KR102537862B1 - Electronic device for notification of medication tiem - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic device is disclosed. According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes an input device, an output device, communication circuitry, a timer, a memory, and at least one processor operatively coupled to the input device, the timer, the communication circuitry, and the memory. , The memory includes a plurality of instructions, and when the plurality of instructions are executed by the at least one processor, the at least one processor receives prescription information from the outside and responds to the reception of the prescription information. Thus, the prescription information is stored in a memory, the communication circuit receives place information and biometric information from the outside, and based on the time information and place information included in the stored prescription information, the location of the user is pre-specified. If it is one of them, a medication signal is transmitted to the user through the output device, and the predetermined place may be at least one of places where the user is located for a long time. Various other embodiments are possible.

Description

Electronic device for notifying when to take medication {ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR NOTIFICATION OF MEDICATION TIEM}

Various embodiments relate to an electronic device for notifying when to take a medication. For example, various embodiments relate to an electronic device that notifies a user of when to take a medication according to a prescription.

A device for providing a medication reminder, that is, a medication medication machine, is a device for providing medication to a patient who regularly takes the medication. In general, the medication machine has a structure in which medicine, such as a tablet, is injected into a cartridge provided therein, and the tablet is provided when a predetermined time has elapsed.

In addition to the function of providing the medicine, the medicine-taking machine provides notification so that the user does not miss taking the medicine. In the case of an elderly patient or a patient with dementia, it may be difficult to use a medication dispenser, and it may be difficult to determine whether an accurate medication has been taken. Therefore, there is a need for a method to prevent misuse and abuse of drugs by providing a structure and operation for accurately taking a prescribed dose according to a disease.

A medication medication device according to an embodiment is intended to provide a medication medication device capable of identifying a user's current environment and providing a designated medication to prevent misuse or abuse of the medication.

The medicine-taking device according to an embodiment is intended to prevent a user from missing the medicine-taking timing by providing medicine at a designated time and place.

The medicine dispenser according to an embodiment attempts to accurately provide the medicine by taking a picture of the medicine or tablet being provided and determining the provision state of the medicine.

According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes an input device, an output device, communication circuitry, a timer, a memory, and at least one processor operatively coupled to the input device, the timer, the communication circuitry, and the memory. , The memory includes a plurality of instructions, and when the plurality of instructions are executed by the at least one processor, the at least one processor receives prescription information from the outside and responds to the reception of the prescription information. Thus, the prescription information is stored in a memory, the communication circuit receives place information and biometric information from the outside, and based on the time information and place information included in the stored prescription information, the location of the user is pre-specified. If it is one of them, a medication signal is transmitted to the user through the output device, and the predetermined place may be at least one of places where the user is located for a long time.

An electronic device according to various embodiments includes a case, a tablet compartment disposed inside the case, partitioning a plurality of compartments with partition walls, and including the plurality of compartments, disposed below the tablet compartment, and including the tablet compartment. A tablet providing unit that has a size corresponding to one of the plurality of compartments of the compartment, is open to one of the plurality of compartments, and provides tablets delivered from the tablet compartment, and is fastened to a drive shaft that rotates the tablet compartment. A driving unit; a through-hole formed in the case to pass through at least a portion of one of the compartments of the tablet accommodating unit; and a hopper protruding out of the case along an edge of the through-hole and guiding tablets into the tablet accommodating unit from the outside. A first shutter that selectively opens and closes the hopper and the through hole, and a second shutter that is disposed between the tablet providing unit and the tablet receiving unit and selectively opens and closes one of the plurality of compartments, The tablet compartment may be rotated to move another compartment adjacent to one compartment disposed at a position corresponding to the tablet providing unit among the plurality of compartments to a position corresponding to the tablet providing unit.

The medicine-taking device according to an embodiment may detect a user's current environment and provide a designated medicine to prevent misuse or abuse of the medicine.

The medicine-taking machine according to an embodiment provides medicine at a designated time and place to prevent a user from missing the medicine-taking timing, photographs the medicine or tablet, determines the supply state of the medicine, and accurately specifies the prescribed medicine. medicine can be provided.

Figure 1, according to one embodiment. It is a perspective view of the medication machine.
2 is a block diagram including a communication environment of a medicine-taking device according to an embodiment.
3 is a cross-sectional view of a medication dispenser according to an embodiment.
4 is another cross-sectional view of a medication dispenser according to various embodiments.
5 shows a tablet providing operation of a medication machine according to an embodiment.

