Localized learning of medication routine
A medication dispenser apparatus is described. The apparatus includes a container configured to hold medication, a display interface, and a controller configured to perform, in sequence, a learning operation in which the controller learns a medication dispensing regimen of the container, a validation operation in which the controller validates the learned medication dispensing regimen; and a notification operation in which the controller provides on the display interface a status of use of the container for medication dispensing in relation to the learned medication dispensing regimen.
1. A method implemented by a processor of an apparatus from which medication is dispensable, the method comprising:
learning, by the processor, a pattern of dispensation events by monitoring usage of the apparatus over a first interval of time;
validating, by the processor, the learned pattern of dispensation events over a second interval of time that is at least as long as the first interval of time; and
indicating, by the processor based on the learned pattern of dispensation events, when the medication is due to be administered over a third interval of time subsequent to the second interval of time.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
forwarding, by the processor, data regarding the learned pattern of dispensation events to a transmitter for wireless transmission to a computing device.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the computing device is a mobile phone that includes a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) receiver or a Wi-Fi receiver at which to receive the information from the apparatus.
4. The method of claim 2 , wherein upon receiving the data from the apparatus, the computing device is configured to present the data in the form of a graph, chart, metric, spreadsheet, color code, or any combination thereof.
5. The method of claim 2 , wherein the computing device is associated with an individual to whom the medication is prescribed.
6. The method of claim 2 , wherein the computing device is associated with a caregiver who is responsible for providing care to an individual to whom the medication is prescribed.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein said learning is performed responsive to a determination that a start event has occurred.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the start event is a filling event in which the apparatus is filled with the medication for a first time.
9. A method implemented by a processor of an apparatus from which medication is dispensable, the method comprising:
learning, by the processor, a pattern of dispensation events by monitoring usage of the apparatus over a first interval of time;
validating, by the processor, the learned pattern of dispensation events over a second interval of time that is subsequent to the first interval of time;
monitoring, by the processor, usage of the apparatus over a third interval of time that is subsequent to the second interval of time;
determining, by the processor based on the usage, that the learned pattern of dispensation events is no longer being followed; and
performing, by the processor in response to said determining, another learning operation in which a second pattern of dispensation events is learned based on usage of the apparatus over the third interval of time.
10. A non-transitory computer-readable medium with instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor of an apparatus from which medication is dispensable, cause the apparatus to:
learn a regimen for dispensing the medication based on usage of the apparatus over a first interval of time,
validate the learned regimen based on usage of the apparatus over a second interval of time that is at least as long as the first interval of time, and
indicate a status in relation to the learned regimen based on usage of the apparatus over a third interval of time that is subsequent to the second interval of time.
11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the instructions further cause the apparatus to:
cause wireless transmission of data related to the status to a computing device.
12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the instructions further cause the apparatus to:
receive input indicative of a request to relearn the regimen for dispensing the medication, and
learn another regimen for dispensing the medication based on usage of the apparatus over at least a portion of the third interval of time.