TWI643612B - Medicine management system and smart pillbox using the medicine management system - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a medicine management system, which performs medicine management according to a prescription information. The medicine management system includes: a data input unit that performs input of the prescription information; a data processing unit that converts the prescription information into internal signals of the medicine and internal signals of the medication; and a signal output unit of the internal signals of the divided medicine and the medication The internal signal converts into a medicine reminder signal and a medicine reminder signal and outputs the result data through a sensor; and a data storage unit that stores the prescription information and the result data. According to the medicine management system of the present invention, the purpose of more easily, quickly and accurately dispensing medicines, and being able to remind the medicines at the correct time can be achieved.

Description

Drug management system and smart pill box using the same

The invention relates to a medicine management system and a smart medicine box using the medicine management system.

When you receive your medicine from the pharmacy after your visit, unless the pharmacy has pre-dispensed and packaged it, you will usually get the undispersed medicine, especially such as malignant tumor, cerebrovascular disease, heart disease, diabetes or liver This is especially true for chronic diseases such as sclerosis that require long-term medication. On the other hand, based on pharmacokinetics, the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion rate of various drugs in the body are different. In order to maintain the effective concentration of various drugs in the body and reduce the side effects of the drug during the medication period, The interval between medications varies. Therefore, each time you take a medicine, you must choose the correct medicine and quantity from the medicine bag that has never been divided. According to the prescription, you will have the disadvantages of complicated procedures and time waste caused by repeating the above actions for each medicine. There is even a risk that the error rate of useful medicines will increase, resulting in waste of medical resources. Especially nowadays, society has gradually entered an advanced age, and it is foreseeable that the above disadvantages and potential risks will become more serious.

Based on this, some people have proposed the invention of the pill box, which can be used by users to prescribe various medicines according to the type of each medication according to the prescription information provided by the prescription or the medical unit after seeing the doctor Type and quantity are put into the medicine box, and the medicines in the medicine box are used according to the predetermined medicine time, which can not only save the complicated procedures before each medicine administration, but also reduce the medication error rate.

However, the traditional medicine box is based on the time of use of medicines in the designated medicine grid, if morning, middle, evening, before going to bed in the case of medication, a weekly medicine box requires at least 28 medicine boxes, the consideration corresponds to a single For patients with large doses, the capacity of the drug cell cannot be too small, and as a result, the entire pill box is often bulky and bulky. In addition, the above-mentioned traditional medicine box must perform the action of dispensing medicines at least once a week. If there are many types of medicines, it will be time-consuming during the medicine dispensing process, so there is still room for improvement. In addition, the traditional medicine box only has the function of classified storage, so it is still possible to miss the timing of medication, especially in the aging society, not only may it be forgotten, it may even be used repeatedly, and it may cause Delayed visits. Therefore, it is necessary to further improve the traditional medicine box in order to overcome the above disadvantages.

The problem of the present invention is to solve the situation that the medicine dispensing process is time-consuming, forgetting to use the medicine or repeating the medication process, and the purpose is to provide a medicine management system and a smart pill box using the medicine management system, which can make the medicine dispensing process more Easy, quick and accurate, and can remind medication at the right time to reduce medication error rate.

In view of the above-mentioned problems, the inventor of the present case can achieve the foregoing object by providing a medicine management system including a data input unit, a data processing unit, a signal output unit, and a data storage unit.

That is, the present invention is as follows:

[1]

A drug management system performs drug management according to prescription information. The drug management system includes: a data input unit that performs input of the prescription information; and a data processing unit that converts the prescription information into a medicine internal signal or a Internal signal of medication; signal output unit, converts the internal signal of the divided medication into a divided drug reminder signal and instructs to dispense the medicine by putting the same medicine into the same medicine compartment, and converts the internal signal of the medication into a medication reminder signal, A result data is output through a sensor; and a data storage unit stores the prescription information and the result data.

[2]

The drug management system described in [1] further includes: a data debugging unit, which can identify the correctness of the information entered through the data input unit.

[3]

The drug management system described in [1] or [2] further includes: a data synchronization unit that synchronizes the data stored in the data storage unit to a specified device.

