drug storage unit S1 in which the medicines M are stored according to the dispensing request You can change the lock status. Hereinafter, a control method of the medicine storage apparatus 10 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 9 to 11. FIG.

9 is a flowchart illustrating an operation sequence of the medicine storage apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 9, a method of controlling a drug storage apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention includes receiving a user access request for a first drug storage unit (S10), confirming user authentication information (S11 (S12) of activating a first display unit corresponding to the second medicine storage unit (S12), sensing an external object to the first medicine storage unit (S13), releasing the locked state of the first lock (S14 ). Hereinafter, each step will be described in detail.

The control unit 40 may receive a user access request for the first medicine storage unit (S10).

That is, the control unit 40 may receive a user access request for dispensing the medicine M stored in the first medicine storage unit S1. For example, the control unit 40 may receive a drug dispensing request for at least one medicines M contained in a prescription from the server, or may receive a drug dispensing request manually input according to the need of the manager . At this time, the drug dispensing request for the medicines M can be recognized as a user access request to the first medicines storing unit S1. Further, for example, when the first drug storage unit S1 needs to replenish the medicine M, the control unit 40 receives a drug replenishment request from the server or by manual input by the administrator . At this time, the drug supplement request for the drug M can be recognized as a user access request to the first drug storage unit S1.

The control unit 40 can confirm the user authentication information for the first drug storage unit S1 when a user access request to the first drug storage unit S1 is received at step S11.

Specifically, the control unit 40 may transmit a user authentication information request message to confirm the access authority of the user to the first drug storage unit S1 in which the medicines M are stored. The user authentication information request message may be provided through a display (not shown) provided in the medical care storage device 10 and may be provided through a user terminal or a wireless terminal owned by the administrator.

The user authentication information may be unique identification information for granting access authority to the user to the medicine storage unit S, and may include, for example, an ID and a password, a registration number, an authorized certificate and fingerprint information, , Speech recognition information, iris recognition information, and the like can be utilized. The user authentication information may be stored in a memory (not shown) provided in the drug storage device 10 and may be stored in a server connected to the drug storage device 10 via a network have.

When the user authentication information is input from the user in response to the user authentication information request, the control unit 40 controls the first medical care product storage unit S1 to store the user's input information on the basis of the user authentication information stored in the memory It is possible to check whether or not the access right for the user exists. Alternatively, the server may request the server to confirm whether or not the user's access right to the first medical care product storage unit S1 exists.

If the control unit 40 determines that the user's access right to the first medical care product storage unit S1 does not exist, the control unit 40 may transmit a message indicating the user authentication failure, S1), the next step can be performed.

Therefore, according to the medicine storage apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention, by confirming the access authority of the user for the request for dispensing medicines or requesting supplementation of medicines, only authorized administrators can dispense or supplement the medicines The weakening accident can be prevented in advance.

The control unit may control to activate the first display unit 25 corresponding to the first medicine storage unit S1 (S12).

That is, when the user authentication of the first drug storage unit S1 is successful, that is, the control unit 40 transmits the access right to the first drug storage unit S1 to the input user It is possible to control the first display unit 25 corresponding to the first medicine storage unit S1 to be activated so as to indicate the position of the first medicine storage unit S1. For example, when the display unit is implemented as an LED, the display unit may be lit so as to be distinguishable from the outside or change the color of light emission so that the user can easily identify the position of the first medicine storage unit S1.

However, when the user authentication of the first drug storage unit S1 in which the user access request has been received has failed, that is, the control unit 40 determines that access to the first drug storage unit S1 The first display unit 25 corresponding to the first medicine storage unit S1 can be controlled to be inactivated.

The control unit 40 may receive an external object detection signal from the first sensor unit 23 corresponding to the first medicine storage unit S1 (S13).

For example, when the first sensor unit 23 is implemented as an infrared sensor as described above, the infrared sensor can detect the presence or absence of a finger of the user. That is, The first grip portion 24 is provided on the first grip portion 24 and the user grasps the first grip portion 24 with a finger to open the door portion 140 or the first grip portion 24 , The light receiving unit can sense the user's finger by receiving infrared rays reflected by the user's finger.

