Pharmacy printer system and method
AssigneeCatalina Marketing Corporation
InventorsMichael Roberts, Simon Banfield
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Abstract
A computer network system and method for printing in the pharmacy all information specific to a particular prescription recipient, synchronized in time with the fulfillment of the prescription. The computer network system and method determines what accompanying information to associate with a prescription, integrates that accompanying information into one integrated document, and prints the document, along with a prescription label, in the pharmacy prior to when the prescription recipient receives the prescription. In addition, the systems and methods determine layout of the specific accompanying information associated with a prescription to physically distinct sections of the paper.
Claims17
A computer network system comprising:
- a central computer system (CS);
- a pharmacy management system (PMS);
- a data transmission network through which said PMS and said central CS can communicate;
- wherein said PMS includes an Input/Output (I/O) terminal, a scanner, and a first printer;
- wherein said PMS includes a PMS Software Object (SO) and a Catalina SO;
- said PMS SO is configured to receive and store prescription information for a prescription, and to associate a prescription identification with said prescription;
- said Catalina SO is configure to select accompanying information for said prescription, to format and save said accompanying information in an accompanying information print file;
- and
- said PMS is configured to print a prescription label for said prescription and to print said accompanying information print file.
A computer network implemented method comprising:
- providing a central computer system (CS);
- providing a pharmacy management system (PMS);
- providing a data transmission network through which said PMS and said central CS can communicate;
- wherein said PMS includes an Input/Output (I/O) terminal, a scanner, and a first printer;
- wherein said PMS includes a PMS Software Object (SO) and a Catalina SO;
- configuring said PMS SO to receive and store prescription information for a prescription, and to associate a prescription identification with said prescription;
- configuring said Catalina SO to select accompanying information for said prescription, to format and save said accompanying information in an accompanying information print file;
- and
- configuring said PMS to print a prescription label for said prescription and to print said accompanying information print file.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.