KR20220117684A - Electronic device for notification of medication tiem - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic device is disclosed. According to one embodiment, the electronic device comprises: an input device; an output device; a communication circuitry; a timer; a memory; and at least one processor operatively coupled to the input device, the timer, the communication circuitry, and the memory. The memory includes a plurality of instructions, and when the plurality of instructions are executed by the at least one processor, the at least one processor receives prescription information from the outside and stores prescription information in the memory in response to the reception of the prescription information. The communication circuit receives place information and biometric information from the outside, and based on the time information and place information included in the stored prescription information, if the user's location is one of pre-designated places, controls to transmit a medication signal to a user through the output device, wherein the predetermined place may be at least one of places where the user is located for a long time. Various other embodiments are possible. The present invention prevents abuse of medication by identifying a user's current environment and providing a designated medication.

Description

Electronic device for notification when taking medication

Various embodiments relate to an electronic device for notifying a medication time. For example, various embodiments relate to an electronic device that notifies a user of a time to take medication according to a prescription.

A device for providing a medication reminder, that is, a medication device, is a device for providing medication to a patient taking medication according to a regular schedule. In general, the medicine dispenser has a structure in which a medicine such as a tablet is injected into a cartridge provided therein, and the tablet is provided when a predetermined time is reached.

In addition to the function of providing the medicine, the medicine taking machine provides a notification so that the user does not miss the medicine. In the case of an elderly patient or a patient with dementia, it may be difficult to use the medication device, and it may be difficult to determine whether the medication has been taken correctly. Therefore, there is a need for a method for preventing misuse of drugs by providing a structure and operation for accurate administration of a prescribed dose according to a disease.

The medication device according to an exemplary embodiment is intended to provide a medication device capable of detecting a user's current environment and providing a designated drug to prevent misuse of the drug.

The medication dispenser according to an embodiment provides medication at a specified time and at a specified place to prevent a user from missing the medication time.

The medication dispenser according to an embodiment is intended to accurately provide the drug by photographing the drug or tablet to be provided, and determining the state of providing the drug.

According to one embodiment, an electronic device comprises: an input device, an output device, a communication circuit, a timer, a memory and at least one processor operatively coupled to the input device, the timer, the communication circuit and the memory; , the memory includes a plurality of instructions, and when the plurality of instructions are executed by the at least one processor, the at least one processor receives prescription information from the outside, and responds to the reception of the prescription information to store the prescription information in a memory, the communication circuit receives place information and biometric information from the outside, and based on time information and place information included in the stored prescription information, a place where the user's location is designated in advance If it is one of the above, it may be controlled to transmit a medication signal to the user through the output device, and the predetermined place may be at least one of the places where the user is located for a long time.

The electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure includes a case, disposed inside the case, dividing a plurality of compartments by a partition wall, a tablet receiving unit including the plurality of compartments, disposed under the tablet receiving unit, and the tablet A tablet providing unit having a size corresponding to one of the plurality of compartments of the receiving unit and opening with one of the plurality of compartments to provide tablets delivered from the tablet receiving unit, the tablet receiving unit is coupled to a driving shaft that rotates the tablet receiving unit a driving unit, a through hole formed in the case to penetrate through at least one of the compartments of the tablet receiving unit, a hopper protruding to the outside of the case along an edge of the through hole, and guiding the tablet to the tablet receiving unit from the outside , a first shutter for selectively opening and closing the hopper and the through hole, and a second shutter disposed between the tablet providing unit and the tablet receiving unit to selectively open and close one of the plurality of compartments; The tablet receiving unit may rotate to move another compartment adjacent to one compartment disposed at a position corresponding to the tablet dispensing unit among the plurality of compartments to a position corresponding to the tablet dispensing unit.

The medication dispenser according to an embodiment may detect a user's current environment and provide a designated drug to prevent misuse of the drug.

The medication dispenser according to an embodiment provides medication at a designated time point and a designated place to prevent the user from missing the medication time, and by photographing the provided medication or tablet, determining the medication delivery state, and accurately designated medicines can be provided.

1 is according to one embodiment. It is a perspective view of the medication.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram including a communication environment of a medication, according to an embodiment.
3 is a cross-sectional view of a medication device, according to an embodiment.
4 is another cross-sectional view of the medication, according to various embodiments.
5 illustrates an operation of providing tablets of a medication machine, according to an embodiment.

Specific structural or functional descriptions of the embodiments according to the concept of the present invention disclosed herein are only exemplified for the purpose of explaining the embodiments according to the concept of the present invention, and the embodiment according to the concept of the present invention These may be embodied in various forms and are not limited to the embodiments described herein.

