KR20180077622A - Drug medicine vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a medicine vending machine comprising: a main body maintaining goods and medicines inside thereof, and selling the goods and the medicines according to a request of a user; an input unit receiving a selection on a product from the user or receiving personal information; a communication unit connected to the Internet network and performing communication; and a control unit transmitting the personal information of the user inputted through the input unit to a hospital server, receiving a prescription for telemedicine with the hospital server, and performing a control operation so as to sell prescription medicines to the user. The telemedicine is performed after accessing the hospital server by using the vending machine, and the medicine can be sold according to the prescription transmitted from the hospital server.

Description

{DRUG MEDICINE VENDING MACHINE}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vending machine for medicines, and more particularly, to a vending machine for medicines that performs telemedicine through video communication between a patient and a doctor and sells medicines in accordance with a doctor's prescription.

In general, a vending machine is a device that sells various products such as coffee, cans, beverages stored in a pack, confectionery, and books in an unattended manner.

Such a vending machine can acquire a desired commodity quickly without being greatly restricted by the selling time and the installation place, and its use is generalized.

For example, the present applicant has filed and filed a patent application for a vending machine which sells various products to a large number of patent documents 1 to 3 as follows.

Patent Document 1 discloses a control apparatus for a liquid ejecting apparatus that includes a menu selection unit for outputting an operation signal by a user's operation, a control unit for receiving an operation signal and outputting a control signal, a control unit for mixing a plurality of raw materials and water at a predetermined ratio, And a cup supply part for discharging the cup for receiving the beverage water to be supplied to the raw material supply part and the blowing out port. The raw material supply part stores the honey product and supplies the honey product And a water supply device for supplying hot water, cold water and room temperature water at a predetermined ratio in accordance with the selection of the apparatus and the user, and a water dispenser for automatically supplying a mixed car of the Western car, the Oriental car and the East / Vending machine configuration is described.

Patent Document 2 discloses a configuration of a vending machine for a vending machine which carries out a product having various sizes and shapes such as a beverage in a can, a bottle, ice cream in the form of a cone or a bar, or a product in a hexahedron shape.

Patent Document 3 discloses a method of detecting the presence, absence and type of a column of a presence, absence, and a column of a shelf through a shelf recognition unit, a column detection unit, and a column type detection unit, detecting presence or absence of a detected shelf, A step of generating shelf control information on the basis of the type information of the information, the type of information, and the type of the column; and a shelf control method of a multi-vending machine for registering the generated shelf control information in a memory.

As described above, the vending machine can be used in various forms such as a cup or a vending machine for storing goods in a cup such as a coffee or a tea, a vending machine for selling a product accommodated in a can or a PET, And multi-vending machines that sell products together.

In recent years, a communication device has been applied to the vending machine itself so as to be able to communicate with the management server via the Internet so that the sales status of the vending machine and inventory management of the stored goods can be performed remotely.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2003-0038863 (published on May 17, 2013) Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1416010 (issued on July 8, 2014) Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1416022 (issued on July 8, 2014)

Conventional vending machines are installed in various places such as a store such as a convenience store or a mart, a building outside a public place, an urban park or a national park.

On the other hand, patients with diabetes or hypertension should take the same medication every day, so they must visit the hospital regularly to prescribe medicines.

In order to receive a doctor's treatment, a user residing in the mountains of Ozuna must go to the hospital to receive medical treatment, visit the pharmacy again and purchase medicines according to the doctor's prescription.

Therefore, diabetes or hypertension patients living in the mountains of Ozuna had to visit the hospital every time to receive regular prescriptions.

Accordingly, it is required to develop a technique for purchasing medicines according to a prescription after a patient receives medical treatment with a doctor remotely by using a vending machine installed in a mountainous area or the like.

An object of the present invention is to provide a medicine vending machine that can remotely receive medical care from a doctor and sell medicines according to a doctor's prescription .

Another object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine for medicines which can visit a hospital to check the personal information of a user who has a medical record and sell medicines prescribed on a regular basis.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a medicament automatic vending machine capable of performing a check of a body temperature or a blood pressure at the time of a remote medical examination, and transmitting a result of the examination to a doctor terminal,

In order to achieve the above object, a medicine vending machine according to the present invention includes a main body for storing goods and pharmaceuticals therein and selling them according to a user's request, an input unit for receiving goods from a user or receiving personal information, A sales department for selling the sold goods or medicines and a personal information of the user inputted through the input unit are transmitted to the hospital server, And a control unit for receiving the prescription for the remote treatment and controlling the operation of the sales unit to sell the prescription drug to the user.