[4]

The drug management system described in any one of [1] to [3] further includes: a data query unit connected to a public database for querying the complete information of the drug.

[5]

The drug management system according to any one of [1] to [4], wherein the data processing unit further converts the result data into an internal signal for return visits.

[6]

A method for operating a drug management system is to perform drug management using the drug management system described in any one of [1] to [5]. The method for operating the drug management system includes the following steps: the step of storing a prescription, and The prescription information is stored in the medicine management system; the step of instructing medicine dispensing, the medicine management system sends out the medicine dispensing reminder signal and instructs medicine dispensing by placing the same medicine in the same medicine compartment; and reminding the medication administration In step, the medicine management system sends out the medicine reminder signal to remind the medicine.

[7]

The operation method of the drug management system as described in [6] further includes a data synchronization step to synchronize the data stored in the drug management system to a designated device.

[8]

A method for operating a drug management system is to perform drug management using the drug management system described in any one of [4] to [5]. The method for operating the drug management system includes the following steps: the step of storing prescriptions, and The prescription information is stored in the drug management system; the step of querying the drug, the drug management system connects to the public database and downloads the complete information of the drug; the step of instructing the drug dispensing, the drug management system issues the drug dispensing reminder signal The method of placing the same medicine into the same medicine cell is used to instruct the dispensing; and in the step of reminding the medicine, the medicine management system sends out the medicine reminding signal to remind the medicine.

[9]

The operation method of the drug management system as described in [8] further includes a data synchronization step to synchronize the data stored in the drug management system to a designated device.

[10]

A method for operating a drug management system is to use a drug management system as described in [5] for drug management. The method for operating a drug management system includes the following steps: The step of storing prescriptions and storing the information of the prescriptions to the drug management system; the step of querying the drugs, the drug management system connecting to the public database and downloading the complete information of the drugs; the steps of instructing the drug distribution, the drug management The system sends out the medicine reminder signal and instructs the medicine to be dispensed by placing the same medicine in the same medicine compartment; in the step of reminding the medicine, the medicine management system sends out the medicine reminder signal to remind the medicine; and the step of scheduling a return visit, The drug management system sends out the follow-up reminder signal to schedule a return visit.

[11]

The operation method of the drug management system as described in [10] further includes a data synchronization step to synchronize the data stored in the drug management system to a designated device.

[12]

A smart pill box has: a plurality of drug compartments for accommodating medicines; a pill box body for accommodating the drug management system according to any one of [1] to [5]; and a plurality of holding members for In order to connect the majority of the drug cells with the pill box body and hold the majority of the drug cells, it uses the drug management system for drug management.

[13]

The smart pillbox as described in [12], wherein at least one or more units in the drug management system are arranged on a device other than the smart pillbox, and are connected to the smart pillbox by a communication method. line.

[14]

The smart pillbox according to [12], wherein at least one or more units in the drug management system are set on the smart pillbox and devices outside the smart pillbox at the same time, and communicate with each other through a communication method Synchronize.

According to the medicine management system of the present invention and the smart medicine box using the medicine management system, the purpose of more easily, quickly and accurately dispensing medicines, and reminding the medicines at the correct time point can be achieved.

A‧‧‧Pharmacy

B‧‧‧ pill box body

C‧‧‧Retaining member

D‧‧‧ on optical coupling circuit breaker

E‧‧‧Under the optical coupling interrupter

F‧‧‧ Institutional bump

G‧‧‧tack switch

H‧‧‧LED display

[Fig. 1] Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing the operation of the medicine management system of the present invention.

[Fig. 2] Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an implementation aspect of the drug management system of the present invention, wherein Fig. 2A is a schematic diagram showing a mobile phone app, Fig. 2B is a schematic diagram showing the appearance of a smart medicine box, and Fig. 2C is a smart medicine box Structure block diagram.

[Fig. 3] Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an embodiment of the medicine dispensing system according to the present invention, wherein Fig. 3A is a schematic diagram of a mobile APP and Fig. 3B is a schematic diagram of a smart pill box.

