Patent ID: 8384517
Filing Date: 2013-02-26
Classification: G06K,G08B,G16H

Abstract:
1. A medicine container for containing prescription medicine, said medicine container comprising: a) a bottle with a bottom wall and sidewalls that form an interior space for holding the medicine, said bottle further including a cap that extends across an opening formed by the sidewalls to enclose the interior space and prevent the escape of the prescription medicine; b) a memory integrated with said bottle for storing medicine usage information; c) a display integrated with said bottle for displaying said medicine usage information; d) a processor integrated with said bottle and configured to collect the medicine usage information, to store said medicine usage information in said memory, and to output said medicine usage information to said display for viewing by a consumer; e) a weight sensor positioned within said interior space at the bottom wall and operatively coupled to said processor, wherein said processor is configured to monitor said medicine usage based on output signals generated by said weight sensor; f) a wireless communications interface operatively coupled to said bottle for communicating with a remote device; and g) at least one input device on the bottle.