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US 11,672,740 · App. 17/351,127 · Granted Jun 13, 2023

Bottle-affixed dose reminder device

Inventor: Zachary Norman (Venice, CA)
A61J7/0436A61J1/03A61J7/0418A61J7/0481G08B21/24
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,672,740
App. No.
17/351,127
Granted
Jun 13, 2023
Kind
B1
Abstract

A dose reminder device having a main body with electrical components held therein and a bottle-agnostic strap or detachable adapter for attaching the dose reminder device to bottles of varying shapes and sizes. The dose reminder device is registered and connected to a host server over a network via a programming application interface operating on a mobile device or a computer-based device.

Claims (27)

1. A dose reminder device comprising:

a main body;

a bottle-agnostic strap affixed to said main body, wherein said bottle-agnostic strap encompasses a medication bottle, wherein said bottle-agnostic strap is adjustable, allowing said bottle-agnostic strap to accommodate and secure to the medication bottle of any shape or size; and

a plurality of electrical components housed within said main body for executing dose reminder programming codes and operating said dose reminder device, wherein said plurality of electrical components include at least a rotation sensor for detecting movement of said dose reminder device,

wherein said dose reminder device is registered and connected to a host server over a network via a programming application interface operating on a mobile device or a computer-based device,

wherein a new pill bottle reminder having an identification information is associated with said dose reminder device by 1) entering said identification information to said dose reminder device; 2) entering frequency and time interval information into said dose reminder device; 3) saving said frequency and time interval information to said dose reminder device; 4) storing said frequency and time interval information on said reminder device host server and a memory component of said reminder device; and 5) affixing said reminder device to a side portion of said pill bottle via said bottle-agnostic strap.

2. The dose reminder device of claim 1 , wherein said dose reminder device is registered and connected to a host server over a network via a programming application interface operating on a mobile device or a computer-based device.

3. The dose reminder device of claim 2 , wherein said programming application interface is a browser client application operating in said computer-based device.

4. The dose reminder device of claim 2 , wherein said programming application interface is a mobile app operating in said mobile device.

5. The dose reminder device of claim 1 , wherein a depressible button or sensor is disposed on a back side of said dose reminder device to sense when a new pill bottle has been attached to said dose reminder device.

6. The dose reminder device of claim 1 , wherein a machine learning system interfaces with said dose reminder device for analyzing movement patterns associated with said dose reminder device via said rotation sensor.

7. The dose reminder device of claim 6 , wherein said machine learning system filters and removes motions that are not associated with a user dispensing a pill.

8. The dose reminder device of claim 1 , wherein a pill pad interacts with said dose reminder device for keeping one or more medication bottles in one place.

9. The dose reminder device of claim 8 , wherein said pill pad includes a write-on label that indicates a schedule for said pill pad.

10. A dose reminder device comprising:

a main body;

a bottle-agnostic strap affixed to said main body, wherein said bottle-agnostic strap encompasses a medication bottle, wherein said bottle-agnostic strap is adjustable, allowing said bottle-agnostic strap to accommodate and secure to the medication bottle of any shape or size; and

a plurality of electrical components housed within said main body for executing dose reminder programming codes and operating said dose reminder device, wherein said plurality of electrical components include at least a rotation sensor for detecting movement of said dose reminder device;

wherein said dose reminder device is registered and connected to a host server over a network via a programming application interface operating on a mobile device or a computer-based device,

wherein said programming application interface operating on a mobile device or a computer-based device includes a set of operational settings associated with said dose reminder device, wherein said set of operational settings includes user a notification setting that said dose reminder device will flash a reminder light and make audio alerts based on a predetermined schedule, an alert light on/off setting on said dose reminder device, an alert audio setting, set-up and an add a new device setting, an editing account information setting, a managing a subscription service setting, an entering payment information setting, a canceling said subscription service setting, and a checking a subscription entitlement setting.

11. The dose reminder device of claim 10 , wherein said set of operational settings further includes a volume control setting to an audio setting line in said mobile app, a firmware updates setting, volume and an alert association setting to said mobile device, an apply-changes-to-all-devices setting, and a low battery alert setting in the form of a flashing light and/or audio sound.

12. A dose reminder device comprising:

a main body;

a bottle-agnostic strap affixed to said main body, wherein said bottle-agnostic strap encompasses a medication bottle, wherein said bottle-agnostic strap is adjustable, allowing said bottle-agnostic strap to accommodate and secure to the medication bottle of any shape or size; and

a plurality of electrical components housed within said main body for executing dose reminder programming codes and operating said dose reminder device, wherein said plurality of electrical components include at least a rotation sensor for detecting movement of said dose reminder device,

wherein said dose reminder device is registered and connected to a host server over a network via a programming application interface operating on a mobile device or a computer-based device,

wherein said dose reminder device sends one or more notifications to a user or a second user designated by the user via email, push notifications, or text messaging, including a missed dose message, a low battery message, system messages, subscription status notifications, new offers and upgrade messages from a subscription service, new app versions notifications, and new firmware updates notifications.

Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63041006 · Jun 18, 2020
Provisional Application 63040218 · Jun 17, 2020
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