Accordingly, the controller 40 can acquire a finger detection signal indicating that the user's finger is sensed from the first sensor unit 23. [ Meanwhile, when the first sensor unit 23 is configured to sense the finger of the user and recognize the biometric information such as fingerprint identification information or vein recognition information of the user, the control unit 40 controls the first The fingerprint recognition information or the vein recognition information of the user can be further obtained from the sensor unit 23. [ Even if the user authentication information is confirmed in step S11, the user who wants to dispense the actual medicine M can check once again whether or not the authentication information matches the user whose authentication information is confirmed in step S11, To prevent the medicine M from being dispensed.

The control unit 40 can release the locked state of the first locking unit 21 corresponding to the first medicine storage unit S1 (S14).

Specifically, the control unit 40 determines whether the user's access right to the user access request to the first drug storage unit S1 is confirmed, detects the external object from the first sensor unit 23 When the signal is received, the first lock part 21 can be unlocked to allow the user to access the first medicine storage unit S1.

However, if the controller 40 further obtains biometric information such as fingerprint identification information or vein recognition information from the first sensor unit 23, the controller 40 controls the first sensor unit 23 The fingerprint recognition information or the vein recognition information obtained from the user can be additionally determined whether or not the fingerprint recognition information or the vein recognition information stored in advance matches the one of the vein recognition information. Therefore, if it is determined that the fingerprint recognition information or the vein recognition information of the obtained user matches one of the previously stored fingerprint recognition information or the vein recognition information, the controller 40 determines that the first lock part 21 can be released from the locked state. However, if it is determined that the acquired fingerprint identification information or vein identification information does not match one of the previously stored fingerprint identification information or vein identification information, So as to maintain the locked state.

When the locked state of the first locking part 21 is released, the user can be allowed to approach the first access blocking part 22 and the first access blocking part 22 can be moved . That is, the first access blocking portion 22 can be moved from the first position to the second position by a predetermined operation of the user. The first position may be a position where the door portion 140 is closed to a position where the user's access is blocked. In addition, the second position may indicate a state in which the door unit 140 is opened to a position allowing a user's access. In addition, the predetermined operation of the user is an operation for moving the first access blocking portion 22 from the first position to the second position, for example, by gripping the grip portion 25, 25 in a predetermined direction with a finger inserted.

Therefore, the administrator who is permitted to access the first drug storage unit S1 can dispense the medicine M stored in the first drug storage unit S1. At this time, when the door part 140 is opened, the shelf in which the medicines M requiring dispensation is placed by the same process as the medicine storage unit S described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4, So that the medicines M can be dispensed manually.

Alternatively, the administrator who has been granted the access right to the first medicine storage unit S1 may supplement the medicine M to be supplemented to the first medicine storage unit S1.

Therefore, since the user can cancel the locked state of the medicine storage unit S only by recognizing the user's finger to the medicine storage unit S whose access authority is confirmed by the sensor unit 23, And it is possible to conveniently carry out a medicine dispensing operation or a medicine replenishment operation.

On the other hand, a user access authority may be individually set for each drug storage unit S disposed in the drug storage device 10. [ Therefore, even a user who has access to the first drug storage unit S1 may have limited access rights to the second drug storage unit S2. Alternatively, even if the first medicine storage unit S1 and the second medicine storage unit S2 are authorized to access the first medicines storage unit S1, Only access to the second drug storage unit S2 is allowed, and access to the second drug storage unit S2 may be restricted.

Hereinafter, a control method of the drug storage apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an operation sequence of the medicine storage apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 10, a method of controlling a drug storage device according to another embodiment of the present invention includes receiving a user access request for a first drug storage unit (S20), confirming user authentication information S21), activating a first display unit corresponding to the first medicine storage unit (S22), sensing an external object for the second medicine storage unit (S23), maintaining the locked state of the second lock S24).

(S21) of receiving a user's access request to the first medicine storage unit (S20), confirming user authentication information (S21), activating a first display unit corresponding to the first medicine storage unit (S22) Correspond to steps S10, S11, and S12 described above with reference to FIG. 9, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Steps S23 and S24 will be described in detail below.

That is, when the user's access request to the first drug storage unit S1 is received (S20), the controller 40 determines whether the user has access right to the first drug storage unit S1 The user authentication information can be further confirmed (S21). The control unit 40 can activate the first display unit 25 corresponding to the first medicine storage unit when the user authentication is successful (S22), and the user can activate the first display unit 25, The position of the first medicine storage unit S1 can be easily identified by a color change of light emission or the like.