Specific structural or functional descriptions of the embodiments according to the concept of the present invention disclosed in this specification are only illustrated for the purpose of explaining the embodiments according to the concept of the present invention, and the embodiments according to the concept of the present invention These may be embodied in various forms and are not limited to the embodiments described herein.

Embodiments according to the concept of the present invention can apply various changes and can have various forms, so the embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail herein. However, this is not intended to limit the embodiments according to the concept of the present invention to specific disclosures, and includes modifications, equivalents, or substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Terms such as first or second may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The above terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another component, for example, without departing from the scope of rights according to the concept of the present invention, a first component may be named a second component, Similarly, the second component may also be referred to as the first component.

It is understood that when an element is referred to as being “connected” or “connected” to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, but other elements may exist in the middle. It should be. On the other hand, when a component is referred to as “directly connected” or “directly connected” to another component, it should be understood that no other component exists in the middle. Expressions describing the relationship between components, such as “between” and “directly between” or “directly adjacent to” should be interpreted similarly.

Terms used in this specification are only used to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this specification, terms such as “comprise” or “have” are intended to designate that the described feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof exists, but one or more other features or numbers, It should be understood that the presence or addition of steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof is not precluded.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related art, and unless explicitly defined in this specification, it should not be interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal meaning. don't

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the scope of the patent application is not limited or limited by these examples. Like reference numerals in each figure indicate like elements.

Hereinafter, the structure of the medication device according to various embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail.

Figure 1, according to one embodiment. It is a perspective view of the medication machine.

Referring to FIG. 1 , an electronic device 100 including a medication machine may include a case 101 , a tablet accommodating unit 110 , a tablet providing unit 120 , and a driving shaft 139 .

The medication machine may be a device that stores medicine such as a tablet and provides the tablet to the patient when the patient needs it. The medicine dispenser can provide medicine at a time when it is necessary according to a patient's condition beyond a function of simply providing medicine. For example, the medicine-taking device may provide a notification at the time of taking medicine, and may provide medicine upon receiving a user's input signal. For another example, the medicine-taking machine may obtain the user's ecological information by using an external electronic device different from the electronic device worn by the user, and determine the user's condition based on the obtained biometric information. The medicine-taking machine can determine before and after the user's meal based on the user's blood sugar, blood pressure or heart rate, and can identify whether it is time to take the medicine based on the user's blood pressure or heart rate. In addition, the medicine-taking machine can determine the user's location through an external electronic device or by using a communication module included in an electronic device including the medicine-taking machine, and the medicine corresponding to the location designated by the user (eg, company, home). When it is identified that the user is at the location, it is possible to determine whether or not to take the medicine, and to provide a notification whether or not to take the medicine to the user.

The electronic device 100 may include a medication device, and may include various electronic components inside a case in which the medication device is stored. Electronic components may include a memory, a processor, a communication module, and the like, which will be described later with reference to FIG. 2 . Accordingly, the electronic device 100 may be defined as a medicine-taking device itself.

The electronic device 100 may include a case 101 covering the outside of the electronic device 100 . The case 101 may cover the tablet accommodating part 110 and the tablet providing part 120 . The case 101 may prevent the tablets stored in the tablet accommodating unit 110 and the tablet providing unit 120 from being exposed to the outside.

According to various embodiments, the tablet accommodating unit 110 may include a plurality of partition walls 131 . The plurality of partition walls 131 may divide the tablet storage unit 110 into a plurality of compartments 130-1, 130-2, 130-3, 130-4, ??. The case 101 may include a through hole 136 through which medicine such as tablets may be injected into the tablet storage unit 110 from the outside of the case 101 . The through hole 136 may be formed smaller than the size of one of the compartments 130-1, 130-2, 103-3, 103-4, ?? of the tablet storage unit 110. The hopper 135 may be formed around the through hole 136 . The hopper 135 may be formed on the case 101 along the edge of the through hole 136 . The hopper 135 may guide external tablets to be introduced into the tablet compartment 110 .

According to various embodiments, the case 101 may further include a first shutter 137 . The first shutter 137 may open or close the through hole 136 .