Since the embodiments according to the concept of the present invention may have various changes and may have various forms, the embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail herein. However, this is not intended to limit the embodiments according to the concept of the present invention to specific disclosed forms, and includes changes, equivalents, or substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Terms such as first or second may be used to describe various elements, but the elements should not be limited by the terms. The above terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from other components, for example, without departing from the scope of rights according to the concept of the present invention, a first component may be named as a second component, Similarly, the second component may also be referred to as the first component.

When an element is referred to as being “connected” or “connected” to another element, it is understood that it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, but other elements may exist in between. it should be On the other hand, when it is mentioned that a certain element is "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there is no other element in the middle. Expressions describing the relationship between elements, for example, “between” and “between” or “directly adjacent to”, etc., should be interpreted similarly.

The terminology used herein is used only to describe specific embodiments, and is not intended to limit the present invention. The singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present specification, terms such as “comprise” or “have” are intended to designate that the described feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof exists, and includes one or more other features or numbers, It should be understood that the possibility of the presence or addition of steps, operations, components, parts or combinations thereof is not precluded in advance.

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 a commonly used dictionary should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related art, and should not be interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present specification. does not

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the scope of the patent application is not limited or limited by these embodiments. Like reference numerals in each figure indicate like elements.

Hereinafter, the structure of the medication device according to various embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail.

1 is according to one embodiment. It is a perspective view of the medication.

Referring to FIG. 1 , an electronic device 100 including a medication device may include a case 101 , a tablet receiving unit 110 , a tablet providing unit 120 , and a driving shaft 139 .

The medication machine may be a device that stores medicine such as a tablet and provides the tablet to the patient when the patient needs it. The medication dispenser may provide medicine at a necessary time, depending on the patient's condition, beyond the function of simply providing the medicine. For example, the medication machine may provide a notification at the time of taking the medication, and may provide the medication upon receiving an input signal from the user. For another example, the medication may acquire the user's ecological information by an external electronic device different from the electronic device worn by the user, and may determine the user's status based on the obtained biometric information. Based on the user's blood sugar, blood pressure, or heart rate, the medication device may identify before and after the user's meal, and may identify when the user is ready to take the medication based on the user's blood pressure or heart rate. In addition, the medication device may identify the user's location through an external electronic device or using a communication module included in the electronic device including the medication machine, and may determine the location of the user and correspond to the location (eg, company, home) designated by the user. In the case of identifying the location, it is possible to determine whether or not to take the medication, and to provide a notification of whether the medication is taken or not to the user.

The electronic device 100 may include a medication device, and various electronic components may be included in a case in which the medication device is accommodated. The electronic component may include a memory, a processor, a communication module, and the like, which will be described later with reference to FIG. 2 . Accordingly, the electronic device 100 may be defined as a medication device itself.

The electronic device 100 may include a case 101 surrounding the outside of the electronic device 100 . The case 101 may surround the tablet receiving unit 110 and the tablet providing unit 120 . The case 101 may prevent the tablets stored in the tablet receiving unit 110 and the tablet providing unit 120 from being exposed to the outside.

According to various embodiments, the tablet receiving unit 110 may include a plurality of partition walls 131 . The plurality of partition walls 131 may divide the tablet receiving unit 110 into a plurality of compartments 130-1, 130-2, 130-3, 130-4, ??. The case 101 may include a through hole 136 through which medicine, such as a tablet, can be introduced into the tablet receiving unit 110 from the outside of the case 101 . The through hole 136 may be formed to be smaller than the size of one of the compartments 130-1, 130-2, 103-3, 103-4,?? of the tablet receiving unit 110 . The hopper 135 may be formed around the through hole 136 . The hopper 135 may be formed on the case 101 along the edge of the through hole 136 . The hopper 135 may guide an external tablet to be introduced into the tablet receiving unit 110 .

According to various embodiments, the case 101 may further include a first shutter 137 . The first shutter 137 may open or close the through hole 136 .

According to various embodiments, the electronic device 100 may include a driving shaft 139 . The driving shaft 139 may be coupled to a driving shaft of a driving unit (not shown). The driving shaft 139 may be connected to the tablet accommodating part 110 to rotate the tablet accommodating part 110 . The tablet receiving unit 110 is gear-coupled to the driving shaft 139 so that, when the driving shaft 139 rotates, it can rotate in conjunction with each other. As another example, the tablet receiving unit 110 may be integrally formed with the driving shaft 139 .

