MMAS [mobile medication alert system]

The MMAS (Mobile Medication Alert System) is a system, with both hardware and software components, which helps seniors to take their pills on time every day. The hardware components include a pill dispensing box with sensors and LED lights built into it. Its function is to check if the pills have been removed from dispensing box on schedule. The server will keep track of which pills are in the box and the schedule for taking them. If the correct pills haven't been taken on time, the server will send an alert to the user's associated iPhone App which will in turn alert the user. However, if the user ignores or doesn't receive the alert within a certain time period, the server will send a second alert to the designated caregiver/loved one's iPhone app. Finally, the MMAS user's doctor can access a record of when they have been taking their pills (and missing them) in a convenient chart format on their own iPhone app.