[Fig. 4] Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an embodiment of reminding medications by the drug management system of the present invention. Among them, Fig. 4A is a schematic diagram of a mobile APP and Fig. 4B is a schematic diagram of a smart pill box.

[Fig. 5] Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an embodiment of a smart medicine box according to the present invention. Among them, FIG. 5A is an explanatory diagram of one example of a sensor that generates result data, FIG. 5B is an explanatory diagram of another example of a sensor that generates result data, and FIG. 5C is an explanatory diagram of an embodiment of a medication reminder signal.

[Fig. 6] Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram showing an implementation mode of a medicine dispensing method in the medicine management system of the present invention.

[Drug Management System]

Hereinafter, the relationship between the components in the drug management system will be described with reference to FIG. 1. The drug management system of the present invention performs drug management according to prescription information. The aforementioned drug management system may include: a data input unit that performs input of the prescription information; a data processing unit that converts the prescription information into internal signals of the medicine and Internal signal of medication; signal output unit, converts the internal signal of the divided medication into a drug reminder signal and instructs the medicine to be dispensed by placing the same medicine in the same medicine compartment, and converts the internal signal of the medication into a medication reminder signal, and The result data is output through the sensor; and the data storage unit stores the prescription information and the result data. The medicine management system may further include: a data debugging unit, which can identify the correctness of the information inputted by the data input unit. The drug management system may further include: a data synchronization unit, which synchronizes the data stored in the data storage unit to a designated device; a data query unit, which is connected to a public database to query detailed and complete information of the drug. In addition, the aforementioned data processing unit can further convert the result data into internal signals for return visits.

The drug management performed by the drug management system of the present invention can be achieved, for example, by executing the following steps: the step of storing a prescription, storing the information of the prescription in the drug management system; the step of instructing the dispensing, the drug management system issues The medicine-dispatching reminder signal indicates the medicine-dispensing step; and in the step of reminding the medicine, the medicine management system sends out the medicine-prompting signal to remind the medicine. The drug management performed by the drug management system of the present invention can also be further performed by performing the following steps: a data synchronization step to synchronize the data stored in the drug management system to a designated device. In addition, the following steps can be further performed to achieve: the step of querying the drug, the drug management system is connected to the public database and downloads the complete information of the drug. In addition, the following steps can be further performed to achieve drug management: the step of scheduling a return visit, the drug management system sends out a reminder signal to schedule a return visit.

The drug management system of the present invention can also separately set at least one or more units and connect to each other by a communication method. In addition, the drug management system of the present invention can further set at least one or more units at different locations at the same time and synchronize with each other by a communication method. Specifically, the drug management system of the present invention can perform drug management only through a smart pill box, and can also be matched with an APP of a mobile device such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, and then through a smart pill box to achieve drug management. At this time, the communication method may include, for example, wireless communication such as infrared, Bluetooth, NFC transmission, Zigbee, RF, Wi-Fi direct connection, or wired communication such as USB transmission line, fiber optic cable, and the like. In addition, each medicine box of the smart pill box can also be set in a form that can be disassembled and assembled arbitrarily. At this time, the medicine box can also be carried separately for use.

[Data Entry Unit]

The data input unit of the present invention executes the input of the prescription information. As long as it is a method for inputting prescription information, there are no particular restrictions, and examples include: a method of manually typing through a computer keyboard, a tablet, a touchpad, and the like; obtaining an image through a camera, a scanner, or the like through voice and borrowing Input method by local computer or cloud recognition text; input method by QR code scanning, hospital website download, etc.

[Data debugging unit]

After the prescription information is entered, you can also connect to the cloud database to cross-check and identify the input data and the cloud database, and you can automatically debug according to your needs. The identification method may be a conventional comparison method for identifying the degree of consistency of a string, and may include: precise comparison, fuzzy comparison, etc., but is not limited thereto. Specifically, for example, after entering prescription information by image recognition or manual typing input, you can connect to the public database to compare information such as the name of the medicine. At this time, you can manually debug based on the result of the precise comparison. Or, it can be automatically debugged when the string matching degree reaches a preset standard in advance. If If you connect to the cloud database for debugging, you can connect the cloud database with the drug management system of the present invention through Wi-Fi or 3G / 4G wireless network connection.

