Systems and methods for wirelessly programming a prescription bottle cap

摘要

Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for wirelessly programming a prescription bottle cap. In an embodiment, the system includes a base station comprising an inductor and processor configured to receive prescription dosage instructions and instruct the inductor to alter a magnetic field in a manner representative of the prescription dosage instructions. In an embodiment, the system further includes a wirelessly programmable cap comprising a sensor configured to detect the magnetic field and to generate the prescription dosage information based on the magnetic field. A control unit is configured to instruct the wirelessly programmable cap to send an alert at a time designated by the prescription dosage information.

主权项

1. A system, comprising:
a computer, wherein the computer is configured to:
receive a prescription identifier scanned from a prescription vial,send a request to a pharmacy records database storing a plurality of prescriptions for a prescription message corresponding to the prescription identifier,receive the prescription message from the pharmacy records database,parse a SIG code from the prescription message,obtain a translation of the SIG code into a language,determine a free text portion corresponding to the SIG code,concatenate the translated SIG code with the free text portion to produce a concatenated string,send the concatenated string to a parser,perform, using the parser, pattern matching on the concatenated string,determine, based on the pattern matching, programming information to configure a timer to send an alert at a time designated by the programming information, andinitiate a transmission of the programming information; and a wirelessly programmable prescription bottle cap, comprising:
a first sensor configured to wirelessly receive the programming information, anda control unit comprising:
a memory configured to store the programming information, anda processor configured to set the timer and to instruct the wirelessly programmable prescription bottle cap to send the alert at the time designated by the programming information.