According to various embodiments, the electronic device 100 may include a driving shaft 139 . The driving shaft 139 may be coupled to a driving shaft of a driving unit (not shown). The driving shaft 139 may be connected to the tablet accommodating unit 110 to rotate the tablet accommodating unit 110 . The tablet storage unit 110 is gear-coupled with the drive shaft 139, so that when the drive shaft 139 rotates, it can rotate in conjunction with it. For another example, the tablet accommodating part 110 may be integrally formed with the driving shaft 139 .

According to various embodiments, the tablet compartment 110 may be formed in a circular shape so as to rotate and move the compartments. The compartments 130-1, 130-2, 130-3, 130-4, ?? may be formed in a sector shape according to the shape of the circular tablet storage unit 110. The shape of the through hole 136 and the hopper 135 formed in the case 101 may also be formed in a fan shape according to the division of the tablet storage unit 110 .

According to various embodiments, the case 101 may include a plate (not shown) separating a space in which the tablet accommodating unit 110 is accommodated and a space in which the tablet providing unit 120 is accommodated. The tablet accommodating unit 110 may rotate around the driving shaft 139 in a space where the tablet accommodating unit 110 formed between the plate and the case 101 is accommodated. The hopper 135 may guide tablets to one compartment 130 - 4 of the tablet storage unit 110 disposed under the through hole 136 . After a tablet is put into one compartment 130-4 of the tablet storage unit 110, the driving unit rotates the drive shaft 139 or the user rotates the drive shaft 139 to contact the compartment 130-4. The compartment 130 - 3 may be rotated to be located under the through hole 136 . The compartment 130 - 3 located under the through hole 136 may accommodate tablets through the hopper 135 . In the same way, the tablet compartment 110 may accommodate tablets in the compartments 130-1, 130-2, 130-3, 130-4, ??.

According to various embodiments, the shutter 137 included in the case 101 may move by sliding at a predetermined angle around a rotational axis. The shutter 137 may selectively open and close the through hole 136 by sliding. For example, the shutter 137 can slide between the hopper 135 and the tablet compartment 110, and when the shutter 137 moves below the hopper 135, the tablet compartment 110 can be blocked. When the shutter 137 is out of the bottom of the hopper 135, the tablet storage unit 110 can be opened.

According to various embodiments, the tablet providing unit 120 may include a storage box in which tablets are received and stored from the tablet storage unit 110, and the remaining space excluding the storage box may form a space capable of containing electronic components. can In the tablet providing unit 120, a storage box in which tablets are stored and a space in which electronic parts are placed may be separated from each other.

According to various embodiments, the tablet providing unit 120 may include a door 199 through which the storage box can be opened and closed to the outside. The door 199 may be hinged to the outside of the case or formed in a sliding form.

According to various embodiments, the outside of the case 101 may include an input device 230 capable of receiving information from the outside. The input device 230 may be a physical key button that allows a user to input, a touch panel, or an optical input device that can obtain an image from the outside. The input device 230 may recognize a prescription containing medication information from the outside. When the input device 230 is an optical input device, prescription information of the prescription may be obtained by scanning an external prescription, character recognition, or QR code or barcode recognition.

2 is a block diagram including a communication environment of a medicine-taking device according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the first electronic device 200 may include a memory 210, a processor 220, an input device 230, an output device 240, an optical device 25, and a communication device 260. The second electronic device 200 may include a memory 301 , a processor 302 , a plurality of sensors 303 and a communication device 304 .

According to an embodiment, the first electronic device 200 may be an electronic device including a medication device, and the second electronic device 300 may be a device for obtaining biometric information of a user of the medication device. For example, the second electronic device 300 may be a wearable device worn on the user's body.

According to various embodiments, the first electronic device 200 may not be an electronic device included in the medicine-taking machine, but may be a communication terminal separate from the medicine-taking machine. For example, the first electronic device 200 may be a smart phone, a tablet PC, or a PC.

In various embodiments, the memory 210 or 301 may store a command for controlling the first electronic device 200 or the second electronic device 200, a control command code, control data, instructions, or user data. For example, the memories 210 and 301 may include at least one of an application program, an operating system (OS), middleware, or a device driver.

In various embodiments, the memories 210 and 301 may include one or more of volatile memory or non-volatile memory. Volatile memory includes dynamic random access memory (DRAM), static RAM (SRAM), synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), phase-change RAM (PRAM), magnetic RAM (MRAM), resistive RAM (RRAM), and ferroelectric RAM (FeRAM). can include The nonvolatile memory may include read only memory (ROM), programmable ROM (PROM), electrically programmable ROM (EPROM), electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM), flash memory, and the like.

