Patent ID: 8212658
Filing Date: 2012-07-03
Classification: A61B,A61M,G16H

Abstract:
1. A container for a product, the container for use with an external device having long-range communication capability and short-range communication capability and location sensing capability, comprising: a storage element for storing an access code for a central facility and a container identification code, a first data acquisition component for detecting that the container has been opened, a second data acquisition component for sensing an identity of a nearby person, the nearby person being a member of a group registered at a central facility, the container identification code not uniquely associated with a member of the group, a third data acquisition component for sensing use of the product, a local communication interface for communicating with the external device using the short-range communication capability of the external device, and a processor for producing information and directing the local communication interface to send the information to the external device, the information including: (a) the access code for the central facility, (b) the container identification code, (c) the detection that the container has been opened, (d) the sensed use of the product, (e) the sensed identity of the nearby person, and (f) instructions for the external device to use its location sensing capability to sense its location and to report its sensed location to the central facility (original).