Patent ID: 9445972
Filing Date: 2016-09-20
CPC Classification: A61J

Claim Text:
1. A monitor for monitoring a consumption of pills from a container, the monitor comprises: an interface; a controller; multiple sensors of different types, an alert element; and a transceiver that is configured to exchange information with one or more devices that differ from the monitor; wherein the interface is configured to interface with the container; wherein when the monitor interfaces with the container the multiple sensors are configured to (i) detect an attempt to consume a pill of the pills from the container and (ii) evaluate an amount of pills within the container; wherein the controller is configured to trigger an erroneous consumption alert when the attempt to consume the pill does not correspond to a desired pill consumption schedule; and wherein the transceiver is configured to retrieve from another device information about a physical condition of a person; wherein the controller is configured to determine whether the person should consume a pill from the container based upon the information about a physical condition of a person.