The present invention further includes a measurement module for measuring a blood pressure, a body temperature, blood glucose of a user, a camera module for capturing a user, and a communication module for performing a voice or video call with the hospital server, And transmits the measurement information measured by the measurement module and the image data photographed by the camera module to the management server.

The hospital server searches the medical record of the user stored in the database and transmits the personal information and the medical record to the doctor terminal when the remote medical service request signal and the personal information are received from the vending machine, And controls the PTZ function of the camera module according to the control signal of the camera module.

The management server notifies the vending machine of the failure of search to the vending machine when the medical record of the user is not stored in the database, and the control unit selects the other hospital on the screen or directly visits the hospital The control unit controls the driving of the display unit so as to display the phrase that the display unit is displayed.

The present invention provides a payment mechanism provided in the main body and used for checking the amount of money that is input to purchase a storage room, a commodity or a medicine for storing a commodity and a medicine, a money mechanism for accounting for a commodity or a sale of a medicine and a balance, And a prescription output unit for outputting the prescription output unit.

As described above, according to the vending machine for medicines according to the present invention, it is possible to connect to a hospital server using a vending machine to perform telemedicine, and to sell medicines according to a prescription transmitted from a hospital server.

According to the present invention, it is possible to connect a telemedicine only to a user having a medical record in the hospital server, and to guide the user to visit a hospital or to select a hospital having a medical record if the user has no medical record Loses.

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to accurately diagnose and prescribe the state of the patient remotely using the camera module and the measurement module.

Thus, according to the present invention, remote medical treatment and prescription are enabled by using a vending machine installed in a mountainous area or a remote area, thereby eliminating the inconvenience that a user who regularly prescribes the same medicine should directly visit a hospital .

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a medicine vending machine according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the medicine vending machine shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 3 is a flow chart illustrating steps of operating a medicine vending machine according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, a medicine vending machine according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a medicine vending machine according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a medicine vending machine shown in FIG.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a multi-automat dispenser for selling various drinks and medicines having different shapes such as a can and a pack form will be described.

However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention can be applied to a case where a food such as a coffee or a juice, a ramen, a pizza is prepared and sold on the spot, It should be noted that the present invention can be modified to be applied to a vending machine that sells various products for use.

1 and 2, the medicine vending machine 10 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a main body 11 for storing goods and medicines therein and selling them according to a user's request, An input unit 13 for receiving and selecting personal information, a communication unit 32 connected to the Internet network and performing communication, and a personal information of the user inputted through the input unit 13 to the hospital server 21, And a control unit (30) for receiving a prescription according to a remote medical examination with the medical device (21) and controlling the user to sell the medicine prescribed in the prescription.

(Not shown) used by the nurse in the ward or clinic, a management terminal (not shown) for inputting the patient's personal information, and setting the payment for the patient, And each terminal is connected to a hospital server 21 that manages information of each terminal.

That is, the hospital server 21 is communicably connected to each terminal through a network inside the hospital, and enables communication between the vending machine 10 and the doctor terminal 22 to enable remote medical treatment.

The vending machine 10 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a measurement module 31 for measuring a user's blood pressure, body temperature, blood sugar, etc., a camera module 33 for capturing a user, a hospital server 21, And a calling module 34 for performing a video call.

The measurement module 31 may include various measuring instruments such as a blood pressure meter for measuring a blood pressure of a user, a thermometer for measuring a user's body temperature, and a blood glucose meter for measuring blood glucose of a user.

The control unit 30 transmits the measurement data measured by the measurement module 31 and the image data photographed by the camera module 33 to the hospital server 21 and the communication unit 32 to receive the prescription from the hospital server 21. [ Can be controlled.

To this end, the communication unit 32 normally communicates with the management server 20 through the Internet network to transmit the product and drug sales status and inventory status information of the corresponding vending machine 10, The user can communicate with the hospital server 21 selected by the user so as to enable telemedicine and receive the prescription transmitted from the hospital server 21 and deliver the prescription to the controller 30.

The automatic vending machine 10 includes a display unit 14 for displaying the price information of the product and the medicine information described in the prescription, an amount input for purchasing the product or medicine, an amount for the sale of the product or medicine, A sales section 16 for dispensing the goods or medicines sold when the goods or medicine payment is completed and a power supply section 17 for supplying power to each device provided in the vending machine 10 .