[Data processing unit]

The data processing unit of the present invention converts the aforementioned prescription information into the internal signal of the medicine and the internal signal of the medicine. Specifically, for example, in the aforementioned step of instructing medicine dispensing, the data processing unit will send an internal signal for dispensing medicine to a signal output unit described later according to the prescription information to achieve the purpose of instructing medicine dispensing; in the aforementioned step of reminding medicine administration The data processing unit will send the internal signal of medication to the signal output unit described below according to the prescription information to achieve the purpose of reminding medication. In addition, in the aforementioned step of making an appointment for a return visit, the data processing unit may send an internal signal for the return visit based on the result data to achieve the purpose of making an appointment for return visit.

[Signal output unit]

The signal output unit of the present invention respectively receives the aforementioned internal medicine-dispatching signal or internal medicine-taking signal, converts it into a medicine-prompting signal or a medicine-prompting signal, and outputs the result data through a sensor. Specifically, for example, in the foregoing step of instructing drug dispensing, the drug dispensing prompt signal may be used as a basis for instructing drug dispensing, and in the foregoing step of reminding medication, the drug prompting signal may be used as basis for reminding medication. In addition, the signal output unit of the present invention can also receive the aforementioned internal signals for return visits, and convert them into return visit reminder signals as a basis for making an appointment for return visits when the treatment course is about to end and the medicine is about to run out. The specific examples of the medicine-prompting signal, the medicine-prompting signal, or the return-to-diagnosis signal may include, for example, voice, light, music, and vibration signals to achieve the purpose of prompting, but it is not limited thereto.

In addition, after the user operates according to the prompt signals, the signal output unit automatically generates the result data through the sensor according to the operation result. The sensor for automatically generating the result data may include, for example, an optical coupling interrupter, an infrared interrupter, an angular accuracy adjustment device, a tack switch, a pressure switch Electric sensors and the like, but are not limited thereto. If a piezoelectric sensor is used, the weight of each medicine cell can be used to determine whether the medicine in each medicine cell has been used in order to determine the medication status more accurately.

In addition, the foregoing result data may include, for example, the result data of the step of instructing drug dispensing, the result data of the step of reminding medication (including, for example, records of medications that have been used as expected or not used as expected), Step result data, or result data that the sensor was not touched at the correct time.

[Data storage unit]

The data storage unit of the present invention stores prescription information and the aforementioned result data. As long as the above contents can be stored, there is no particular limitation, and a medium generally used for storing data can be used, for example, for storing analogue, digital, or any data form Storage media such as magnetic tapes, magnetic disks, optical disks, flash memory, etc.

In addition, the data storage unit of the present invention can also store physical information that is measured by other methods, such as blood pressure, blood glucose, electrocardiogram, three-high information, height and weight information. This information can also be synchronized to a specified device by a data synchronization unit described later. At this time, the above information can be used by physicians to obtain all relevant information about the health measurement of this user and serve as a numerical reference for medical treatment.

[Data synchronization unit]

The data synchronization unit of the present invention synchronizes the data stored in the data storage unit to a designated device. The specified device may include, for example, a personal database, or a storage medium of another mobile device such as a mobile phone or a tablet. The designated device is only required to allow users to access data when needed, and may also be a cloud database, but is not limited thereto.

[Data query unit]

The data query unit of the present invention is connected to a public database for querying detailed and complete information of medicines, as long as it has the function of online query, there is no particular limitation. The data query unit can be manually connected to the user after inputting data, or it can read the prescription information in the data storage unit and perform the online query automatically. The aforementioned public database may be a cloud database or a storage medium for a mobile device, but is not limited thereto.

In addition, by connecting to the cloud database, the drug management system of the present invention can further customize the reminder. For example, when the health education information is updated in the cloud database, the aforementioned methods such as voice, light, music, vibration, etc. are used to achieve active reminders.

[Steps to save prescription paper]

The step of storing prescription notes according to the present invention is to store the note information from the data input unit into the aforementioned drug management system. The prescription information is used as the basis for the instructions for dispensing and reminding the medication as described below, and also as the basis for the procedures for querying the pharmaceuticals described later.

