Patent ID: 8068015
Filing Date: 2011-11-29
Classification: A61J,G07F,G16H

Abstract:
1. A medication dispensing system for use with a medication dispenser, the system comprising: a physiological module implemented as computer executable instructions executed by a computer processor of a computing device, the physiological module receiving an event-based medication prescription for a patient that specifies when to ingest a first medication in relation to a physiological event experienced by the patient and receiving sensory input from one or more sensors remote from the computing device and proximate to the patient, the physiological module detecting a pattern of occurrences of the physiological event from the sensory input, identifying an expected time for an occurrence of the physiological event and scheduling ingestion of the first medication proximate the expected time for the occurrence of the physiological event and in accordance with the event-based medication prescription; wherein said physiological module includes an event detection module that maintains a calendar of events experienced by the patient, including the physiological event, and makes a determination of a time range in which these events occur; and an ingestion module that receives another time-based medication prescription for the patient that specifies a timing for ingesting a second medication, the ingestion module schedules ingestion of the second medication in relation to the ingestion of the first medication in accordance with an ingestion policy, said ingestion module employs a predetermined temporal window for dispensing the second medication to determine whether to delay or accelerate dispensing the second medication and delays dispensing of the second medication when overlap occurs with the expect time for the occurrence of the physiological event.