# US 2021/0279769 A1 · Techniques for In-Store Prescription Notifications

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- Number: US 2021/0279769 A1
- Document ID: US20210279769A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 17/327,942
- Filed: 2021-05-24
- Published: 2021-09-09
- Earliest claimed: 2015-08-18
- Assignees: CVS Pharmacy, Inc.
- Applicants: CVS Pharmacy, Inc.
- Inventors: Dustin Wayne Humphreys; Vijay I. Kukreja; Dharmendra Gudimetla
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210279769A1

## CPC

- G06Q 30/0268: {at point-of-sale [POS]}
- G06Q 30/0258: {Registration}
- G06Q 30/0261: {based on user location}
- G06Q 30/0267: {Wireless devices}
- G06Q 30/0271: {Personalized advertisement}
- G06Q 40/08: Insurance
- G16H 10/60: for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
- G16H 20/10: relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
- H04W 48/16: Discovering, processing access restriction or access information
- H04W 60/00: Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration
- H04W 76/10: Connection setup
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G16H: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA
- H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72)

## Abstract

A mobile device and a server exchange information in response to the mobile device detecting a proximity beacon. Upon detecting the proximity beacon, the mobile device initiates a web service call to the server. A mobile device user will indicate a choice whether to opt-in upon registration. If the user has opted in, the server will retrieve additional information about the user including prescription information. The server will transmit prescription information and other marketing information to the mobile device. The server may be configured to receive additional information from the mobile device, for example, a request for a prescription to be refilled.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method comprising:
receiving a signal at a user device from a proximity beacon in a store;
in response to the signal, receiving at the user device in the store a first in-store reminder notifying a customer associated with the user device of an eligible refill for a prescription prescribed to the customer;
displaying the first in-store reminder of the eligible refill on the user device; and
in response to a selection of the first in-store reminder, instructing the store to refill the prescription.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising:
receiving at the user device in the store a notification that a pharmacy has completed filling the eligible refill of the prescription; and
displaying the notification on the user device.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising:
in response to receiving the signal from the proximity beacon in the store, establishing a link between the user device and a first server; and
receiving the first in-store reminder of the eligible refill for the prescription from the first server.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The method of claim 3, further comprising:
receiving at the user device in the store a second in-store reminder notifying the customer associated with the user device of a previous order by the customer separate from the eligible refill; and
displaying the second in-store reminder on the user device

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The method of claim 4, wherein the second in-store reminder is received from a second server separate from the first server.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising:
registering the user device based on a customer identifier received at the user device; and
identifying the eligible refill for the prescription based on customer information associated with the customer identifier.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising:
requesting a user of the user device to opt-in for the first in-store reminder of the eligible refill for the prescription.

### Claim 8

An apparatus comprising:
a processor circuit;
a link interface operative to communicatively couple the processor circuit to a network; and
a storage communicatively coupled to the processor circuit and arranged to store a sequence of instructions operative on the processor circuit to:
receive a signal at a user device from a proximity beacon in a store;
in response to the signal, receive at the user device in the store a first in-store reminder notifying a customer associated with the user device of an eligible refill for a prescription prescribed to the customer;
display the first in-store reminder of the eligible refill on the user device; and
in response to a selection of the first in-store reminder, instructing the store to refill the prescription.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The apparatus of claim 8, further comprising instructions operative on the processor circuit to:
receive at the user device in the store a notification that a pharmacy has completed filling the eligible refill of the prescription; and
display the notification on the user device.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The apparatus of claim 8, further comprising instructions operative on the processor circuit to:
in response to receiving the signal from the proximity beacon in the store, establish a link between the user device and a first server; and
receive the first in-store reminder of the eligible refill for the prescription from the first server.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The apparatus of claim 10, further comprising instructions operative on the processor circuit to:
receive at the user device in the store a second in-store reminder notifying the customer associated with the user device of a previous order by the customer separate from the eligible refill; and
display the second in-store reminder on the user device

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the second in-store reminder is received from a second server separate from the first server.

### Claim 13 (depends on 8)

The apparatus of claim 8, further comprising instructions operative on the processor circuit to:
register the user device based on a customer identifier received at the user device; and
identify the eligible refill for the prescription based on customer information associated with the customer identifier.

### Claim 14 (depends on 8)

The apparatus of claim 8, further comprising instructions operative on the processor circuit to:
request a user of the user device to opt-in for the first in-store reminder of the eligible refill for the prescription.

### Claim 15

An apparatus comprising:
means for receiving a signal at a user device from a proximity beacon in a store;
in response to the signal, means for receiving at the user device in the store a first in-store reminder notifying a customer associated with the user device of an eligible refill for a prescription prescribed to the customer;
means for displaying the first in-store reminder of the eligible refill on the user device; and
in response to a selection of the first in-store reminder, means for instructing the store to refill the prescription.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The apparatus of claim 15, further comprising:
means for receiving at the user device in the store a notification that a pharmacy has completed filling the eligible refill of the prescription; and
means for displaying the notification on the user device.

### Claim 17 (depends on 15)

The apparatus of claim 15, further comprising:
in response to receiving the signal from the proximity beacon in the store, means for establishing a link between the user device and a first server; and
means for receiving the first in-store reminder of the eligible refill for the prescription from the first server.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The apparatus of claim 17, further comprising:
means for receiving at the user device in the store a second in-store reminder notifying the customer associated with the user device of a previous order by the customer separate from the eligible refill; and
means for displaying the second in-store reminder on the user device

### Claim 19 (depends on 18)

The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the second in-store reminder is received from a second server separate from the first server.

### Claim 20 (depends on 15)

The apparatus of claim 15, further comprising:
means for registering the user device based on a customer identifier received at the user device; and
means for identifying the eligible refill for the prescription based on customer information associated with the customer identifier.