According to various embodiments, the tablet receiving unit 110 may be rotated to move the compartments, and may be formed in a circular shape. The compartments 130-1, 130-2, 130-3, 130-4, ?? may be formed in a fan shape according to the shape of the tablet receiving unit 110 formed in a circular shape. The shape of the through hole 136 and the hopper 135 formed in the case 101 may also be formed in a sectoral shape according to the division of the tablet accommodating part 110 .

According to various embodiments, the case 101 may include a plate (not shown) separating a space in which the tablet accommodating unit 110 is received and a space in which the tablet providing unit 120 is accommodated. The tablet accommodating unit 110 may rotate about the driving shaft 139 in a space in which the tablet accommodating unit 110 formed between the plate and the case 101 is to be accommodated. The hopper 135 may guide the tablet to one compartment 130-4 of the tablet accommodating part 110 disposed under the through-hole 136 . After the tablet is put into one compartment 130-4 of the tablet receiving unit 110, the driving unit rotates the driving shaft 139, or the user rotates the driving shaft 139 to contact the compartment 130-4. The partition 130 - 3 may be rotated to be positioned below the through hole 136 . The compartment 130-3 located under the through-hole 136 may accommodate the tablet through the hopper 135. In the same way, the tablet receiving unit 110 may receive tablets in the compartments 130-1, 130-2, 130-3, 130-4,??.

According to various embodiments, the shutter 137 included in the case 101 may slide and move at a predetermined angle about the rotation axis. The shutter 137 may slide to selectively open and close the through hole 136 . For example, the shutter 137 may slide between the hopper 135 and the tablet receiving unit 110 , and when the shutter 137 moves under the hopper 135 , the tablet receiving unit 110 may be blocked. And, when the shutter 137 is removed from under the hopper 135, the tablet receiving unit 110 may be opened.

According to various embodiments, the tablet providing unit 120 may include a storage box in which tablets are received and stored from the tablet receiving unit 110 , and the remaining space except for the storage box may form a space that can contain electronic components. can In the tablet providing unit 120 , a storage box in which tablets are stored and a space in which electronic components are disposed may be separated from each other.

According to various embodiments, the tablet providing unit 120 may include a door 199 that can open and close the storage box to the outside. The door 199 may be hinged or slidable to the outside of the case.

According to various embodiments, an input device 230 capable of receiving information from the outside may be included outside the case 101 . The input device 230 may be a physical key button that a user can input, a touch panel, or an optical input device that can acquire an image from the outside. The input device 230 may recognize a prescription containing medication information from the outside. When the input device 230 is an optical input device, by scanning an external prescription, character recognition, or QR code or barcode recognition, the prescription information of the prescription can be acquired.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram including a communication environment of a medication, according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the first electronic device 200 may include a memory 210 , a processor 220 , an input device 230 , an output device 240 , an optical device 25 , and a communication device 260 . The second electronic device 200 may include a memory 301 , a processor 302 , a plurality of sensors 303 , and a communication device 304 .

According to an embodiment, the first electronic device 200 may be an electronic device including a medication, and the second electronic device 300 may be a device for obtaining biometric information of a user of the medication. For example, the second electronic device 300 may be a wearable device worn on the user's body.

According to various embodiments, the first electronic device 200 may not be an electronic device included in the medication, but may be a communication terminal separate from the medication. For example, the first electronic device 200 may be a smart phone, a tablet PC, or a PC.

In various embodiments, the memories 210 and 301 may store a command for controlling the first electronic device 200 or the second electronic device 200 , a control command code, control data, an instruction, or user data. For example, the memories 210 and 301 may include at least one of an application program, an operating system (OS), middleware, and a device driver.

In various embodiments, the memory 210 , 301 may include one or more of volatile memory or non-volatile memory. Volatile memory includes dynamic random access memory (DRAM), static RAM (SRAM), synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), phase-change RAM (PRAM), magnetic RAM (MRAM), resistive RAM (RRAM), and ferroelectric RAM (FeRAM). may include The nonvolatile memory may include a read only memory (ROM), a programmable ROM (PROM), an electrically programmable ROM (EPROM), an electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM), a flash memory, and the like.

In various embodiments, the memory 210 , 301 may be a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state disk (SSD), an embedded multi-media card (eMMC), or a universal flash storage (UFS). It may further include a non-volatile medium (medium) such as.

In various embodiments, the memory 210 stores an image of a prescription obtained through the input device 140 , information of a text-recognized prescription, or information of a prescription input through recognition of a code, and the optical device 250 . It is possible to store the image of the tablet input through the process, and according to the request of the processor 220, the stored information may be loaded.

In various embodiments, the processors 220 and 302 may control the overall operation of the first electronic device 200 or the second electronic device 300 . In various embodiments, the processor 220 may include one processor core or a plurality of processor cores. For example, the processors 220 and 302 may include a multi-core such as a dual-core, a quad-core, or a hexa-core. According to embodiments, the processors 220 and 302 may further include a cache memory located internally or externally.

