WO2015173613A1

WO2015173613A1 - System for reading information on medicinal products using qr codes

Info

Publication number: WO2015173613A1
Application number: PCT/IB2014/063286
Authority: WO
Inventors: Vitor Freitas BARBOSA
Original assignee: Barbosa Vitor Freitas
Priority date: 2014-05-16
Filing date: 2014-07-21
Publication date: 2015-11-19
Also published as: BR102014011840A2

Abstract

"System for reading information on medicinal products using QR codes" essentially comprises a system that uses smartphones, tablets and similar devices (1) with webcams to read the directions for use (2) for medicinal/cosmetic products by scanning the QR code (3) on the packaging (4) of the product, accessing the information and making same available, in written or spoken form, on the screen of the device (1), said magnified information being easier to read/understand for people with or without visual impairments.

Description

"QR CODE MEDICAL INFORMATION READING SYSTEM"

Short presentation

Notably of a patent that relates to a system that uses QR code to perform the written or even audio reading of drug information from the general drug labeling stored on the website, as well as cosmetics, which can be easily and / or viewed on electronic devices with QR code applications.

Convincing

[0002] QR code (Quick Response) is a type of two-dimensional barcode that can be scanned through smartphones, tablets, laptops and desktops cameras. The QR code can incorporate various information such as link, text, email, phone, SMS, social network profile and many others.

Different market segments have already realized the value that can be added to products and services with the use of the QR code, in the sense of disclosure and accessibility of all kinds of information, a fact that grows in a scale directly proportional to the acceptance and adherence. the use of electronic devices such as the above.

In the pharmaceutical industry the package leaflets are printed on paper and placed inside the medicine boxes. It is notorious the excessive volume of language information techniques written in letters, which make the reading so difficult and uninteresting.

[0005] This problem is aggravated for partially sighted people, making reading almost impossible. Visually impaired people have the ability to request the Braille label for the laboratory, which requires considerable time to attend, or to request the reading by phone which is not very practical either.

State of the art

[0006] The current state of the art anticipates some patent documents aimed at addressing the difficulty of reading fine print, such as MU 7702741 -8 - which deals with a visually impaired enlarged reading device for reading printed text on sheets. such as newspapers, magazines, bank statements, package leaflets, labels, bottles, medicine boxes, etc., by means of a camera attached to a pantographic elevator, which allows text to be displayed magnified on a TV screen.

OMU 7802180-4 - comprises a portable and lightweight instrument to assist the person with low vision to read, consisting of a ccd microcamera, reading area illumination by light-emitting diodes, and amplitude adjustment mechanism so that the instrument can be adapted to the user's degree of visual impairment. The instrument is mounted in a box with a digitizer that transmits the images to a TV screen.

State-of-the-art documents claim that equipment is too large, impractical and costly, and is not accessible to most of the population, and does not cater to people with total vision impairment.

Purpose of the invention

It is intended to offer an alternative to package inserts and other printed medication and cosmetological information through the use of QR codes of smartphones, tablets and similar devices, enabling the written and / or oral reading in such devices whose audiovisual resources make this task easier. not only for people without any difficulties, but also for those with partial or total lack of vision.

Of the invention

In order to make the system viable, URLs are generated with the digital leaflets with the respective QR code, which should be printed on the packaging of medicines or cosmetics. Thus, with the use of the camera of a smartphone or tablet the user reads the QR code, and from this reading on Unites the system directs to the appropriate URL, which will instantly provide the digital package insert for the device whose magnification feature. font makes reading easier. The URL in addition to the drug information also includes updated laboratory data, image of the drug or cosmetic and the audio option for blind people.

The following explains the invention with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which it is illustrated by way of illustration and not limitation:

Figure 1: System architecture for reading drug information via QR code;

Figure 2: System Flowchart for Reading Information medicines via QR code.

[0012] The "QR CODE MEDICAL INFORMATION READING SYSTEM" essentially consists of a system that uses smartphones, tablets and (1) webcam-like devices to read digital (2) drug / cosmetic package inserts by scanning the QR code (3) on the packaging (4) of the product, accessing and making available the information, written or oral, on the screens of the devices (1), which enlarged facilitates the reading / understanding to people without or visually impaired.

More particularly, the system (S) invented to be viable requires internet (I) to access a server (5) stored in a data center (6) with all the necessary technology and infrastructure to maintain the package inserts (2) and other pertinent information about a particular medicine or cosmetic. Thus, in a first step (E1) for each brand, type and batch of manufactured medicines and cosmetics, a URL / website (7) is prepared that provides the package leaflet, updated laboratory data, image of the medicine or cosmetic, and the option of audio (8) descriptive of said package insert for blind people, and in a concomitant second stage (E2) a QR code is generated for each package insert / information, which in a third stage (E3) is sent to the laboratories ( 9) in order to be printed on the packaging (4) of the medicinal products. In a fourth step (E4), all leaflets / information are cataloged on the website by the system manager, ready to be accessed by users (U) through smartphones, tablets and similar devices (1) with QR code application. The development of the URL / website (7) is done through specific software, in which the developer will present the package leaflet (2) along the lines required by the regulator, preferably in an easily assimilated language. In addition, the website will provide up-to-date data, such as the image of the drug, access to the Consumer Care Service, and audio label access icon (8). Like the development of the URL / website, the QR code is generated through specific software that is sent to the labs (9) to print on the outer front of the packaging (4), being a specific code for each brand, type and lot. of medicine. Finally, the leaflets / information is cataloged on the website by the system manager, each with an independent website that can be accessed by users. via devices (1) with QR code application.

Claims

1) "QR CODE MEDICAL INFORMATION READING SYSTEM", uses internet (I) to access a server (5) stored in a data center (6) characterized by in a first step (E1) for each brand, type and batch of manufactured medicines and cosmetics be prepared a URL / website (7) that provides the package leaflet, updated laboratory data, image of the drug or cosmetic, and the audio descriptive option (8) of the package leaflet for blind people; In a second step (E2) a QR code is generated for each of the package inserts / information, which in a third step (E3) is sent to the laboratories (9) in order to be printed on the packages (4) of the medicines; In a fourth step (E4), all leaflets / information are cataloged on the website by the system manager, ready to be accessed by users (U) through smartphones, tablets and similar devices (1) with QR code application.

2) "QR CODE MEDICAL INFORMATION READING SYSTEM" according to claim 1, characterized by the use of specific software for website development and QR code generation.

3) "QR CODE MEDICAL INFORMATION READING SYSTEM" according to claim 1, characterized in that each drug / cosmetic has a specific URL containing the package insert in easy-to-assimilate language, the image of the drug, access to the Health Care Service. Consumer, and audio label access icon (8).