[Instructions for dispensing medicine]

The step of instructing medicine dispensing in the present invention is to instruct medicine dispensing by the medicine management system sending the medicine dispensing prompt signal. The medicine dispensing method can be roughly divided into medicines according to the time of administration and medicines according to the type of medicine. The present invention preferably adopts a method of dividing medicines according to types of medicines, that is, a way of putting the same medicine in the same medicine compartment (see FIG. 6), but is not limited thereto. The method of dividing medicine according to the type of medicine can further reduce the time for medicine dispensing and avoid mistakes in medicine dispensing.

[Steps to remind medication]

The step of reminding medication in the present invention is to remind the medication by sending out the medication reminder signal by the drug management system. Reminder medication can be noticed before the medication time point, you can also remind medication at the medication time point, and you can continue to remind medication after you miss the medication time point.

[Steps of data synchronization]

The data synchronization step of the present invention is to synchronize the data stored in the drug management system to a designated device. For example, when the aforementioned data stored in the drug management system is medication result data, it can be used to confirm whether there is as expected Medication, provided to physicians as a reference during return visits, or sent information about medications that were not used as expected to designated relatives (such as children, etc.).

[Steps to check medicines]

The step of inquiring medicines of the present invention is that the medicine management system connects to a public database to inquire and download complete information of medicines. By connecting to the public database, you can inquire detailed Chinese and English names, indications, dosage forms, packaging, drug categories, controlled drug classification levels, and main ingredients of drugs, but not limited to them. By querying the medicine, you can further avoid mistakes in dispensing.

[Steps for making appointment for return visit]

The step of making an appointment for return visits in the present invention achieves the purpose of making an appointment for return visits by sending a reminder signal for return visits by the drug management system. The procedure of making an appointment to return to the clinic can avoid the situation that the medicine is used up and the treatment is interrupted.

[Smart Pill Box]

The smart pill box of the present invention includes a medicine box for containing a plurality of medicines, a medicine box body for containing the aforementioned medicine management system, and a medicine box for connecting the plurality of medicine boxes with the medicine box body and holding the medicine of the majority. Holder for most of the box. The smart pillbox uses the above-mentioned drug management system for drug management.

Most of the aforementioned holding members may be permanent holding members or temporary holding members. The majority of the medicine cells can be permanently held on the pill box body by the majority of the holding members. At this time, the majority of the holding members used for permanent holding can be the same or different plastics as the majority of the cells and the box body. It can be permanently held by ultrasonic welding or other methods; it can also be the same or different stainless steel material as most of the drug cells and the body of the drug box, and it can be permanently held by conventional welding methods. The holding member and the pill box body are made in an integrated manner, but are not limited thereto.

The plurality of medicine cells can also be temporarily held on the pill box body by the plurality of holding members, and each medicine cell can be removed and used separately or combined in any number if necessary. At this time, the majority of the holding members may be installed only on the majority of the drug cells, or only on the pill box body, or on the plurality of drug cells and the pill box body at the same time. Specific examples of the plurality of holding members include magnet attracting members, snap-in coupling members, and the like, but are not limited thereto, as long as the purpose of holding each drug cell and arbitrarily disassembling it can be achieved. The temporarily held holding member can be switched to a portable and portable mode for going out. After reading all the medication information, after the small medicine box is put back into the medicine box, the result data can be automatically generated through the aforementioned piezoelectric sensor and synchronized to the designated device.

Each unit in the drug management system of the present invention can be all set on the smart pill box, that is, the purpose of drug management can be independently completed only by the smart pill box, and at least one or more units can be set in the smart pill box. And connect to the smart pillbox through communication methods. Specifically, taking the above-mentioned data input unit as an example, the aforementioned computer keyboard, tablet, touchpad, In addition to cameras, scanners, etc., it can also be manually input, photographed, scanned, and downloaded to the smart pill box through communication through the APP of mobile devices such as mobile phones and tablets.

