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Online medicine cabinet

Patent 6539281 Issued on March 25, 2003. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject April 23, 2021. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Assignee

Application

No. 840248 filed on 04/23/2001

US Classes:

700/236, Data collection or reporting (e.g., sales, inventory)700/237, Authorization (e.g., password, time usage limit, personal identification number (PIN)700/244Monitoring or inspection

Examiners

Primary: Tran, Khai

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Class

G06F 017/00

Abstract

A medicine cabinet or similar device that assists users in selecting and taking medication. A radio frequency receiver is configured to read information included on radio frequency sensitive labels that are attached to items containing medication in the medicine cabinet. A computer in the medicine cabinet is operatively connected to the radio frequency receiver and also to a wide area network, such as the Internet. The medicine cabinet has a display device that is operatively coupled with the computer and, in the form of a touch screen flat panel, the display device functions to interface the user and the medicine cabinet. The computer is configured to transmit information to the Internet and receives information from websites or additional computers that are coupled to the Internet. Information regarding medications and users as well as vital signs records of the users are stored either in the memory of the medicine cabinet or at a remote location via the connection to the Internet.

Other References

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