Patent ID: 9070267
Filing Date: 2015-06-30
Classification: A61B,A61G,A61J,G06Q,G08B,G16H

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: monitoring activity of a patient based on output from at least one sensor of a monitoring system configured to monitor a building in which medication of the patient is located; accessing a routine of taking medication associated with the patient; comparing monitored activity of the patient with the routine of taking medication associated with the patient; accessing information regarding a schedule by which the medication should be taken by the patient; determining an expectation that the patient will take the medication at a next appropriate time that complies with the schedule based on comparison of the monitored activity of the patient with the routine of taking medication associated with the patient; providing, by a processing device, a reminder to take the medication at the next appropriate time that complies with the schedule based on determined expectation indicating that the patient is expected to miss taking the medication at the next appropriate time that complies with the schedule; and withholding the reminder to take the medication at the next appropriate time and continuing to monitor the activity of the patient based on the determined expectation indicating that the patient is expected to take the medication at the next appropriate time that complies with the schedule.