Patent ID: 9550031
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: A61M,G16H

Claim:
1. A method comprising: receiving, at a portable electronic device, a usage event reporting a dispensing of medication by an inhaler medicament dispensing device associated with a first user, the usage event comprising a date and a time of the dispensing of the medication; determining, by the portable electronic device, a geographic location of the portable electronic device in response to receiving the usage event; associating the geographic location with the usage event; transmitting, by the portable electronic device, the usage event to a remote computer system; and receiving, at the portable electronic device from the remote computer system, an electronic notification comprising information generated based on analysis of a plurality of accumulated usage events including the previously transmitted usage event and a usage event transmitted by a device associated with a second user, the accumulated usage events having associated timestamps and geographic locations, the analysis based on the timestamps and geographic locations associated with the accumulated usage events, the electronic notification sent responsive to the analysis performed by the remote computer system.