Automated will call system
AssigneeParata Systems, LLC
InventorsDavid Denenberg, Michael Jordan, Eugene Fellows
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Abstract
A will call system for automating the management of storage and retrieval of items, preferably medical prescriptions. The automated system provides informational control of all items in the system. The automated will call monitors the length of time an item remains in the system, and into which location an item is placed. An article sensor provides absolute confirmation that an item has been placed or removed from a designated location in the storage unites. The automated will call system uses a controller to permit users to monitor and optimize the storage and retrieval procedures.
Claims12
A method of purging selected pharmaceutical prescriptions from a plurality of pharmaceutical prescriptions stored in a prescription storage unit, wherein information regarding the prescriptions is stored in a controller, the information including the location of the prescription within the prescription storage unit, the method comprising the steps of:
- identifying via the controller prescriptions overdue for pick-up because they have exceeded a predetermined amount of time in the prescription storage unit;
- identifying via the controller the locations of the overdue prescriptions within the prescription storage unit;
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- purging the prescription storage area of the overdue prescriptions.
A method of purging selected pharmaceutical prescriptions from a plurality of pharmaceutical prescriptions stored in individual storage locations within a prescription storage unit, wherein information regarding the prescriptions is stored in a controller, the information including the location of the prescription within the prescription storage area, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) identifying via the controller prescriptions overdue for pick-up because they have exceeded a predetermined amount of time in the prescription storage unit;
- (b) identifying a first storage location that houses a first overdue prescription;
- (c) purging the first storage location of the first overdue prescription;
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- (d) repeating steps (b) and (c) on subsequent storage locations until the overdue prescriptions are purged.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.