Patent ID: 7395214

Claim:
An apparatus utilized to provide messages which include instructions related to a treatment regimen for a patient, wherein the treatment regimen is provided to the apparatus via a Platform accessed by at least one of a Doctor and a Pharmacist, comprising: a microprocessor for controlling the operation of a treatment device and gathering compliance information on the patient's compliance with the treatment regimen; a storage device, connected to the microprocessor, providing a storage location for a message that includes at least one instruction for administering a treatment regimen to the patient, wherein the message is provided to the apparatus via a Platform accessed by at least one of a Doctor and a Pharmacist; an internal clock, providing timing signals to the microprocessor; a speech synthesizer, connected to the microprocessor, for converting a message retrieved from the storage device by the microprocessor from a first format into an audibly perceptible message format for subsequent presentation to the patient, wherein the processor is configured, upon determining based upon a reading from the internal clock that a predetermined time has arisen, to retrieve the message from the storage device and provide the message to the speech synthesizer; a communications interface, connected to the microprocessor, for providing feedback to at least one of the Doctor and the Pharmacist, the feedback at least partially based on the compliance information; and at least one internal chamber for storing a medication, wherein the medication is at least one element of the treatment regimen and the medication is a prescribed medication or an over-the-counter medication; and a cap configured to restrict access to the internal chamber, wherein the cap is selected from the group consisting of: sliding top opener, sliding side opener, tab opener, pop top, twist top, and a child Proof top, the cap further comprises: a cap sensor which detects when the cap is open, and the microprocessor records in the storage device a record of each opening of the cap and a time indicator when the cap was opened; wherein the record of each opening of the cap and the time indicator comprise compliance information stored in the storage device, the compliance information being accessible via the Platform for playback and analysis by a Doctor or a Pharmacist.