In some instances, a method performed by a smart pill bottle delivery device is provided. The method comprises determining one or more prescription timing intervals indicating times for the user to take one or more medication units of the medication based on retrieving a prescription for the user from memory, providing one or more visual notifications indicating for the user to take the one or more medication units based on the one or more prescription timing intervals, subsequent to providing the one or more visual notifications, detecting position information indicating an action performed by the user, and causing display of a second display screen based on the position information indicating the action performed by the user.

A modular smart packaging case comprising reversibly attachable electronics and detection modules is disclosed. The detection module includes a sensor array for monitoring the state of a blister pack containing a plurality of product units. The electronics module contains the high-value electronics required to read the sensors of the array, process the sensor output, and enable communications to and from the case. The electronics module and detection module are operatively coupled via a universal interface that enables the same electronics module to operate with a plurality of detection modules of different configurations. In some embodiments, the electronics module operatively couples with multiple detection modules.

A smart pill container and system integrating the same, combined with a method for digitally translating natural language prescription medication into a programmatically operable structure and form for use by the smart pill container system, where the digital translation includes the abstraction of a prescription frequency characteristic into a number of “slots” and the abstraction of a prescription temporary characteristic by creating an array of “as of” date and value pairs, allowing for the building of a patient's prescription schedule, where the smart pill container has a number of pill wells for storing different doses of medication, and where based on the prescription schedule, an opening in the pill container provides at least one user with access to the medication stored in a particular one of the pill wells at a given dosing time, and where a platform associated with the pill container provides instructions for dosing such medication and monitors use of the pill container for compliance with the prescribed medical regimen.

Disclosed herein is a programmable medication dispenser. Further, the programmable medication dispenser may include a housing, a base wall, at least one actuator, at least one power source, a processing device, and a storage device. Further, the housing may include a body and at least one bottomless tray configured to be movably disposed within the at least one interior space. Further, the at least one bottomless tray may include a plurality of compartments. Further, the base wall disposed on one side of the at least one bottomless tray. Further, the at least one actuator may be coupled to the at least one bottomless tray. Further, the at least one power source configured to provide power to the at least one actuator. Further, the processing device may be communicatively coupled to the at least one actuator. Further, the storage device may be communicatively coupled to the processing device.

A product interaction monitor includes sensors for measuring characteristics related to the product and/or product package or other type of container. The product interaction monitor can be installed in a container cap and used to monitor events associated with the container such as product usage. The product interaction monitor can utilize multiple sensor outputs to increase the accuracy of the detection of the events. The product interaction monitor can be used to estimate product inventory or product usage and communicate information regarding the product and/or product usage to a local display or a remote computer.

The present invention is that of a tamper-resistant container of durable material and structure. In certain embodiments, the container is configured to include power source, such as a battery rechargeable via provided uniform serial bus (USB) port, which powers a unique user identity authentication sensor, such as a fingerprint scanner, in combination with a vibration sensor to detect movement. The user identity authentication and vibration sensors communicate with a provided computer software application via application program interface such as may be installed on a computer, preferably a smartphone. Short message service (SMS) text messages may provide tamper alerts, and a system comprising the software application may enable remote locking and unlocking, access and approval, as well as updates and reminders related to the administration of contents such as prescription medications. The methods disclosed herein provide for secure access to medications, temper prevention and improved compliance, tracking and data collection.

An automated method is provided for recording contents of medication packages vended from a plurality of vending machines in electronic records, such as an electronic medication administration record (eMAR), that store records for a plurality of patients who are associated with respective vending machines. A vending event causes the electronic record to be populated. The contents of the medication packages vended from the vending machines are recorded in electronic records without communicating patient names or vended medications in the electronic message sent from the vending machines.

To be able to detect seal breakage of a container portion for containing an article by a simpler scheme, there is provided a signal processing device including: a processor that executes a program; and a memory that stores the program for causing the processor to function as a detection unit that transmits a signal to one or more signal lines formed of a breakable material in such a manner that the signal passes through regions corresponding to one or more respective container portions of a package for containing articles, and detects seal breakage of each container portion on the basis of whether the transmitted signal returns via each region.

A sleep medication dispensing system is for controlling release of a sleep medicament to a user based on sleep information related to the user. The system includes an electronic medicament dispensing device with a release mechanism to permit release of a controlled dose of a sleep medication which is stored in a holding area of the device. The system includes a processing arrangement which receives the user sleep pattern information, 5 and performs a release assessment which depends at least in part on the sleep pattern information. Release of a dose of the sleep medication in a given instance is made dependent upon an outcome of the release assessment. 10

Systems, methods and apparatus for substance dependence cessation management are described. The system involves an electronic mobile device, a communication network and a substance packet holder adapted with a substance packet dispenser, the substance packet holder connected to the electronic mobile device through the communication network. The system being capable of collecting user related information of a user for activating for an algorithm on the electronic mobile device based on the user related information, defining a plan for the cessation of substance dependence and capable of controlling a dispensing of a substance packet from the substance packet dispenser for the user.