The control unit 40 may receive a signal from the second sensor unit 33 to sense the user's finger to the second medicine storage unit S2 at step S23.

For example, the user who is authorized to access the first drug storage unit (S1) can not access the second drug storage unit (S2) due to an error such as misidentification of the position of the first drug storage unit (S1) Can be attempted. Alternatively, in a state in which a user having access to the first medicines storing unit S1 and the second medicines compensating unit S2 receives only the access authentication to the first medicines storing unit S1, It is possible to arbitrarily attempt access to the medicine storage unit S2.

For example, when the second sensor unit 33 is implemented as an infrared sensor as described above, the infrared sensor can detect the presence or absence of a finger of the user. That is, The second grip portion 34 is provided on the second grip portion 34 and the user grips the second grip portion 34 with a finger to open the door portion 140, , The light receiving unit can sense the user's finger by receiving infrared rays reflected by the user's finger.

Accordingly, the control unit 40 can acquire a finger detection signal indicating that the user's finger is detected from the second sensor unit 33 corresponding to the second medicine storage unit S2.

Meanwhile, when the second sensor unit 33 detects the finger of the user and recognizes the biometric information such as fingerprint recognition information or vein recognition information of the user, the control unit 40 controls the second The fingerprint recognition information or the vein recognition information of the user can be further obtained from the sensor unit 33. [ Even if the user authentication information is confirmed in step S21, the user who wants to dispense the actual medicine M can check once again whether or not the authentication information matches the user whose authentication information is confirmed in step S21, To prevent the medicine M from being dispensed.

The control unit 40 can maintain the locked state of the second locking unit 31 corresponding to the second medicine storage unit S2 (S24).

That is, the control unit 40 responds to the second drug storage unit S2 if the user authorized to access the first drug storage unit S1 attempts to access the second drug storage unit S2 It is possible to prevent the second locking portion 31 from being unlocked.

However, if the controller 40 further obtains biometric information such as fingerprint identification information or vein recognition information from the second sensor unit 33, the control unit 40 controls the second sensor unit 33 The fingerprint recognition information or the vein recognition information obtained from the user can be additionally determined whether or not the fingerprint recognition information or the vein recognition information stored in advance matches the one of the vein recognition information. Accordingly, the controller 40 can determine that the acquired fingerprint recognition information or vein recognition information does not match one of the previously stored fingerprint recognition information or vein recognition information, and the second The lock state of the lock portion 31 can be released.

At this time, the control unit 40 may output a warning signal indicating that the user does not have access to the second drug storage unit S2. For example, the warning signal may be output by turning on the second display unit 35 corresponding to the second medicine storage unit S2 or changing the color of the light emission.

Therefore, the control unit 40 maintains the locked state of the second locking part 31 corresponding to the second medicine storage unit S2, and does not authenticate the access right to the second medicine storage unit S2 The user can arbitrarily block the operation of dispensing or replenishing the medicine M stored in the second medicine storage unit S2.

On the other hand, there may be a plurality of medicines according to the request for dispensing medicines or a request for supplementing medicines, and each medicament may be stored in a different medicine storage unit (S). Hereinafter, a method of controlling a medicine storage apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

11 is a flowchart illustrating an operation sequence of a medicine storage apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 11, a method of controlling a drug storage apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention includes receiving a user access request to a first and second drug storage unit (S30), checking user authentication information A step S32 of activating the first and second display units corresponding to the first and second medicine storage units, a step S33 of sensing an external object for the first medicine storage unit, (S34), checking whether an external object for the second medicine storage unit is detected within a predetermined time (S35), checking whether the external object for the second medicine storage unit is detected within the predetermined time (S36) of releasing the lock state of the second lock portion if the external object is not detected within the predetermined time, or if the external object for the second drug storage unit is not detected within the predetermined time A may include the step (S37) for holding the lock.

Each step will be described in detail below. However, since steps S30 to S34 correspond to steps S10 to S14 described with reference to FIG. 9, detailed description will be omitted.

The control unit 40 may receive a user access request for the first and second drug storage units (S30).

For example, the control unit 40 may receive a drug dispensation request from the server for the first drug M1 and the second drug M2 contained in the prescription, and the first drug M1 may receive the first drug M1, May be stored in the medicine storage unit S1 and the second medicines M2 may be stored in the second medicines storage unit S2. Here, the control unit 40 may recognize the user access request to the first medicine storage unit S1 and the second medicine storage unit S3.