At the same time, the vending machine 10 may further include a prescription output unit (not shown) for outputting the received prescription.

1, a storage room 12 in which goods and medicines are stored is provided inside the main body 11, and a discharge port and an input unit 13 for discharging the sold goods or medicines to the user are provided on the front surface of the main body 11, A display unit 14, and a communication module 34 may be provided.

A camera module 33 may be installed on the front or top of the main body 11.

The input unit 13 and the display unit 14 may be provided individually as display modules such as a keypad and a touchpad or may be provided as a single touch screen so that a user can touch a screen to select a desired menu or input information have.

The control unit 30 controls the driving of the display unit 14 to display the hospital name list or the area name list on the screen when the telemedicine request key or the icon is operated through the input unit 13 and the telemedicine request signal is inputted, It is possible to control the operation of the communication unit 32 to access the hospital server 21 of the hospital.

The control unit 30 is provided as a central processing unit that controls the operation of each device provided in the vending machine 10 and controls the inventory status of the goods and the medicines stored in the storage room 12, , Monthly sales status, and controls the information to be transmitted to the management server 20 through the communication unit 32.

To this end, the communication unit 32 normally communicates with the management server 20 via the Internet network to transmit the sales status of the corresponding vending machine 10 and the inventory status information of the goods and the pharmaceuticals, And transmits a remote medical care request signal to the selected hospital server 21.

The camera module 33 is rotatable in the up, down, left, and right directions according to the control signal of the controller 30, and can be provided as a PTZ (pan, tilt, zoom) camera having a zoom function.

Thus, the control unit 30 can control the operation of the camera module 33 to transmit the image data photographed by the hospital server 21, so as to photograph the user's face or the area to be examined at the time of remote diagnosis.

The control unit 30 may store the image data photographed by the camera module 33 for a predetermined time, for example, about 24 hours, in the storage unit 35 provided therein in order to prevent a communication failure.

The storage unit 35 stores a driving program for driving the vending machine 10 and unique identification number information given to each vending machine 10 and communicates with the management server 20 or the hospital server 21 It is possible to provide the corresponding unique identification number information.

Therefore, the management server 20 or the hospital server 21 can use the unique identification number information of the vending machine 10 which transmitted the stock status and the sales status information or the remote diagnosis request signal to determine the position where the vending machine 10 is installed Can be confirmed.

On the other hand, when the remote medical service request signal and the personal information are received from the vending machine 10, the hospital server 21 searches the medical record of the user stored in the database (not shown) The doctor terminal 22, or the new doctor terminal 22, as described above.

Then, the hospital server 21 transmits a control signal for controlling the operation of the camera module 33 to the vending machine 10 so as to take a picture of a part to be examined by the doctor, .

The call module 34 functions to allow a patient and a doctor to make a seamless telemedicine through voice or video call.

Next, referring to FIG. 3, a method of operating a medicine vending machine according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating steps of operating a medicine vending machine according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

3, when the power is supplied to the automatic vending machine 10 through the power supply unit 17, the control unit 30 initializes each device provided in the automatic vending machine 10 and controls to prepare for sale of goods.

In step S12, the control unit 30 checks whether the telemedicine request key or icon is operated through the input unit 13 to input a telemedicine request signal.

If it is determined in step S12 that the telemedicine request signal has not been inputted yet, the user selects the commodity and the money is charged (S14). The money mechanism 15 sets the amount charged according to the sales amount of the selected commodity, And the sales department 16 releases the sold goods (S16). Subsequently, the control section 30 proceeds to step S28.

On the other hand, if it is determined in operation S12 that the remote medical care request signal is input, the control unit 30 selects a hospital to receive medical care from the user, and drives the display unit 14 and the input unit 13 to receive the user's personal information . The control unit 30 accesses the hospital server 21 of the hospital selected by the user through the communication unit 32 and controls to transmit the inputted personal information to the hospital server 21 at step S18.

Then, the hospital server 21 searches the medical record of the user stored in the database, and stores the personal information and the medical record received by the doctor's doctor 22 or the new doctor terminal 22, .

At this time, when there is no medical record of the user stored in the database, the hospital server 21 notifies the vending machine 10 of the failure of the medical record search, and the control unit 30 selects another hospital on the screen, It is possible to control the driving of the display section 14 so as to display a phrase for visiting and receiving a medical treatment.