In various embodiments, the memories 210 and 301 may be a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state disk (SSD), an embedded multi-media card (eMMC), or universal flash storage (UFS). It may further include a non-volatile medium such as (medium).

In various embodiments, the memory 210 may store an image of a prescription obtained through the input device 140, information on a prescription through character recognition, or information on a prescription input through recognition of a code, and the optical device 250. An image of the tablet input through the tablet may be stored, and the stored information may be loaded according to a request of the processor 220 .

In various embodiments, the processors 220 and 302 may control overall operations of the first electronic device 200 or the second electronic device 300 . In various embodiments, the processor 220 may include a single processor core or may include a plurality of processor cores. For example, the processors 220 and 302 may include multi-cores such as dual-core, quad-core, and hexa-core. Depending on embodiments, the processors 220 and 302 may further include internally or externally located cache memory.

In various embodiments, the processors 220 and 302 may receive commands from other components of the first electronic device 200 or the second electronic device 300, interpret the received commands, and interpret the commands. It can perform calculations or process data according to the command given.

In various embodiments, processors 220 and 302 may process data or signals generated or generated by programs. For example, the processor 220 or 302 may request commands, data, or signals from the memory 210 or 301 to execute or control a program. The processor 220 or 302 may record (or store) or update instructions, data, or signals to the memory 210 or 301 to execute or control a program.

In various embodiments, processor 220 may interpret messages, data, instructions, or signals received from memory 210, output device 240, communication device 260, or input device 230; , can be processed. Also, the processor 302 may interpret and process messages, data, commands, or signals received from the memory 301 , the plurality of sensors 303 , or the communication device 304 . Processors 220 and 302 may generate new messages, data, instructions, or signals based on received messages, data, instructions, or signals. The processor 220 may provide processed or generated messages, data, instructions, or signals to the memory 210, the output device 240, the optical device 250, the communication device 260, or the input device 230. there is. Also, the processor 302 may provide processed or generated messages, data, commands, or signals to the memory 301 , the plurality of sensors 303 , or the communication device 304 .

In various embodiments, all or part of the processors 220 and 302 may be other components (eg, memories 210 and 301 , input devices) in the first electronic device 200 or the second electronic device 300 . 230, an output device 240, an optical device 250, a plurality of sensors 303 or a communication device 260, 304) electrically or operably or operatively coupled with ) or connected to.

Depending on embodiments, processors 220 and 302 may be configured with one or more processors. For example, the processors 220 and 302 may include at least one of an application processor, a communication processor, an image signal processor, or a graphical processing unit (GPU). .

In various embodiments, the communication device 260 may be a communication processor, and the communication device 260 may establish communication with an external electronic device. According to various embodiments, the communication device 260 may be integrated with the processor 220 . The communication device 260 may implement a designated operation of the first electronic device 200 through communication with an external electronic device (eg, the second electronic device 300). For example, the communication device 260 may transmit and receive signals with the second electronic device 300 through communication with the communication device 304 of the second electronic device 300 . Communication with the second electronic device 300 may be short-range communication such as Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. The second electronic device may be a wearable device such as a smart watch, may set a specified signal to the first electronic device 200, and upon reception of the signal, the communication device 260 of the first electronic device 200 may be a processor ( 220), a designated signal may be transmitted.

According to various embodiments, the communication devices 260 and 304 include a wireless communication module, which may include a cellular communication module, a short-range wireless communication module, or a global navigation satellite system (GNSS). Using a module such as GNSS, the communication device 260, 304 can identify the user's location.

The input device 230 may receive a command or data to be used for a component (eg, the processor 220) of the first electronic device 200 from an outside of the first electronic device 200 (eg, a user). . The input device 230 may include, for example, a microphone, mouse, camera, or keyboard. The input device 230 may be a device capable of inputting text data of a prescription. The first electronic device 200 can directly receive text input through a keyboard and mouse, receive an image of a prescription through an optical input device such as a camera, and identify and receive text data through text recognition. . In addition, the first electronic device 200 may recognize a code image such as a barcode or QR code displayed on the prescription through an optical input device and receive input of characters written on the prescription.