The control unit 40 can confirm user authentication information for the first and second drug storage units S1 and S2 when a user access request to the first and second drug storage units S1 and S2 is received (S31).

The control unit 40 may transmit a user authentication information request message to confirm the access right of the user to the first and second medical drug storage units S1 and S2. In response to the user authentication information request, When the information is received, the input user can confirm whether or not the access right to the first drug storage unit (S1) and the second drug storage unit (S2) exists.

If it is determined that the input user does not have access rights to at least one of the first drug storage unit S1 and the second drug storage unit S2, An authentication failure message can be transmitted. Alternatively, the control unit 40 may allow access only to the first drug storage unit S1 when the inputted user has only the access right to the first drug storage unit S1, The drug storage device 10 is controlled in the same manner as described with reference to FIG.

If the input user is found to have access rights to both the first medicines storing unit S1 and the second medicines storage S2, the control unit 40 may be configured to store the medicines in the first medicines storing unit S1 The first display unit 25 and the second display unit 35 corresponding to the first drug storage unit S2 and the second drug storage unit S2 may be activated (S32).

The controller 40 may maintain the first display unit 25 and the second display unit 35 in an activated state for a preset time period. When a predetermined time has elapsed, the first display unit 25 and the second display unit 35 may be turned on, The second display unit 35 can be changed to the inactive state. For example, the control unit 40 may turn off the light on the first display unit 25 and the second display unit 35, or change the color of the light emission.

The predetermined time may be changed according to a user's need at a predetermined time preset by the user.

The control unit 40 can receive the external object detection signal from the first sensor unit 23 corresponding to the first medicine storage unit S1 in step S43 and the first medicine storage unit S1 The lock state of the first lock portion 21 corresponding to the first lock portion 21 can be released (S44).

Meanwhile, when the first sensor unit 23 is configured to sense the finger of the user and recognize the biometric information such as fingerprint identification information or vein recognition information of the user, the control unit 40 controls the first The fingerprint recognition information or the vein recognition information of the user can be further obtained from the sensor unit 23. [ Even if the user authentication information is confirmed in step S31, the user who wants to dispense the actual medicine M can check once again whether or not the authentication information matches the user whose authentication information is confirmed in step S21, To prevent the medicine M from being dispensed.

Accordingly, when the control unit 40 further obtains fingerprint recognition information or vein recognition information of the user from the first sensor unit 23, the control unit 40 controls the controller 40 It is possible to additionally determine whether the fingerprint recognition information or the vein recognition information of the user coincides with one of the fingerprint recognition information or vein recognition information stored in advance. If it is determined that the obtained fingerprint recognition information or vein recognition information matches one of the previously stored fingerprint recognition information or vein recognition information, The lock state of the lock lever 21 can be released.

Therefore, when the locked state of the first locking part 21 is released, the user's access to the first access blocking part 22 can be allowed, And can be moved from the first position to the second position by a predetermined operation.

The control unit 40 can check whether an external object detection signal for the second medicine storage unit S2 is received within a preset time (S35).

When the external object detection signal for the second medicine storage unit S2 is received within a predetermined time, the control unit 40 releases the lock state of the second lock unit 31 as described in step S14 .

However, if the external object detection signal for the second medicine storage unit S2 is not received within a predetermined time, the control unit 40 automatically terminates the user authentication state of the second medicine storage unit S2 can do.

This is because, when there is a user access request to a plurality of drug storage units, after the user performs a dispensing operation or a supplementary operation of the drug M to one drug storage unit, at least one of the plurality of drug storage units The dispensing operation or replenishing operation of the medicine M may not be performed with respect to the unit. In this case, when the at least one drug storage unit is maintained in a state in which the user authentication is completed, another user who is not authorized to perform the dispensing operation or replenishment operation of the medicine M to the second drug storage unit S2 The lock state of the lock portion can be released even if the lock is attempted.

Therefore, it is possible to prevent weakening accidents that may be caused by the dispensing operation or the supplementing operation of the medicine M by the third party without authorization of the party.

