Safeguards against separation from portable medicine delivery devices
Disclosed herein are techniques related to safeguards against separation from portable medicine delivery devices. In some embodiments, the techniques may involve monitoring a wireless connection established between a portable computing device and a portable medicine delivery device. The techniques may also involve making a determination, based on the result of the monitoring, that the portable medicine delivery device is outside a predetermined range of the portable computing device. The techniques may further involve generating a notification based on the determination. The notification may be indicative of a user of the portable computing device being unaccompanied by the portable medicine delivery device.
1. A system comprising:
one or more processors; and
one or more processor-readable storage media storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause performance of:
monitoring a wireless connection established between a portable computing device and a portable medicine delivery device;
making a determination, based on a result of the monitoring, that the portable medicine delivery device is outside a predetermined range of the portable computing device; and
based on the determination, generating a notification indicative of a user of the portable computing device being unaccompanied by the portable medicine delivery device.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein making the determination comprises detecting that the wireless connection is lost.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein making the determination comprises detecting that the wireless connection has less than a predetermined strength.
4. The system of claim 3 , wherein detecting that the wireless connection has less than the predetermined strength comprises comparing a received signal strength indicator to a predetermined threshold value.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processor-readable storage media further store instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause performance of:
prior to making the determination that the portable medicine delivery device is outside the predetermined range, determining that the portable medicine delivery device is within the predetermined range; and
storing a location record indicating a location of the portable medicine delivery device.
6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the one or more processor-readable storage media further store instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause performance of:
accessing the location record for the portable medicine delivery device; and
providing the user with the location of the portable medicine delivery device indicated in the location record.
7. The system of claim 6 , wherein providing the user with the location of the portable medicine delivery device comprises displaying visual information for navigating to the location of the portable medicine delivery device.
8. A processor-implemented method comprising:
monitoring a wireless connection established between a portable computing device and a portable medicine delivery device;
making a determination, based on a result of the monitoring, that the portable medicine delivery device is outside a predetermined range of the portable computing device; and
based on the determination, generating a notification indicative of a user of the portable computing device being unaccompanied by the portable medicine delivery device.
9. The processor-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein making the determination comprises detecting that the wireless connection is lost.
10. The processor-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein making the determination comprises detecting that the wireless connection has less than a predetermined strength.
11. The processor-implemented method of claim 10 , wherein detecting that the wireless connection has less than the predetermined strength comprises comparing a received signal strength indicator to a predetermined threshold value.
12. The processor-implemented method of claim 8 , further comprising:
prior to making the determination that the portable medicine delivery device is outside the predetermined range, determining that the portable medicine delivery device is within the predetermined range; and
storing a location record indicating a location of the portable medicine delivery device.
13. The processor-implemented method of claim 12 , further comprising:
accessing the location record for the portable medicine delivery device; and
providing the user with the location of the portable medicine delivery device indicated in the location record.
14. The processor-implemented method of claim 13 , wherein providing the user with the location of the portable medicine delivery device comprises displaying visual information for navigating to the location of the portable medicine delivery device.
15. One or more non-transitory processor-readable storage media storing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause performance of:
monitoring a wireless connection established between a portable computing device and a portable medicine delivery device;
making a determination, based on a result of the monitoring, that the portable medicine delivery device is outside a predetermined range of the portable computing device; and
based on the determination, generating a notification indicative of a user of the portable computing device being unaccompanied by the portable medicine delivery device.
16. The one or more non-transitory processor-readable storage media of claim 15 , wherein making the determination comprises detecting that the wireless connection is lost.
17. The one or more non-transitory processor-readable storage media of claim 15 , wherein making the determination comprises detecting that the wireless connection has less than a predetermined strength.
18. The one or more non-transitory processor-readable storage media of claim 17 , wherein detecting that the wireless connection has less than the predetermined strength comprises comparing a received signal strength indicator to a predetermined threshold value.
19. The one or more non-transitory processor-readable storage media of claim 15 , wherein the one or more processor-readable storage media further store instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause performance of:
prior to making the determination that the portable medicine delivery device is outside the predetermined range, determining that the portable medicine delivery device is within the predetermined range; and
storing a location record indicating a location of the portable medicine delivery device.
20. The one or more non-transitory processor-readable storage media of claim 19 , wherein the one or more processor-readable storage media further store instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause performance of:
accessing the location record for the portable medicine delivery device; and
providing the user with the location of the portable medicine delivery device indicated in the location record.