In various embodiments, the processor 220 , 302 may receive a command from other components of the first electronic device 200 or the second electronic device 300 , interpret the received command, and interpret Calculations can be performed or data can be processed according to commands.

In various embodiments, processors 220 , 302 may process data or signals generated or generated in a program. For example, the processors 220 and 302 may request instructions, data, or signals from the memories 210 and 301 to execute or control a program. The processors 220 and 302 may write (or store) or update instructions, data, or signals to the memories 210 and 301 to execute or control a program.

In various embodiments, processor 220 may interpret a message, data, instruction, or signal received from memory 210 , output device 240 , communication device 260 , or input device 230 , and , can be processed. In addition, the processor 302 may interpret and process a message, data, command or signal received from the memory 301 , the plurality of sensors 303 , or the communication device 304 . Processors 220 and 302 may generate new messages, data, instructions, or signals based on received messages, data, instructions, or signals. Processor 220 may provide processed or generated messages, data, instructions, or signals to memory 210 , output device 240 , optical device 250 , communication device 260 , or input device 230 . have. In addition, the processor 302 may provide the processed or generated message, data, instruction, or signal to the memory 301 , the plurality of sensors 303 , or the communication device 304 .

In various embodiments, all or part of the processor 220 , 302 may include other components within the first electronic device 200 or the second electronic device 300 (eg, the memories 210 , 301 , an input device). (230), output device (240), optical device (250) electrically or operatively (operably or operatively) coupled with a plurality of sensors (303) or communication device (260, 304) ) or connected to.

Depending on embodiments, the processor 220 , 302 may be configured with one or more processors. For example, the processors 220 and 302 may include at least one of an application processor, a communication processor, an image signal processor, or a graphic processing unit (GPU). .

In various embodiments, the communication device 260 may be a communication processor, and the communication device 260 may establish communication with an external electronic device. According to various embodiments, the communication device 260 may be integrated with the processor 220 . The communication device 260 may implement a specified operation of the first electronic device 200 through communication with an external electronic device (eg, the second electronic device 300 ). For example, the communication device 260 may transmit/receive a signal to/from the second electronic device 300 through communication with the communication device 304 of the second electronic device 300 . Communication with the second electronic device 300 may be short-range communication such as Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. The second electronic device may be a wearable device such as a smart watch, may set a signal designated for the first electronic device 200, and upon receiving the signal, the communication device 260 of the first electronic device 200 may be configured as a processor ( 220), it is possible to transmit a designated signal.

According to various embodiments, the communication devices 260 and 304 include a wireless communication module, which may include a cellular communication module, a short-range wireless communication module, or a global navigation satellite system (GNSS). Using a module such as GNSS, the communication device 260, 304 can identify the user's location.

The input device 230 may receive a command or data to be used in a component (eg, the processor 220 ) of the first electronic device 200 from the outside (eg, a user) of the first electronic device 200 . . The input device 230 may include, for example, a microphone, a mouse, a camera, or a keyboard. The input device 230 may be a device capable of inputting text data of a prescription. The first electronic device 200 may receive a text input directly through a keyboard and a mouse, receive an image of a prescription through an optical input device such as a camera, and identify and receive text data through text recognition . In addition, the first electronic device 200 may recognize a code image such as a barcode or a QR code displayed on the prescription through the optical input device to receive characters written in the prescription.

The output device 240 may be a sound output device or a display device. The sound output device may output the sound signal to the outside of the first electronic device 200 . The sound output device 200 may include, for example, a speaker or a receiver. The speaker can be used for general purposes such as multimedia playback or recording playback, and the receiver can be used to receive incoming calls. According to one embodiment, the receiver may be implemented separately from or as part of the speaker. The display device may visually provide information to the outside (eg, a user) of the first electronic device 200 . The display device may include, for example, a display, a hologram device, or a projector and a control circuit for controlling the device. According to an embodiment, the display device 160 may include a touch circuitry configured to sense a touch or a sensor circuit (eg, a pressure sensor) configured to measure the intensity of a force generated by the touch. have.

The plurality of sensors 303 detect an operating state (eg, power or temperature) of the second electronic device 300 or an external environmental state (eg, a user state), and generate an electrical signal corresponding to the sensed state or You can create data values. According to various embodiments, the plurality of sensors 303 may include, for example, a gesture sensor, a gyro sensor, a barometric pressure sensor, a magnetic sensor, an acceleration sensor, a grip sensor, a proximity sensor, a color sensor, an IR (infrared) sensor, and a biometric sensor. It may include a sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, or an illuminance sensor.