On the other hand, in step S22, the doctor terminal 22 that has received the user's medical record displays the received personal information and the medical record on the screen, and the doctor transmits the doctor module 22 and the communication module 34 of the vending machine 10, The user is remotely monitored through a voice or video call.

At this time, the control unit 30 transmits the measurement information of the user's blood pressure, body temperature, blood pressure and the like and the image data photographed by the camera module 33 using the blood pressure monitor, the clinical thermometer and the blood sugar meter provided in the measurement module 31, (22) displays the received measurement information and image data on the screen.

 The doctor terminal 22 generates a control signal for controlling the driving of the camera module 33 in accordance with the operation of the doctor and the control unit 30 controls the camera module 33 in accordance with the control signal received through the hospital server 21. [ So that the doctor can control to continuously transmit the photographed image data of the desired region.

After performing the remote diagnosis through the above process, the doctor terminal 22 transmits the prescription according to the prescription inputted from the doctor to the management server 20, and the management server 20 stores the received prescription in the database At the same time, to the corresponding vending machine 10.

Then, the control unit 30 of the vending machine 10 receives the prescription via the communication unit 32, and controls the operation of the sales unit 16 to sell the prescribed medicine to the received prescription. At this time, the money mechanism 15 sets the amount charged according to the sales amount of the prescription drug, returns the balance, and the selling unit 16 outputs the sold goods (S26).

In step S28, the control unit 30 checks whether a new operation command is input through the input unit 13, and controls the operations of steps S12 to S28 to be repeated when a new operation command is input.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S28 that no new operation command is input, the operation waits until a new operation command is input. If the power supplied to the vending machine 10 When the power is shut off, the driving of each device provided in the vending machine 10 is stopped and the operation is terminated.

 Through the above-described process, the present invention can access a hospital server by using a vending machine to perform remote medical treatment, and sell medicines according to a prescription transmitted from a hospital server.

Although the invention made by the present inventors has been described concretely with reference to the above embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and it goes without saying that various changes can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

In the above embodiments, the multi-vending machine that sells various drinks and medicines having different shapes such as cans and packs has been described. However, the present invention can be applied not only to drinks in the form of cans or packs, but also to coffee, juice, The present invention can be modified so as to be applicable to various vending machines selling different types and uses of products, such as toiletries and books stored in the interior.

The present invention is applied to a vending machine technology that connects to a hospital server using a vending machine to perform remote medical treatment, and sells a medicine according to a prescription transmitted from a hospital server.

10: Vending machine 11: Body
12: storage room 13: input part
14: display section 15: money mechanism
16: Sales department 17: Power supply
20: management server 21: hospital server
22: doctor terminal 30:
31: Measurement module 32:
33: camera module 34: call module

Claims (5)

Maintains the goods and medicines inside and sells them at the request of the user.
An input unit for selecting a product from a user or inputting personal information,
A communication unit connected to the Internet network and performing communication,
When the product or drug payment has been processed, the sales department that sells the sold product or medicines
And a control unit for transmitting the user's personal information input through the input unit to the hospital server, receiving a prescription for telemedicine with the hospital server, and controlling the operation of the sales unit to sell the prescription drug to the user Wherein said medicament dispensing device is adapted to dispense medicines. The method according to claim 1,
A measurement module for measuring a user's blood pressure, body temperature, blood glucose,
A camera module for capturing a user and
Further comprising a call module for performing a voice or video call with the hospital server,
Wherein the control unit controls to transmit the measurement information measured by the measurement module and the image data photographed by the camera module to the management server through the communication unit at the time of remote diagnosis. 3. The method of claim 2,
The hospital server searches the medical record of the user stored in the database and transmits the personal information and the medical record to the doctor terminal when the remote medical service request signal and the personal information are received from the vending machine,
Wherein the control unit controls the PTZ function of the camera module according to a control signal of the pseudo terminal. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the management server notifies the vending machine of a failure in the search if the medical record of the user is not stored in the database,
Wherein the control unit controls driving of the display unit so as to display a message instructing the user to select another hospital on the screen or visit the hospital directly to receive medical care. 5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
A storage room provided inside the main body for storing goods and medicines,
A money mechanism for checking the amount invested to purchase a product or medicament, for calculating the amount due from the sale of a product or drug, and for returning the balance, and
And a prescription output unit for outputting the prescription.

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