Patent ID: 7554434
Filing Date: 2009-06-30
Classification: A61J,B65D

Abstract:
1. A medicine container comprising: A) a container body which includes B) a container cap which is mounted on the second end of the body when in use and which includes C) a first translucent window located in the top surface of the cap adjacent to the chamber defined in the cap; D) a second translucent window located in the sidewall of the body; E) a first proximity sensor element in the sidewall of the cap; F) a second proximity sensor element in the sidewall of the body, the first and second proximity sensors being located closely adjacent to each other when the cap is in place on the body and being separated from each other when the cap is removed from the body; G) an alarm time and date display in the first translucent window which displays preset time and preset date when a user is to take medicine; H) control buttons on the top surface of the cap which are used to set the alarm display; I) a record time and date display in the second translucent window which is associated with the first and second proximity sensor elements to display the time and date the cap was last removed from the body as an indication of when medicine was last taken; and J) a circuit control unit in the chamber in the cap and including