According to various embodiments, a biometric sensor among the plurality of sensors 303 may acquire biometric information of a user wearing the second electronic device 300 . For example, the plurality of sensors 303 may measure a user's heartbeat, electrocardiogram, blood pressure, or blood sugar.

3 is a cross-sectional view of a medication device, according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 3 , the electronic device 100 including the medication device may include a tablet receiving unit 110 and a tablet providing unit 120 . The tablet receiving unit 110 may include a plurality of compartments 130-1, 130-2, 130-3, 130-4,?? Each of the plurality of compartments 130-1, 130-2, 130-3, 130-4, ?? may contain tablets.

According to various embodiments, the tablets are supplied to the respective compartments 130-1, 130-2, 130-3, 130-4,?? of the tablet receiving unit 110 from the outside through the hopper 135. can be Of the compartments 130-1, 130-2, 130-3, 130-4,?? of the tablet receiving unit 110, a compartment 130-4 positioned on the storage box 330 of the tablet providing unit 120 ) may include an optical device 250 . The optical device 250 may photograph the tablets located in the compartment 130 - 4 . The optical device 250 may transmit the image of the captured tablets to the processor (processor 220 of FIG. 2 ). The processor 220 may determine the shortage or excess of tablets by comparing them with tablets described in the prescription based on the transferred tablet image. For example, when the single-dose drugs described in the prescription are A, B, and C, the processor 220 determines that the tablet image acquired through the optical device 250 is identified as A, B, an output device (eg: Through the output device 240 of FIG. 2 ), it is possible to notify the user that the tablet is insufficiently injected through a visual or auditory signal.

According to various embodiments, when the single dose drugs described in the prescription are A, B, and C, the processor 220 determines that the tablet image acquired through the optical device 250 is identified as A, B, C, and D. , through an output device (eg, the output device 240 of FIG. 2 ), a visual or auditory signal may notify the user that the tablet is further added.

According to various embodiments, a storage box 330 is positioned at a lower portion of the compartment 130 - 4 , and may include an opening 320 connected to the storage box 330 . The opening 320 may include a second shutter 321 to selectively open and close.

According to various embodiments, the electronic device 100 moves the tablet to be provided to the compartment 130 - 4 and opens the second shutter 321 to provide the tablet stored in the tablet receiving unit 110 . , the tablet may be provided as a storage box 330 .

According to various embodiments, in the tablet providing unit 120, an electronic component (eg, the memory 210 of FIG. 2 , the processor 220 , or the communication device 260 of FIG. 2 ) may be disposed in a space other than the storage box 330 . . Electronic components may be disposed on the printed circuit board 190 and electrically connected to each other.

According to various embodiments, the input device 230 may be disposed on the exterior of the electronic device 100 . The input device 230 may be an optical input device, and the optical input device may acquire an external prescription image or read a code included in the prescription.

According to various embodiments, the tablet receiving unit 110 and the tablet providing unit 120 may be detachably coupled to each other. For example, by injecting a tablet into the tablet receiving unit 110, after filling the compartments 130-1, 130-2, 130-3, 130-4,??, combined with the tablet providing unit 120 can be used by

The tablet receiving unit 110 may include a fastening groove 312 capable of being coupled to the fastening member 311 . A side surface of the tablet providing unit 120 may include a fastening member 311 and a guide groove 310 through which the fastening member 311 can slide. A plurality of the fastening member 311 and the fastening groove 312 and the guide groove 310 may be disposed, and may be disposed symmetrically to each other. The tablet receiving unit 110 and the tablet providing unit 120 may include a through hole through which the driving shaft 139 may be disposed at the center thereof. According to various embodiments, the tablet providing unit 120 may be installed not to rotate. For example, the driving shaft 139 may rotate while being meshed with the tablet receiving unit 110 , and only the driving shaft 139 may be rotated without coupling means such as a gear with the tablet providing unit 120 . For another example, the driving shaft 139 in contact with the tablet providing unit 120 may not rotate and may be formed to include the driving unit.

4 is another cross-sectional view of the medication, according to various embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 4 , the electronic device 400 including the medication device may include a plurality of tablet receiving units 410 and 420 .

