Patent ID: 7158011

Claim:
A portable medication compliance device, comprising: a body adapted to be transported by a user; a plurality of compartments formed in said body adapted to receive a type of medication, and each of said compartments having a lid operatively coupled thereto; a memory disposed in said body; at least one display means disposed on said body; a microprocessor disposed in said body and operatively coupled to said memory, each of said compartments and said display, said microprocessor programmable to determine time for dispensing medication from each of said compartments, to notify the user when a dose of medication is to be taken from each of said compartments, and to record the opening of each of said compartments in said memory; one or more programming buttons disposed proximate said body and operatively coupled to the microprocessor, said programming buttons adapted to enable the user to program said microprocessor; wherein said microprocessor is programmable to determine the relative time interval to take a type of medication; and wherein said relative time interval for a type of medication is calculated based on the dose frequency selected by a user via said programming buttons; and wherein opening of medication compartment resets the relative time interval.