The output device 240 may be an audio output device or a display device. The sound output device may output sound signals to the outside of the first electronic device 200 . The audio output device 200 may include, for example, a speaker or a receiver. The speaker can be used for general purposes, such as multimedia playback or recording playback, and the receiver can be used to receive an incoming call. According to one embodiment, the receiver may be implemented separately from the speaker or as part of it. The display device may visually provide information to the outside of the first electronic device 200 (eg, the user). The display device may include, for example, a display, a hologram device, or a projector and a control circuit for controlling the device. According to an embodiment, the display device 160 may include a touch circuitry set to detect a touch or a sensor circuit (eg, a pressure sensor) set to measure the intensity of force generated by the touch. there is.

The plurality of sensors 303 detects an operating state (eg, power or temperature) of the second electronic device 300 or an external environmental state (eg, a user state), and detects an electrical signal corresponding to the detected state or Data values can be created. According to various embodiments, the plurality of sensors 303 may include, for example, a gesture sensor, a gyro sensor, an air pressure sensor, a magnetic sensor, an acceleration sensor, a grip sensor, a proximity sensor, a color sensor, an infrared (IR) sensor, and a biometric sensor. It may include a sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, or an illuminance sensor.

According to various embodiments, a biometric sensor among the plurality of sensors 303 may obtain biometric information of a user wearing the second electronic device 300 . For example, the plurality of sensors 303 may measure the user's heart rate, electrocardiogram, blood pressure or blood sugar.

3 is a cross-sectional view of a medication dispenser according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 3 , an electronic device 100 including a medicine dispenser may include a tablet accommodating unit 110 and a tablet providing unit 120 . As shown in FIG. 1 , the tablet storage unit 110 may include a plurality of compartments 130-1, 130-2, 130-3, 130-4,??. Each of the plurality of compartments 130-1, 130-2, 130-3, 130-4, ?? may include tablets.

According to various embodiments, tablets are supplied from the outside to the compartments 130-1, 130-2, 130-3, 130-4, ?? of the tablet compartment 110 through the hopper 135. It can be. Among the compartments 130-1, 130-2, 130-3, 130-4,?? of the tablet storage unit 110, the compartment 130-4 located on the storage box 330 of the tablet providing unit 120 ) may include the optical device 250 . The optical device 250 may image the tablets located in the compartment 130-4. The optical device 250 may transmit images of the photographed tablets to a processor (processor 220 in FIG. 2 ). The processor 220 may compare the tablet described in the prescription based on the delivered tablet image to determine whether the tablet is insufficient or excessive. For example, if the single-dose drugs written in the prescription are A, B, and C, the processor 220 identifies the tablet images obtained through the optical device 250 as A and B, the output device (eg: Through the output device 240 of FIG. 2 , a visual or audible signal may inform the user that insufficient tablets are inserted.

According to various embodiments, when the single dose drugs described in the prescription are A, B, and C, the processor 220 identifies the tablet images obtained through the optical device 250 as A, B, C, and D. , Through an output device (eg, the output device 240 of FIG. 2 ), a visual or audible signal may be used to inform the user that more tablets have been inserted.

According to various embodiments, the storage box 330 may be located under the compartment 130 - 4 and may include an opening 320 connected to the storage box 330 . The opening 320 may include a second shutter 321 to be selectively opened and closed.

According to various embodiments, the electronic device 100 moves the tablet to be provided to the compartment 130-4 and opens the second shutter 321 to provide the tablet stored in the tablet storage unit 110. , tablets can be provided to storage box 330.

According to various embodiments, in the tablet providing unit 120, electronic components (eg, the memory 210, the processor 220, or the communication device 260 of FIG. 2) may be disposed in a space other than the storage box 330. . Electronic components may be disposed on the printed circuit board 190 and electrically connected to each other.

According to various embodiments, the input device 230 may be disposed on the exterior of the electronic device 100 . The input device 230 may be an optical input device, and the optical input device may acquire an external prescription image or read a code included in the prescription.

According to various embodiments, the tablet accommodating unit 110 and the tablet providing unit 120 may be detachably coupled to each other. For example, after filling the compartments 130-1, 130-2, 130-3, 130-4,?? by injecting tablets into the tablet storage unit 110, combining with the tablet providing unit 120 and can be used.

