US 11,670,129 B2
Medication management systems and methods for health and health-related facilities
Stewart W. Stephens, Murphy, TX (US)
Assigned to BTP Fund, LP, Austin, TX (US)
Filed by BTP Fund, LP, Austin, TX (US)
Filed on Sep. 4, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/12,829.
Application 17/012,829 is a continuation of application No. 16/259,716, filed on Jan. 28, 2019, granted, now 11,217,058.
Application 16/259,716 is a continuation of application No. 15/050,460, filed on Feb. 22, 2016, granted, now 10,192,035, issued on Jan. 29, 2019.
Application 15/050,460 is a continuation of application No. 13/085,298, filed on Apr. 12, 2011, granted, now 9,268,912, issued on Feb. 23, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/323,125, filed on Apr. 12, 2010.
Prior Publication US 2020/0411156 A1, Dec. 31, 2020
Int. Cl. G16H 10/60 (2018.01); G07F 17/00 (2006.01); G07F 9/00 (2006.01); G06Q 50/22 (2018.01); G16H 20/13 (2018.01)
CPC G07F 17/0092 (2013.01) [G06Q 50/22 (2013.01); G07F 9/001 (2020.05); G07F 9/002 (2020.05); G16H 10/60 (2018.01); G16H 20/13 (2018.01)] 28 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A canister of a medication dispensing system, the canister comprising:
a main body for housing and releasing medication comprising a plurality of individually provided medication;
an electronic memory containing a first canister code for identifying the canister,
wherein the electronic memory is configured to provide the first canister code to a remote database configured to retrieve, based on the first canister code, a second canister code for identifying a type of the medication contained in the main body, the remote database further configured to provide the second canister code to an automated drug packaging and dispensing machine containing the canister, and
the canister configured to be retained in the automated drug packaging and dispensing machine during operation and to release individually at least a portion of the plurality of individually provided medication contained therein, the releasing in response to the automated drug packaging and dispensing machine operating to release medication identified by the second canister code.