US 11,793,725 B1
Smart dispensing system
Yale Badik, Madison, CT (US); and Deanna Felker, West Hills, CA (US)
Assigned to KURE, LLC, Newark, NJ (US)
Filed by KURE, LLC, Newark, DE (US)
Filed on May 9, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/739,835.
Int. Cl. G07C 9/00 (2020.01); G16H 20/13 (2018.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); A61J 7/00 (2006.01); A61J 7/04 (2006.01); A61J 7/02 (2006.01); G06F 21/32 (2013.01)
CPC A61J 7/0076 (2013.01) [A61J 7/02 (2013.01); A61J 7/0418 (2015.05); A61J 7/0427 (2015.05); A61J 7/0481 (2013.01); G06F 21/32 (2013.01); G16H 20/13 (2018.01); A61J 2200/30 (2013.01); A61J 2205/10 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a drug dispenser;
a drug storage;
a prescription scanner;
a user interface to receive a user information to authenticate an identity of a user;
a bio-feedback monitoring device to monitor at least one vital of the user as an input to the bio-feedback monitoring device;
a communication module;
a processor;
a memory; wherein the processor is communicatively coupled with the memory; and
wherein the processor is operable to:
receive a unique identity of the user through the user interface;
authenticate the user by matching credentials of the unique identity against a record of patients and a record of practitioners;
receive biometric information of the user through an authentication sensor;
authenticate the user by matching the credentials of the biometric information against the record of practitioners and the record of patients;
receive a prescription from the user through the prescription scanner;
check and authenticate dispensing of a drug with an inventory of the drug according to the user information;
dispense the drug through the drug dispenser on authenticating the identity of the user, the at least one vital of the user and the prescription;
update the inventory of the drug through the communication module;
log a record of dispensing of the drug; and
maintain a ledger of the record of dispensing of the drug, using blockchain technology; wherein the ledger is configured to track and store digital transactions in a publicly verifiable, secure manner to prevent tampering and revision of the record of dispensing of the drug; and
wherein output of the bio-feedback monitoring device controls a quantity of the drug dispensed from the drug dispenser; and
wherein the system is secured through a cyber security module; and wherein the cyber security module further comprises an information security management module providing isolation between the system and a server; and wherein the information security management module is configured to detect a cyber security threat.