Pharmacy tracking system with automatically-entered customer transaction information
AssigneeGSL Solutions, Inc.
InventorsShelton Louie, Stephen A. Garrett, Joseph Intile
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Abstract
A method of conducting a transaction involving transfer of a filled prescription order from a pharmacy to a customer. The method includes detecting that the filled prescription order is available for transfer from the pharmacy to the customer. Upon detecting that the filled prescription order is available for transfer from the pharmacy to the customer, the method automatically completes at least one process for facilitating the transfer of the filled prescription order to the customer.
Claims25
A method of conducting a transaction involving transfer of a filled prescription order from a pharmacy to a customer, the method comprising:
- detecting that a filled prescription order is available for transfer from the pharmacy to the customer;
- and
- upon detection that the filled prescription order is available for transfer from the pharmacy to the customer, at least one of:
- automatically notifying the customer that the filled prescription order is available for transfer from the pharmacy to the customer,
- automatically populating a form with at least one piece of customer information, the form intended for signature by the customer to signify transfer of the filled prescription order from the pharmacy to the customer,
- automatically providing a sale price for the filled prescription order,
- automatically providing medical information about the filled prescription order, and
- automatically updating an inventory of filled prescription orders stored within the pharmacy.
A method of conducting a transaction involving transfer of a filled prescription order from a pharmacy to a customer, the method comprising:
- depositing a filled prescription order into a storage area for storage;
- detecting removal of the filled prescription order from the storage area;
- and
- upon detecting removal of the filled prescription order from the storage area, automatically obtaining transaction information to facilitate transaction of the filled prescription order from the pharmacy to the customer.
A method of conducting a transaction involving transfer of a filled prescription order from a pharmacy to a customer, the method comprising:
- receiving a prescription order that becomes the filled prescription order;
- moving the prescription order along a workflow stream by moving the prescription order by hand between a plurality of physically spaced apart locations to manually fill the prescription order;
- automatically tracking the prescription order within the pharmacy as the prescription order moves along the workflow stream to become the filled prescription order;
- detecting that the filled prescription order is available for transfer from the pharmacy to the customer;
- upon detection that the filled prescription order is available for transfer from the pharmacy to the customer, automatically notifying the customer that the filled prescription order is available for transfer from the pharmacy to the customer;
- depositing the filled prescription order into storage;
- receiving a pick-up request for the filled prescription order from the customer;
- detecting removal of the filled prescription order from storage;
- and
- upon detecting removal of the filled prescription order from storage, performing each of:
- automatically obtaining and populating a form with at least one piece of customer information, the form intended for signature by the customer to signify transfer of the filled prescription order from the pharmacy to the customer,
- automatically providing a sale price for the filled prescription order,
- automatically providing medical information about the filled prescription order, and
- automatically updating an inventory of filled prescription orders stored within the pharmacy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.