US 12,191,015 B1
Systems and methods for monitoring medical adherence and compliance
James Etzkorn, Mountain View, CA (US); Todd Whitehurst, Belmont, CA (US); Brian Marc Pepin, San Francisco, CA (US); and Robert Francis Wiser, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC, Dallas, TX (US)
Filed by Verily Life Sciences LLC, South San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 31, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/947,420.
Application 16/947,420 is a continuation of application No. 15/097,675, filed on Apr. 13, 2016, granted, now 10,769,245.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G16H 10/60 (2018.01); G16H 20/10 (2018.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01)
CPC G16H 20/10 (2018.01) [G16H 10/60 (2018.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02)] 26 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A medication package system comprising:
a packet bundle comprising a plurality of packets of medication, each packet of the plurality of packets frangibly coupled to another packet of the plurality of packets; and
a beacon system comprising a power source and a plurality of beacons, the power source configured to power at least one beacon of the plurality of beacons, and wherein at least one beacon of the plurality of beacons configured to transmit a signal in response to receiving a first signal generated by a breaking of a frangible coupling of a packet of medication being separated from the packet bundle.