PILL DISPENSER

摘要

A pill dispensing system that includes pill packages that can be used to dispense pills manually or with a dispenser system to provide enhanced functionality. The packages can be provided with information relating to the packaged pills or to the use of the packaged pills. By reading the information from the package, the dispenser system can know what is in the package, when it is to be taken and can understand and track inventory. The dispenser system provides reminders of when the pills should be taken. The dispenser system may have the ability to key a specific electronic device, such as a cell phone, to a specific user and the dispenser system may require the electronic device to be within proximity of the dispenser system before dispensing pills for that user.

主权项

1. A pill dispensing system comprising:
a dispenser base; a plurality of pill packages stackable on the dispenser base to work in conjunction with the dispenser base to dispense pills, each pill package including:
a pill reservoir for storing pills; andmemory for storing pill package information; said dispenser base including:
a communication system enabling communication of pill package information from pill packages stacked on the dispenser base to the dispenser base;a sensor system for detecting pill dispensing; anda tracking system for tracking inventory of pills for the plurality of pill packages based on the pill package information received from each of the plurality of pill packages and output from the sensor detecting pill dispensing.