Our solution is a form of complex event processing, where one event—taking or not taking medication—as indicated by a sensor where moving the pill bottle is a proxy for taking medication, is combined with data from another sensor. The order of activities from the sensor pair indicate that the pill was or was not taken first.
When a person skips their medication and moves on to the other parts of their routine that typically occur after taking medication, our device will notify them that they forgot, as soon as they engage in their trigger activity.
Our solution respects that most people don’t necessarily start their day at the exact same time every morning, and also that people travel and visit friends so need a portable solution.