The tablet accommodating part 110 may include a fastening groove 312 that can be coupled with the fastening member 311 . A side surface of the tablet providing unit 120 may include a fastening member 311 and a guide groove 310 through which the fastening member 311 may slide. The fastening member 311 and the fastening groove 312 and the guide groove 310 may be disposed in plurality, and may be disposed symmetrically with each other. The tablet accommodating unit 110 and the tablet providing unit 120 may include a through hole in the center of which the driving shaft 139 may be disposed. According to various embodiments, the tablet providing unit 120 may be installed not to rotate. For example, the driving shaft 139 may be engaged with the tablet accommodating unit 110 to rotate, and only the driving shaft 139 may be rotated without coupling means such as gears with the tablet providing unit 120 . For another example, the driving shaft 139 in contact with the tablet providing unit 120 may not rotate and include a driving unit.

4 is another cross-sectional view of a medication dispenser according to various embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 4 , an electronic device 400 including a medication dispenser may include a plurality of tablet storage units 410 and 420 .

According to various embodiments, the electronic device 400 including the medication machine may sequentially arrange the tablet supply unit 430, the second tablet storage unit 420, and the first tablet storage unit 410 from the bottom. there is. The first tablet accommodating unit 410 may be disposed on the uppermost layer, and may include a hopper 435 on the first tablet accommodating unit 410 disposed on the uppermost layer. The hopper 435 may be formed along the edge of the opening (eg, the through hole 136 of FIG. 1 ) formed in the first tablet accommodating part 410 . The first tablet storage unit 410 may store tablets of a certain period, and if medication storage is insufficient, tablets may be stored in the additional second tablet storage unit 420 . For example, the first tablet compartment 410 may include six compartments, and the second tablet compartment 420 may include six compartments. Each of the tablet compartments 410 and 420 can store two days' worth of medicines for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. When a 4-day supply of medicine is required, the user can carry it in a form including both the first tablet storage unit 410 and the second tablet storage unit 420. However, the number of compartments of the tablet compartment or the number of tablet compartments is not limited thereto and may be formed in various ways. For example, the tablet compartment may contain a daily supply of medicine or a three-day supply of medicine, and the number of tablet compartments may include more than two tablet compartments.

Each of the tablet compartments 410 and 420 includes openings 431 and 432 to provide tablets at positions corresponding to the storage compartments of the tablet providing unit 430 (eg, the storage compartment 330 of FIG. 3 ). can do. The electronic device 400 including the medicine-taking machine or the medicine-taking machine may include a shutter capable of selectively opening each of the openings 431 and 432 .

The first tablet accommodating part 410 may include a fastening groove 412 capable of engaging with the fastening member 411 . A side surface of the second tablet compartment 420 may include a fastening member 411 and a guide groove 413 through which the fastening member 411 can slide. A plurality of fastening members 411, fastening grooves 412, and guide grooves 413 may be disposed, and may be disposed symmetrically with each other. The second tablet accommodating part 420 may include a fastening groove 422 capable of engaging with the fastening member 421 . A side surface of the tablet providing unit 430 may include a fastening member 421 and a guide groove 423 through which the fastening member 421 may slide.

According to various embodiments, the first tablet accommodating unit 410, the second tablet accommodating unit 420, and the tablet providing unit 430 may include a through hole in which the driving shaft 439 may be disposed. According to various embodiments, the tablet providing unit 430 may be installed not to rotate. For example, the drive shaft 439 may be engaged with the tablet accommodating units 410 and 420 to rotate, and only the drive shaft 439 may be rotated without engaging means such as gears with the tablet providing unit 430 . For another example, the driving shaft 439 in contact with the tablet providing unit 430 may not rotate and include a driving unit.

According to various embodiments, the driving shaft 439 is configured to rotate the first tablet storage part 410 separately from the second tablet storage part 420 ( 420) may include a device such as a one-way clutch (not shown).

5 shows a tablet providing operation of a medication machine according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 5 , an electronic device (eg, the electronic device 100 of FIG. 1 or the first electronic device 200 of FIG. 2 ) receives a prescription input from an input device (eg, the input device 230 of FIG. 2 ). Information can be identified (510). The input device may receive the contents of the prescription by a user, and the input device including the optical input device may obtain an image of the prescription or recognize a code included in the prescription. A processor (eg, the processor 220 of FIG. 2 ) extracts characters from the acquired prescription image, identifies prescription information, and converts prescription information corresponding to the code to information stored in a memory based on the recognized code. Alternatively, it may be identified by comparing with information transmitted through a communication device (eg, the communication device 260 of FIG. 2 ).

