Patent ID: 7155202

Claim:
A device for managing a material substance program, comprising: a portable computing device having a user interface and mobile telephony capabilities for transmitting a material identifier to a proxy server via a communications network, and for receiving material information regarding a material substance from a material supply server via the communications network, the material information corresponding to the material identifier; a calendar operated by said computing device for scheduling times that a user consumes the material substance, the scheduling based upon the received material information; a first notifier operated by said computing device for providing notifications to the user via said user interface based upon said calendar and reminding the user when the user is scheduled to consume the material substance; a recorder operated by the computing device for recording responses provided by the user via the user interface confirming when the user consumes the material substance at a scheduled time; a second notifier operated by said computing device for notifying a third-party when the user fails to provide a response within a predetermined interval after a notification is provided by said first notifier; and a wireless identification device communicably coupled to the portable computing device for identifying the material identifier prior to transmission of the material identifier to the proxy server.