Portable medication dispensing containers

摘要

A portable container is disclosed that includes a body and a lid that cooperatively form a securable storage compartment and a latch that is coupled to the body and configured to releasably secure the lid. The portable container also includes a location-sensing element configured to determine the location of the portable container in a facility and provide location information to a processor coupled to the latch and the location sensing element. The processor is configured to receive the location information from the location-sensing element and allow the latch to release the lid upon a determination that the portable container is located in an area of the facility where access to the contents of the portable container is permitted.

主权项

1. A portable container comprising:
a body and a lid that cooperatively form a securable storage compartment; a latch coupled to the body, the latch configured to releasably secure the lid; a location-sensing element configured to determine a location of the portable container and provide the location; a processor coupled to the latch and the location-sensing element, the processor configured to:
receive the location from the location-sensing element; andallow the latch to release the lid upon a determination that the portable container is located in an area where access to contents of the portable container is permitted: and a connector coupled to the body and the latch, wherein:
the body is configured to mate with a docking station having a docking connector; andthe connector of the portable container is configured to mate with the docking connector, receive power from the docking connector, and provide the power to the processor and the latch.