Patent ID: 8483872
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: A61J,G07F,G16H

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a medicine dispensing device, comprising: storing a first bulk supply of a first medicine in a first storage container having a first discharge port; storing a second bulk supply of a second medicine in a second storage container having a second discharge port; dispensing at least a portion of the first supply to a collection compartment using a dispensing assembly configured to receive the pills from the first and the second discharge ports, wherein the assembly comprises a first conveyor configured to operate at a first rate of speed in a first direction, and a second conveyor configured to operate at a second rate of speed greater than the first rate of speed in a second direction; dispensing at least a portion of the second supply to the collection compartment using the dispensing assembly; sending a communication from a control portion of the medicine dispensing device to an external communication device to notify an external server of the identities of the first medicine and the second medicine; receiving a first communication by the control portion from the external server; and notifying a first user of potential drug interactions between the first medicine and the second medicine.