In addition, in the medicine management system of the smart pill box of the present invention, at least one or more units may be simultaneously set on the smart pill box and a device outside the smart pill box, and synchronized with each other by a communication method. Specifically, taking the above-mentioned data storage unit as an example, the aforementioned storage medium such as a magnetic tape, a magnetic disk, a CD-ROM, or a flash memory can be set on the smart medicine box. After the prescription information is stored in the smart medicine box, the communication is performed through communication. Method to synchronize the prescription information to the storage medium in mobile devices such as mobile phones and tablets, or vice versa. After storing the prescription information in the storage medium of the mobile device through the APP of the mobile device, the prescription is communicated through the communication method. Information is synchronized to the storage medium set on the smart pill box, but it is not limited to this.

In terms of the aforementioned communication methods, if each unit in the drug management system of the present invention is separately provided, or when the same unit is provided with two or more at the same time, the communication methods between the units can be exemplified by: infrared, Bluetooth, Wireless communication such as NFC transmission, Zigbee, RF, Wi-Fi direct connection; or wired communication such as USB transmission line, fiber optic cable, etc.

[Example]

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described more specifically with reference to the embodiments and drawings, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

Example 1

The first embodiment of the present invention is to set the data input unit and data query unit in the drug management system of the present invention on a mobile phone (in the mode of a mobile phone APP), and output the data processing unit and signal in the drug management system of the present invention. Unit and data storage unit are set in the smart pill box and mobile phone (using the mobile APP Mode). Among them, each medicine cell A is made of the same plastic as the medicine cell A and the medicine box body B as the holding member C, and the medicine cell A is held on the medicine box body B by ultrasonic welding.

FIG. 2 is a view showing an embodiment of the medicine management system of the present invention. Among them, FIG. 2A is a schematic diagram of a mobile phone app, FIG. 2B is a schematic diagram of a smart medicine box, and FIG. 2C is a structural block diagram of a smart medicine box.

<Steps for storing prescriptions and steps for querying medicines>

First, the user takes a photo of a mobile phone to input personal medication prescriptions, enters the prescription information through the mobile phone's APP, and connects to a cloud database with a 4G wireless network for comparison, and manually debugs based on the comparison results. After the input data is confirmed by the manual confirmation, it is stored in the mobile phone, and the Bluetooth information is synchronized to the smart pill box via Bluetooth as a communication method, and the detailed and complete information about the medicine in the prescription and the picture of the medicine are displayed. On the phone screen.

<Instructions for dispensing medicine>

Then, the medicine is divided through the mobile phone APP and the smart medicine box. Embodiment 1 of the present invention uses the same medicine in the same medicine cell A, that is, the medicine is divided according to the type of medicine (see FIG. 6). The steps of instructing medicine dispensing are shown in FIG. 3 (FIG. 3 shows the implementation of instruction medicine dispensing according to the drug management system of the present invention. Among them, FIG. 3A is a schematic diagram showing a mobile APP, and FIG. 3B is a smart medicine box. At this time, the mobile phone screen displays the photo of the drug and which medicine cell A of the medicine box should be placed in the medicine box. At the same time, the LED of the medicine box A of the smart medicine box will also light up. The user puts the medicine into the medicine box A according to the instructions on the mobile phone APP and the prompt of the smart pill box. The top cover of a medicine cell A is opened, and after dispensing, the smart pill box will automatically generate the result data (record the drug dispensing result) by using the optical coupling blocking technology and store it in the memory of the smart pill box. And sync to mobile app and cloud database (personal database). Next, The mobile phone app will automatically jump to another medicine's dispensing instruction, and the LED in the smart medicine box corresponding to the medicine A of the other medicine will also light up. Repeat this action until the step of dispensing is stopped.

<Steps to remind medication>

When the time for medication is up, the medication is immediately reminded via the mobile phone APP and the smart pill box (Figure 4 shows the implementation of the reminder medication implemented by the drug management system of the present invention, of which Figure 4A is a schematic diagram showing a mobile APP, and Figure 4B is a display Schematic diagram of wisdom pillbox). The embodiment 1 of the present invention adopts the method of reminding the medication at the time of the medication. At the medication time point recorded in the prescription information, the mobile phone screen will display the location of the medicine to be taken during the medication time (see Figure 4A). , The smart pillbox will also send a music or voice reminder (for example: grandpa and grandma are going to take medicine), and the LED of the medicine box A corresponding to the smart pillbox will also light up (see Figure 4B, sections 1, 4, 5, (The LED of medicine cell A on No. 7 lights up).