According to various embodiments, in the electronic device 400 including the medication, the tablet providing unit 430 , the second tablet receiving unit 420 , and the first tablet receiving unit 410 may be sequentially disposed from the bottom. have. The first tablet accommodating part 410 may be disposed on the uppermost layer, and a hopper 435 may be included on the first tablet accommodating part 410 disposed on the uppermost layer. The hopper 435 may be formed along the edge of the opening (eg, the through hole 136 of FIG. 1 ) formed in the first tablet receiving unit 410 . The first tablet accommodating unit 410 may store tablets of a certain cycle, and if storage of medication is insufficient, tablets may be stored in an additional second tablet accommodating unit 420 . For example, the first tablet compartment 410 may include 6 compartments, and the second tablet compartment 420 may include 6 compartments. Each of the tablet receiving units 410 and 420 can store two days' worth of medicine consisting of breakfast, lunch, and dinner. When 4 equivalents of medicine are required, the user can carry it in a form including both the first tablet receiving unit 410 and the second tablet receiving unit 420 . However, the number of compartments of the tablet accommodating part or the number of the tablet accommodating parts is not limited thereto, and may be formed in various ways. For example, the tablet compartment may contain one-day supply or three-day supply, and the number of tablet compartments may include more than two tablet compartments.

Each of the tablet receiving units 410 and 420 includes openings 431 and 432 to provide tablets at positions corresponding to the storage of the tablet providing unit 430 (eg, the storage 330 of FIG. 3 ). can do. The electronic device 400 including the medication device or the medication device may include a shutter capable of selectively opening each of the openings 431 and 432 .

The first tablet receiving unit 410 may include a fastening groove 412 capable of being coupled to the fastening member 411 . A side surface of the second tablet receiving unit 420 may include a fastening member 411 and a guide groove 413 through which the fastening member 411 can slide. A plurality of the fastening member 411 and the fastening groove 412 and the guide groove 413 may be disposed, and may be disposed symmetrically to each other. The second tablet receiving unit 420 may include a fastening groove 422 capable of being coupled to the fastening member 421 . A side surface of the tablet providing unit 430 may include a guide groove 423 through which the fastening member 421 and the fastening member 421 can slide.

According to various embodiments, the first tablet receiving unit 410 , the second tablet receiving unit 420 , and the tablet providing unit 430 may include a through hole through which the driving shaft 439 may be disposed at the center thereof. According to various embodiments, the tablet providing unit 430 may be installed not to rotate. For example, the driving shaft 439 may rotate while meshing with the tablet receiving units 410 and 420 , and only the driving shaft 439 may be rotated without engaging means such as gears with the tablet providing unit 430 . For another example, the driving shaft 439 in contact with the tablet providing unit 430 may not rotate and may be formed to include the driving unit.

According to various embodiments, the driving shaft 439 may be configured to rotate the first tablet receiving unit 410 and the second tablet receiving unit 420 separately from the first tablet receiving unit 410 and the second tablet receiving unit ( A device such as a one-way clutch (not shown) may be included at the boundary of the 420 .

5 illustrates an operation of providing tablets of a medication machine, according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 5 , the electronic device (eg, the electronic device 100 of FIG. 1 or the first electronic device 200 of FIG. 2 ) receives a prescription input from an input device (eg, the input device 230 of FIG. 2 ). Information may be identified (510). The input device may receive the contents of the prescription by the user, and the input device including the optical input device may acquire an image of the prescription or recognize a code included in the prescription. The processor (eg, the processor 220 of FIG. 2 ) extracts characters from the obtained prescription image to identify the prescription information, and based on the recognized code, the information stored in the memory for prescription information corresponding to the code Alternatively, it may be identified by comparing it with information transmitted through a communication device (eg, the communication device 260 of FIG. 2 ).

According to various embodiments, the first electronic device 200 may obtain user-related information from the second electronic device (eg, the second electronic device 300 of FIG. 2 ) using the communication device 260 . (520). The second electronic device 300 may be a wearable device. The user's biometric information may be obtained from a plurality of sensors (eg, the plurality of sensors 230 of FIG. 2 ) attached to the second electronic device 300 . The second electronic device 300 may acquire data such as a user's heart rate, blood pressure, blood sugar, and the like.

According to various embodiments, when the first electronic device 200 receives user-related information from the second electronic device 300 , the processor 220 may identify the user's status from the user-related information. For example, the processor 220 may determine whether the user consumes food from the user's blood sugar. In addition, the processor 220 may determine whether the user is in a state in which the user can take the medicine from the user's blood pressure, heart rate, etc., determine whether there is an abnormality in the user's body, transmit information to the user, or or call for emergency services.

According to various embodiments, the processor 220 of the first electronic device 200 may provide a medication notification based on the prescription information identified through an input device and user-related information obtained from outside ( 530 ). . The processor 220 of the first electronic device 200 may receive a prescription and user-related information, determine the user's medication availability state, and may provide a medication medication notification when the user is available to take medication.

