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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2016
Applicant:
Verily Life Sciences Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
James Etzkorn, Mountain View, CA (US);
Todd Whitehurst, Redwood City, CA (US);
Brian Marc Pepin, Oakland, CA (US);
Robert Francis Wiser, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Verily Life Sciences LLC, South San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 23/00 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2018.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); G16H 10/60 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/3462 (2013.01); G16H 10/60 (2018.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02);
Abstract
A medication packet bundle includes one or more beacons. Each beacon may transmit a signal representing an event related to patient compliance with a medication regimen, such as removal of a packet of medication from a bundle or opening of a packet. The transmitted beacon signals can be monitored and processed to track patient compliance and adherence.