When the medicine box A is opened, the medicine is taken, and the lid is closed, the smart medicine box will automatically generate the result data (record the medicine information) and synchronize the update to the specified device (for example, the system can set the original APP settings) , Update the information of the correct medication to the mobile APP and the cloud database (personal database).

If the medicine is not taken within the time of medication, the smart pill box will end the sound and LED display reminder within 15 ~ 30 minutes. After the reminder is over, the smart pill box will also automatically generate the result data by using the optical coupling blocking technology. Information of medication records), and synchronously update to the specified device (for example, the system can target the original APP settings by sending emails, text messages, or communication software (line, wechat, whatsapp, etc.) within a certain period of time after the medication is not used. Send information to the designated person (relative, such as children, etc.) that the medication was not used as expected.

If the medicine box is opened during non-medication time, the smart medicine box will also automatically generate the result data by the optical coupling blocking technology and update it to the specified device (for example, the system can send email, text message, or It is communication software (line, wechat, whatsapp, etc.), and sends the message of medication at the wrong time to the designated person (relative, such as children, etc.).

The above-mentioned smart pillbox automatically generates the result data by using the optical coupling and blocking technology. The description is made with reference to FIG. 5A. As shown in the smart pill box of FIG. 5A, the way of sensing and recording the information of the pill box opening and taking medicine is to pass through the light coupling interrupter D (black cover) on the back of the upper cover of the drug cell A to block the drug cell A located there. The light emitted by E under the rear optical coupling interrupter is used to judge the state of the smart pill box switch through the optical coupling interrupting technology.

<Procedures for making appointments for return visits>

The mobile phone APP and smart pillbox will issue a reminder to make an appointment to return to the clinic when the treatment session is about to end and the medicine is about to run out according to the prescription information and the result data (recording medication information). Through the mobile APP, you can make an appointment for the doctors you have visited, or refer to the recommended departments and hospitals, and the nearest hospital (link to Google map).

Example 2

In Example 1, the user entered the prescription information into the smart pill box through QR code scanning, and connected to the cloud database via Wi-Fi wireless network for comparison, and set the data debugging unit to string match If the level reaches 95% or higher, automatic debugging will be performed. After the data is debugged, the Bluetooth information is used as the communication method to synchronize the error-corrected note information to the mobile phone.

Example 3

In the first embodiment, Wi-Fi is used as the communication method, and it is performed in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

Example 4

In Example 1, the way of automatically generating the result data is to judge the smart pill box switch by pressing the mechanism bump F behind the upper cover of the drug cell A, and pressing the touch switch G located behind the drug cell A to actuate. Except for the state (as shown in FIG. 5B), it was performed in the same manner as in Example 1.

Example 5

In Example 1, the method of automatically generating the result data is to judge the medication status through the piezoelectric sensor provided on the body of the medicine box B and abutting the bottom of the medication cell A, and by reducing the weight of the medication cell A after the medication, Other than that, it carried out similarly to Example 1.

Example 6

In Example 5, each medicine box A is held on the medicine box body B by using a snap-fit member as a retaining member C, and after the medicine is taken out in a separated state, the medicine box body B is put back, and the medicine box A The same procedure as in Example 5 was performed except that the change in weight in A was used to determine the medication status.

Example 7

In Example 1, the medication reminder signal also displays the number of medicines to be taken at the same time through the LCD display H (as shown in FIG. 5C), except that it is performed in the same manner as in Example 1.

Example 8

In Example 1, the medication reminder signal was displayed on the 7-segment display simultaneously with the number of medicines to be taken. The procedure was the same as in Example 1.

[Industrial availability]

According to the medicine management system of the present invention, the purpose of more easily, quickly and accurately dispensing medicines, and being able to remind the medicines at the correct point in time, has industrial applicability.