9 to 11, when the medicine dispensing operation or the medicine dispensing operation by the user is completed, the position of the access blocking portions 22, 32 is moved to the second position To the first position so that the user's access can be blocked. In addition, the user authentication state for the medicine storage unit completed in the medicine dispensing operation or the medicine replenishing operation can also be released. It is also preferable that the lighting state or the color of the light emission on the display units 25 and 35 can be changed and the locking units 21 and 31 are designed to automatically change to the locked state.

Therefore, it is possible to prevent a weakening accident that may be caused by performing the dispensing operation or the supplementing operation of the medicine M by the third party without proper access authorization.

As described above, according to the drug storage device of the present invention, it is possible to store medicines having various sizes and shapes, to dispense the stored medicines according to the prescription information of the prescription, or to supplement the medicines when the medicines are consumed .

In addition, it is possible to store all drugs having different storage methods, thereby maximizing the kinds of drugs that can be stored.

In addition, it is possible to efficiently dispense medicines requiring dispensing, thereby providing convenience and accuracy to the administrator.

While the present invention has been described with reference to exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that such modifications or variations are within the scope of the appended claims.

That is, in the medicine storage apparatuses 10 to 30 according to the present invention described above, the constituent elements and / or steps constituting the respective embodiments are not essential, and therefore, each embodiment is not limited to the above-described constituent elements and / And may optionally include.

In addition, the steps constituting each embodiment are not necessarily performed in accordance with the described order, and the steps described later may be performed before the steps described earlier.

Further, in the drug storage devices 10 to 30 according to the present invention, the embodiments can be used individually or in combination. Further, the steps constituting each embodiment can be used individually or in combination with the steps constituting the other embodiments.

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Claims (14)

A plurality of medicines storage units provided with lock portions;
At least one sensor unit corresponding to each of the medicine storage units;
A display unit for displaying a position of the drug storage unit requested by the user among the plurality of drug storage units; And
And a control unit for controlling the locking unit of the drug storage unit, which is requested to be accessed by the user, to be released from the locked state if it is determined that an external object is detected from the sensor unit corresponding to the requested medicine storage unit Container containing medicines.
The method according to claim 1,
And a grip portion provided at one side of the medicine storage unit,
Wherein the sensor unit is provided at a specific position corresponding to the grip unit to detect the external object.
The method according to claim 1,
And an access blocking unit for blocking a user's access to the medicine storage unit,
Wherein the access blocking portion is movable between a first position and a second position.
The method of claim 3,
Wherein the control unit blocks the access of the user when the access blocking unit is in the first position and allows the user access when the access blocking unit is in the second position.
The method of claim 3,
Wherein the access blocking portion is movable from the first position to the second position when the locked state of the locking portion is released.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the external object is a finger of a user.
The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the control unit requests a user authentication of the first drug storage unit when a user's access request to the first drug storage unit is received,
If the user authentication is successful, the first display unit corresponding to the first medicine storage unit is controlled to be activated
Medication storage device.
8. The method of claim 7,
The control unit controls to maintain the locked state of the first locking unit provided in the first medicine storage unit if the user authentication fails
Medicine storage device
8. The method of claim 7,
The control unit controls to maintain the locked state of the second lock unit provided in the second medicine storage unit when it is determined that the user's finger is detected from the second sensor unit corresponding to the arbitrary second medicine storage unit
Medication storage device.
Receiving a user access request for a first medicament storage unit;
Confirming user authentication information on the first drug storage unit;
Activating a first display unit corresponding to the first drug storage unit when user authentication of the first drug storage unit is successful;
Acquiring an external object detection signal for the first medicine storage unit; And
And releasing the locked state of the first locking part.
11. The method of claim 10,
Wherein the external object is a finger of a user.
12. The method of claim 11,
And wherein when the user's finger detection signal for the second medicine storage unit is received, the second lock portion corresponding to the second medicine storage unit is maintained in the locked state.
Receiving a user access request for the first and second medicines storing unit;
Confirming user authentication information on the first and second medicine storage units;
Activating the first and second display units corresponding to the first and second drug storage units when the user authentication of the first and second drug storage units is successful;
Acquiring an external object detection signal for the first medicine storage unit;
Releasing the locked state of the first lock portion,
And when the external object detection signal for the second medicine storage unit is not obtained within a predetermined time, the user authentication state for the second medicine storage unit is canceled.
14. The method according to claim 13, wherein the external object is a finger of a user.

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