According to various embodiments, the first electronic device 200 may obtain user-related information from the second electronic device (eg, the second electronic device 300 of FIG. 2 ) using the communication device 260 . (520). The second electronic device 300 may be a wearable device. The user's biometric information may be obtained from a plurality of sensors (eg, the plurality of sensors 230 of FIG. 2 ) attached to the second electronic device 300 . The second electronic device 300 may obtain data such as the user's heart rate, blood pressure, and blood sugar.

According to various embodiments, when the first electronic device 200 receives user-related information from the second electronic device 300, the processor 220 may identify the user's state from the user-related information. For example, the processor 220 may determine whether or not the user consumes food based on the user's blood sugar. In addition, the processor 220 may determine whether the user is in a state in which the user can take medicine based on the user's blood pressure, heart rate, etc., determine whether the user's body is abnormal, deliver information to the user, or contact people around him. or call for emergency services.

According to various embodiments, the processor 220 of the first electronic device 200 may provide a medication reminder based on the prescription information identified through the input device and user-related information obtained from the outside (530). . The processor 220 of the first electronic device 200 may receive a prescription and user-related information, determine whether the user is ready to take a medicine, and provide a medicine-taking notification when the user is ready to take a medicine.

According to various embodiments, when a user receives an input regarding a tablet provision request through the input device of the first electronic device 200, the processor 220 operates a tablet storage unit (eg, the tablet storage unit 110 of FIG. 1 ). ) The tablets located in one compartment may be transferred to the storage box of the tablet providing unit (eg, the tablet providing unit 120 of FIG. 1 ), and the tablets may be provided to the user (540). The input device may be a physical keypad capable of receiving a user's input. The user may provide an input requesting taking the tablet to the first electronic device 200, and the processor 220 of the first electronic device 200 may provide the tablet to the user in response to the user's input as a driving unit. can request The processor 220 may request the driving unit to provide tablets, rotate the tablet storage unit 110, and open the first shutter (eg, the first shutter 137 of FIG. 1). When the first shutter is opened, the first electronic device 200 may move the tablets stored in the tablet accommodating unit 110 to the storage compartment of the tablet providing unit 120 .

According to various embodiments, if the tablet is provided, the processor 220 may record it and update the user's medication record stored in the memory. Medication information including medication records may be delivered to an external terminal (eg, smart phone, tablet PC). The medication record may be delivered to the user through an output device of an electronic device including a medicine-taking machine or through a display device of an external terminal.

An electronic device including a medication device according to various embodiments described above includes an input device, an output device, a communication circuit, a timer, and a memory, and at least one operatively coupled with the input device, the timer, the communication circuit, and the memory. A processor, wherein the memory includes a plurality of instructions, and when the plurality of instructions are executed by the at least one processor, the at least one processor receives prescription information from the outside, and the prescription information In response to the reception, the prescription information is stored in a memory, the communication circuit receives location information and biometric information from the outside, and based on the time information and location information included in the stored prescription information, the location of the user. If is one of pre-designated places, a medication signal is transmitted to the user through the output device, and the pre-designated place may be at least one of places where the user is located for a long time.

According to various embodiments, the biometric information includes at least one of blood sugar, blood pressure, and heart rate measured from an external electronic device, and the plurality of instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, the at least one A processor determines, from the received biometric information, whether or not the user has eaten food, and when the user is located in one of the predetermined places and a predetermined time elapses after the user consumes food, the processor sends the user through the output device. A medication signal can be transmitted.

According to various embodiments, the input device may include an optical device capable of obtaining a prescription image, and the prescription information may be information obtained from the acquired prescription image.

According to various embodiments, the prescription image may be an input code displayed on the prescription, and the communication circuit may receive prescription information corresponding to the input code.

An electronic device including a medicine dispenser according to various embodiments includes a case including a tablet accommodating unit formed of a plurality of partition walls and a tablet providing unit receiving tablets from the tablet accommodating unit and delivering them to a user, disposed inside the case, It may further include an optical input device for photographing the tablets supplied to the tablet dispensing unit.

According to various embodiments, the plurality of instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, when the at least one processor identifies a user's input related to the provided medication signal, tablets are purified from the tablet storage unit. supply to the tablet providing unit, and when the supply of tablets is identified to the tablet providing unit, the inside of the tablet providing unit is photographed through the optical input device, and it is determined whether the tablets supplied to the tablet providing unit correspond to the contents of the prescription. can do.