Claims (18)

A medicine management system is to manage medicines according to a prescription information. The medicine management system includes: a data input unit that executes the input of the prescription information; a data processing unit that converts the prescription information into a medicine internal signal and a Internal signal of medication; signal output unit, converts the internal signal of the divided medication into a divided drug reminder signal and instructs to dispense the medicine by putting the same medicine into the same medicine compartment, and converts the internal signal of the medication into a medication reminder signal, A result data is output through a sensor; and a data storage unit stores the prescription information and the result data. For example, the drug management system of the first patent application scope further includes: a data debugging unit, which can identify the correctness of the information entered by the data input unit. For example, the drug management system of the patent application scope item 1 or 2 further includes: a data synchronization unit that synchronizes the data stored in the data storage unit to a designated device. For example, the drug management system of the first or second patent application scope further includes: a data query unit connected to a public database for querying the complete information of the drug. For example, the drug management system under the scope of patent application No. 3 further includes: a data query unit connected to a public database for querying the complete information of the drug. For example, the application of the drug management system of item 1 or 2 of the patent scope, wherein the data processing unit further converts the result data into an internal signal for return visits. For example, in the case of applying for the drug management system of item 3 of the patent scope, the data processing unit further converts the result data into an internal signal for return visits. For example, the drug management system for item 4 of the patent application scope, wherein the data processing unit further converts the result data into an internal signal for return visits. For example, in the case of applying for a drug management system in the fifth scope of the patent, the data processing unit further converts the result data into an internal signal for return visits. A method for operating a drug management system is to use a drug management system according to any one of claims 1 to 9 for drug management. The method of operating the drug management system includes the following steps: the step of storing a prescription, and the prescription Information is stored in the drug management system; the step of instructing drug dispensing, the drug management system sends out the drug dispensing reminder signal and instructs drug dispensing by placing the same drug in the same medicine compartment; and the step of reminding medication, The drug management system sends out the medication reminder signal to remind the medication. For example, the operation method of the drug management system under the scope of the patent application item 10 further includes a data synchronization step to synchronize the data stored in the drug management system to a designated device. A method for operating a drug management system is to use a drug management system according to any one of claims 4 to 9 for drug management. The method of operating the drug management system includes the following steps: the step of storing a prescription, and the prescription Information is stored in the drug management system; the step of querying the drug, the drug management system connects to the public database and downloads the complete information of the drug; the step of instructing the drug distribution, the drug management system issues the drug distribution prompt signal and starts with The method of placing the same medicine in the same medicine compartment to indicate the dispensing of the medicine; and the step of reminding the medicine, the medicine management system sends out the medicine reminding signal to remind the medicine. For example, the operation method of the drug management system of the patent application No. 12 further includes a data synchronization step to synchronize the data stored in the drug management system to a designated device. A method for operating a drug management system is to use a drug management system according to any one of claims 7 to 9 for drug management. The method of operating the drug management system includes the following steps: the step of storing a prescription, and the prescription Information is stored in the drug management system; the step of querying the drug, the drug management system connects to the public database and downloads the complete information of the drug; the step of instructing the drug distribution, the drug management system issues the drug distribution prompt signal and starts with The method of placing the same medicine in the same medicine box to instruct the dispensing; the step of reminding the medication, the drug management system sends the medication reminder signal to remind the medication; and the step of scheduling a return visit, the drug management system issues the return consultation signal Come and make an appointment. For example, the operation method of the drug management system in the scope of application for patent No. 14 further includes a data synchronization step to synchronize the data stored in the drug management system to a designated device. A smart pill box has: a plurality of drug compartments for containing medicines; a pill box body for containing a drug management system such as any one of claims 1 to 9; and a plurality of holding members for connecting The drug cell of the majority and the body of the pill box and hold the drug cell of the majority are used for drug management by using the drug management system. For example, the smart pillbox with the scope of patent application No. 16 in which at least one or more units in the drug management system are arranged on a device other than the smart pillbox and communicate with the smart pillbox through a communication method. Connected. For example, the smart pillbox with the scope of patent application No. 16 in which at least one unit in the drug management system is set on the smart pillbox and a device other than the smart pillbox at the same time, and a communication method is adopted. Sync with each other.