According to various embodiments, when a user receives an input related to a tablet provision request through the input device of the first electronic device 200 , the processor 220 is configured to operate the tablet receiving unit (eg, the tablet receiving unit 110 of FIG. 1 ). ), the tablet may be delivered to the storage box of the tablet providing unit (eg, the tablet providing unit 120 of FIG. 1 ) to provide the tablet to the user ( 540 ). The input device may be a physical keypad capable of receiving a user's input. The user may provide an input for requesting to take the tablet to the first electronic device 200 , and the processor 220 of the first electronic device 200 responds to the user's input to provide the tablet to the user. you can request The processor 220 may request the driving unit to provide tablets, rotate the tablet accommodating unit 110 and open the first shutter (eg, the first shutter 137 of FIG. 1 ). The first electronic device 200 may move the tablets stored in the tablet receiving unit 110 to the storage of the tablet providing unit 120 according to the opening of the first shutter.

According to various embodiments, when the tablet is provided, the processor 220 may record the tablet and update the user's medication record stored in the memory. The medication information including the medication record may be transmitted to an external terminal (eg, a smart phone, a tablet PC), and the like. The medication record may be transmitted to a user through an output device of an electronic device including a medication recorder, and may be transmitted through a display device of an external terminal.

The electronic device including the medicine dispenser according to the various embodiments described above includes an input device, an output device, a communication circuit, a timer, a memory, and at least one operatively coupled to the input device, the timer, the communication circuit, and the memory. a processor, wherein the memory includes a plurality of instructions, and when the plurality of instructions are executed by the at least one processor, the at least one processor receives prescription information from the outside, and the prescription information In response to the reception of the prescription information is stored in the memory, the communication circuit receives the location information and biometric information from the outside, based on the time information and the location information included in the stored prescription information, the location of the user If is one of the pre-designated places, control to deliver a medication signal to the user through the output device, and the pre-specified place may be at least one of places where the user is located for a long time.

According to various embodiments, the biometric information includes at least one of blood sugar, blood pressure, and heart rate measured from an external electronic device, and when the plurality of instructions are executed by the at least one processor, the at least one The processor determines whether or not the user consumes food from the received biometric information, and when the user is located in one of the predetermined places and a predetermined time elapses after the user's food intake, the processor sends the user through the output device It can transmit a medication signal.

According to various embodiments, the input device may include an optical device capable of acquiring a prescription image, and the prescription information may be information acquired from the acquired prescription image.

According to various embodiments, the prescription image may be an input code displayed on a prescription, and the communication circuit may receive prescription information corresponding to the input code.

An electronic device including a medicine dispenser according to various embodiments includes a case including a tablet receiving unit formed of a plurality of partition walls and a tablet providing unit that receives tablets from the tablet receiving unit and delivers them to a user, disposed inside the case, It may further include an optical input device for photographing the tablets supplied to the tablet providing unit.

According to various embodiments, when the plurality of instructions are executed by the at least one processor, the at least one processor, when a user input related to the provided medication signal is identified, extracts a tablet from the tablet receiving unit. When the supply of the tablet is identified to the supply unit and the tablet supply unit is identified, the inside of the tablet supply unit is photographed through the optical input device, and it is determined whether the tablet supplied to the tablet supply unit corresponds to the contents of the prescription can do.

An electronic device including a medicine dispenser according to various embodiments of the present disclosure includes a case, disposed inside the case, dividing a plurality of compartments by a partition wall, a tablet receiving unit including the plurality of compartments, and disposed below the tablet receiving unit a tablet providing unit having a size corresponding to one of the plurality of compartments of the tablet receiving unit and opening with one of the plurality of compartments to provide tablets delivered from the tablet receiving unit, and rotating the tablet receiving unit A driving unit coupled to a driving shaft, a through hole formed in the case to penetrate at least a portion of one of the compartments of the tablet receiving unit, protruding to the outside of the case along an edge of the through hole, and holding the tablet from the outside a hopper guiding to a hopper, a first shutter selectively opening and closing the hopper and the through hole, and a second shutter disposed between the tablet supply unit and the tablet receiving unit to selectively open and close one of the plurality of compartments; The tablet receiving unit may rotate to move another compartment adjacent to one compartment disposed at a position corresponding to the tablet providing unit among the plurality of compartments to a position corresponding to the tablet providing unit.

According to various embodiments, the tablet receiving unit further includes an additional receiving unit disposed between the tablet receiving unit and the hopper, wherein the additional receiving unit includes a plurality of partition walls and a plurality of compartments identical to those of the tablet receiving unit, and the additional receiving unit At least one of the plurality of compartments formed in the tablet accommodating unit may be opened with at least one of the plurality of compartments formed in the tablet receiving unit.

