Patent ID: 9183601
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: G06Q,G16H

Abstract:
1. A medication adherence monitoring apparatus, comprising: a first storage device for storing one or more sets of video instructions and user prompts for encouraging proper performance of one or more predetermined movement sequences to be performed by a patient indicative of proper medication administration; an alert for notifying a patient that it is time to administer medication; a display for displaying to the patient, in response to a patient medication administration initiation in accordance with the alert, one or more of the one or more sets of video instructions and user prompts for encouraging proper performance of the one or more predetermined movement sequences; a video data capture device for capturing at least video data of the patient performing one or more of the one or more predetermined movement sequences by the patient performed in response to the one or more of the one or more video instructions and user prompts; a second storage device for storing the captured video data; and a processor associated with the medication adherence monitoring apparatus for processing the stored captured video data, the processor automatically performing a local analysis of the stored captured video data by automatically comparing the stored captured video data to one or more corresponding ones of the one or more predetermined movement sequences related to the predefined patient medication administration in order to determine whether the patient has properly performed the predefined movement sequences, thereby confirming medication administration by the patient if the predefined movement sequences have been properly performed, providing real time interactive feedback to the patient via the display in the event it is determined that the predefined movement sequences have not been properly performed, and displaying to the patient on the display an additional one or more of the one or more video instructions and user prompts in order to further encourage proper performance of the one or more predetermined movement sequences.