An electronic device including a medicine dispenser according to various embodiments includes a case, a tablet compartment disposed inside the case, partitioning a plurality of compartments with partition walls, and including the plurality of compartments, and a tablet compartment disposed below the tablet compartment. a tablet providing unit having a size corresponding to one of the plurality of compartments of the tablet compartment and being open to one of the plurality of compartments to provide tablets delivered from the tablet compartment; and rotating the tablet compartment. A driving unit fastened to the driving shaft, a through hole formed in the case to pass through at least a portion of one of the compartments of the tablet accommodating unit, protruding out of the case along an edge of the through hole, and transporting tablets from the outside into the tablet accommodating unit. A hopper leading to the hopper, a first shutter that selectively opens and closes the hopper and the through hole, and a second shutter that is disposed between the tablet providing unit and the tablet receiving unit and selectively opens and closes one of the plurality of compartments. and, by rotating the tablet accommodating unit, another compartment adjacent to one compartment disposed at a position corresponding to the tablet providing unit among the plurality of compartments may be moved to a position corresponding to the tablet providing unit.

According to various embodiments, it may further include an additional compartment disposed between the tablet compartment and the hopper, wherein the additional compartment includes a plurality of partition walls and a plurality of compartments identical to those of the tablet compartment, and wherein the additional compartment includes At least one of the plurality of compartments formed in may be open to at least one of the plurality of compartments formed in the tablet accommodating part.

According to various embodiments, a pressure sensor or a weight sensor may be disposed on one surface of the tablet providing unit.

According to various embodiments, the tablet providing unit may include an optical device for photographing the inside of the tablet providing unit.

Methods according to the embodiments described in the claims or specification of the present disclosure may be implemented in the form of hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software. In the specific embodiments of the present disclosure described above, components included in the disclosure are expressed in singular or plural numbers according to the specific embodiments presented. However, the singular or plural expressions are selected appropriately for the presented situation for convenience of explanation, and the present disclosure is not limited to singular or plural components, and even components expressed in plural are composed of the singular number or singular. Even the expressed components may be composed of a plurality.

In addition, the embodiments of the present invention disclosed in the present specification and drawings are only presented as specific examples to easily explain the technical content according to the embodiments of the present invention and help understanding of the embodiments of the present invention, and do not cover the scope of the embodiments of the present invention. It is not meant to be limiting. Therefore, the scope of various embodiments of the present invention should be construed as including all changes or modified forms derived based on the technical spirit of various embodiments of the present invention in addition to the embodiments disclosed herein are included in the scope of various embodiments of the present invention.

Claims (10)

input device;
output device;
communication circuit;
timer;
Memory;
at least one processor operatively coupled with said input device, said timer, said communications circuitry and said memory;
a case including a tablet accommodating unit formed of a plurality of partition walls and a tablet providing unit receiving tablets from the tablet accommodating unit and delivering them to a user; and
An optical input device disposed inside the case and photographing the tablet supplied to the tablet providing unit,
The memory includes a plurality of instructions,
The plurality of instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, the at least one processor,
Receive prescription information from outside,
In response to receiving the prescription information, storing the prescription information in a memory;
The communication circuit receives location information and biometric information from the outside;
Based on the time information and the place information included in the stored prescription information, if the user's location is one of at least one pre-designated place, control to transmit a medication signal to the user through the output device;
If a user's input related to the provided medication signal is identified, supplying tablets from the tablet accommodating unit to the tablet providing unit;
When the supply of tablets is identified in the tablet providing unit, the inside of the tablet providing unit is photographed through the optical input device;
Determining whether the tablets supplied to the tablet providing unit correspond to the contents of the prescription;
The at least one predetermined place is at least one of places where the user is located for a long time.
According to claim 1,
The biometric information includes at least one of blood sugar, blood pressure, or heart rate measured from an external electronic device;
The plurality of instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to:
Based on the received biometric information, it is determined whether or not the user has consumed food;
An electronic device that transmits a medication-taking signal to the user through the output device when the user is located at one of the at least one pre-designated location and a predetermined time elapses after the user consumes food.
According to claim 1,
The input device includes an optical device capable of obtaining a prescription image,
The prescription information is information obtained from the obtained prescription image.
According to claim 3,
The prescription image may be an input code displayed on the prescription,
The communication circuit receives prescription information corresponding to the input code.
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