According to various embodiments, a pressure sensor or a weight sensor may be disposed on one surface of the tablet providing unit.

According to various embodiments, the tablet providing unit may include an optical device for photographing the inside of the tablet providing unit.

Methods according to the embodiments described in the claims or specifications of the present disclosure may be implemented in the form of hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software. In the specific embodiments of the present disclosure described above, components included in the disclosure are expressed in the singular or plural according to the specific embodiments presented. However, the singular or plural expression is appropriately selected for the context presented for convenience of description, and the present disclosure is not limited to the singular or plural component, and even if the component is expressed in plural, it is composed of a singular or singular. Even an expressed component may be composed of a plurality of components.

In addition, the embodiments of the present invention disclosed in the present specification and drawings are merely provided for specific examples in order to easily explain the technical contents according to the embodiments of the present invention and to help the understanding of the embodiments of the present invention, and to extend the scope of the embodiments of the present invention. It is not meant to be limiting. Therefore, in the scope of various embodiments of the present invention, in addition to the embodiments disclosed herein, all changes or modifications derived from the technical ideas of various embodiments of the present invention should be interpreted as being included in the scope of various embodiments of the present invention.

Claims (10)

input device;
output device;
communication circuit;
timer;
Memory;
and at least one processor operatively coupled to the input device, the timer, the communication circuitry, and the memory;
The memory includes a plurality of instructions,
The plurality of instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to
Receive prescription information from outside,
in response to receiving the prescription information, store the prescription information in a memory;
The communication circuit receives place information and biometric information from the outside,
Based on the time information and place information included in the stored prescription information, if the user's location is one of the pre-designated places, control to deliver a medication signal to the user through the output device,
The predetermined place is at least one of places where the user is located for a long time.
According to claim 1,
The biometric information includes at least one of blood sugar, blood pressure, and heart rate measured from an external electronic device,
The plurality of instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to
From the received biometric information, it is determined whether the user consumes food,
An electronic device that transmits a medication signal to the user through the output device when a user is located in one of the predetermined places and a predetermined time has elapsed after the user consumes food.
According to claim 1,
The input device includes an optical device capable of acquiring a prescription image,
The prescription information is information obtained from the obtained prescription image electronic device.
4. The method of claim 3,
The prescription image may be an input code displayed on a prescription,
The communication circuit is an electronic device for receiving prescription information corresponding to the input code.
According to claim 1,
a case including a tablet accommodating part formed of a plurality of partition walls and a tablet providing part receiving tablets from the tablet accommodating part and delivering them to a user;
The electronic device further comprising; an optical input device disposed inside the case to photograph the tablet supplied to the tablet providing unit.
6. The method of claim 5,
The plurality of instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to
When the user's input related to the provided medication signal is identified, the tablet is supplied from the tablet receiving unit to the tablet providing unit,
When the supply of tablets to the tablet providing unit is identified, the inside of the tablet providing unit is photographed through the optical input device,
An electronic device for determining whether the tablet supplied to the tablet providing unit corresponds to the contents of the prescription.
case;
a tablet receiving unit disposed inside the case, dividing a plurality of compartments by a partition wall, and including the plurality of compartments;
disposed under the tablet receiving unit, having a size corresponding to one of the plurality of compartments of the tablet receiving unit, and opening with one of the plurality of compartments to provide tablets delivered from the tablet receiving unit a tablet providing unit;
a driving unit coupled to a driving shaft for rotating the tablet receiving unit;
a through hole formed in the case to pass through at least a portion of one of the plurality of compartments of the tablet receiving unit;
a hopper protruding to the outside of the case along the edge of the through hole and guiding the tablet from the outside to the tablet receiving part;
a first shutter selectively opening and closing the hopper and the through hole; and
a second shutter disposed between the tablet providing unit and the tablet receiving unit to selectively open and close one of the plurality of compartments;
The tablet accommodating unit rotates to move another compartment adjacent to one compartment disposed at a position corresponding to the tablet dispensing unit among the plurality of compartments to a position corresponding to the tablet dispensing unit.
8. The method of claim 7,
Further comprising; an additional receiving unit disposed between the tablet receiving unit and the hopper,
The additional receiving unit includes a plurality of partition walls and a plurality of compartments identical to those of the tablet receiving unit,
At least one of the plurality of compartments formed in the additional receiving unit is open to at least one of the plurality of compartments formed in the tablet receiving unit.
8. The method of claim 7,
An electronic device in which a pressure sensor or a weight sensor is disposed on one surface of the tablet providing unit.
8. The method of claim 7,
The tablet providing unit includes an optical device for photographing the inside of the tablet providing unit.

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