US 11,756,669 B2
System and apparatus for item management
Duane S. Chudy, Lincolnshire, IL (US); Larry Montgomery, Butternut, WI (US); and James Spernow, Grayslake, IL (US)
Assigned to Chudy Group, LLC, Powers Lake, WI (US)
Filed by CHUDY GROUP, LLC, Powers Lake, WI (US)
Filed on May 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/735,679.
Application 17/735,679 is a continuation of application No. 17/117,512, filed on Dec. 10, 2020, granted, now 11,348,675.
Application 17/117,512 is a continuation of application No. 16/871,435, filed on May 11, 2020, granted, now 11,264,124, issued on Mar. 1, 2022.
Application 16/871,435 is a continuation of application No. 15/610,083, filed on May 31, 2017, granted, now 10,650,921, issued on May 12, 2020.
Application 15/610,083 is a continuation of application No. 13/841,724, filed on Mar. 15, 2013, granted, now 9,672,327, issued on Jun. 6, 2017.
Application 13/841,724 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/766,092, filed on Feb. 13, 2013, granted, now 9,002,510, issued on Apr. 7, 2015.
Application 13/766,092 is a continuation of application No. 12/033,957, filed on Feb. 20, 2008, granted, now 8,380,346, issued on Feb. 19, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2022/0270743 A1, Aug. 25, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G16H 20/60 (2018.01); G07F 17/00 (2006.01); A61J 7/00 (2006.01); G06Q 10/08 (2023.01); G07F 11/62 (2006.01); G16H 20/13 (2018.01); G06Q 50/22 (2018.01); B65G 1/02 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2019.01); B65B 5/04 (2006.01); G16H 40/20 (2018.01); G16H 20/10 (2018.01); A61J 1/03 (2023.01); A61J 7/04 (2006.01)
CPC G16H 20/60 (2018.01) [A61J 7/0069 (2013.01); B65B 5/04 (2013.01); B65G 1/02 (2013.01); G06F 17/00 (2013.01); G06Q 10/08 (2013.01); G06Q 50/22 (2013.01); G07F 11/62 (2013.01); G07F 17/0092 (2013.01); G16H 20/10 (2018.01); G16H 20/13 (2018.01); G16H 40/20 (2018.01); A61J 1/03 (2013.01); A61J 7/04 (2013.01); A61J 2205/10 (2013.01); A61J 2205/20 (2013.01); A61J 2205/60 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
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1. A method for controlling a system for loading at least one type of medicament according to at least one prescription order, the method comprising:
providing a tray, the tray having walls defining plural cells arranged in a pattern, each cell having an upper opening, the tray being portable;
docking the tray in a docking station;
providing a controller operatively associated with the docking station and with visible information sources, the visible information sources configured to generate visible information indicating at least yes and no states such that the visible information is viewable proximate the cells of the tray;
via the controller, generating with the visible information sources the visible information such that the yes state information is visible proximate one or more cells of the tray into which a medicament is to be loaded;
loading the medicament into the one or more cells proximate the yes state information through the upper opening of the cell;
detecting the loading of the medicament into the one or more cells by at least one sensor associated with the one or more cells;
repeating the generating, loading, and detecting steps until all required medicaments are loaded into the cells of the tray; and
removing the tray from the docking station and placing the tray in an automatic dispensing machine, the automated dispensing machine being configured to automatically dispense medicaments into blister packages.