MUMBAI, India, Jan. 2 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541124167 A) filed by Sona College Of Technology, Salem, Tamil Nadu, on Dec. 9, 2025, for 'iot based smart medicine management apparatus.'

Inventor(s) include Ms. Vinodhini V; Ms. Jayareka K S; Ms. Sreemathi S; Ms. Subashree A; Ms. Vasuda C; Ms. Sonali S; and Ms. Vinu Devi T.

The application for the patent was published on Jan. 2, under issue no. 01/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "An IoT-based smart medicine management apparatus for assisting deaf and blind users comprises a microcontroller, real-time clock, medicine compartments with LEDs, buzzers, and sensors, a camera module, wireless communication interface, audio output module, and power circuit. The microcontroller activates visual or auditory cues at scheduled times, verifies compartment opening via sensors and captured images, stores and transmits data to a caregiver device, and generates refill alerts. The system provides automated real-time monitoring and multimodal feedback to ensure accurate medicine intake and adherence by differently-abled users."

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