US 12,249,411 B2
Prescription dispensing system
Neil S. Davey, Gaithersburg, MD (US); Brendan Boyce Murphy, Bala Cynwyd, PA (US); Sonya R. Davey, Gaithersburg, MD (US); and Haris Godil, Boyds, MD (US)
Filed by Neil S. Davey, Gaithersburg, MD (US); Brendan Boyce Murphy, Bala Cynwyd, PA (US); Sonya R. Davey, Gaithersburg, MD (US); and Haris Godil, Boyds, MD (US)
Filed on Oct. 23, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/492,174.
Application 18/492,174 is a continuation of application No. 17/550,240, filed on Dec. 14, 2021, granted, now 11,848,087.
Application 17/550,240 is a continuation of application No. 16/458,654, filed on Jul. 1, 2019, granted, now 11,200,979, issued on Feb. 14, 2021.
Application 16/458,654 is a continuation of application No. 15/824,471, filed on Nov. 28, 2017, granted, now 10,335,953, issued on Jul. 2, 2019.
Application 15/824,471 is a continuation of application No. 15/589,489, filed on May 8, 2017, granted, now 9,827,680, issued on Nov. 28, 2017.
Application 15/589,489 is a continuation of application No. 14/706,982, filed on May 8, 2015, granted, now 9,643,320, issued on May 9, 2017.
Application 14/706,982 is a continuation of application No. 13/584,862, filed on Aug. 14, 2012, granted, now 9,043,012, issued on May 26, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/528,566, filed on Aug. 29, 2011.
Prior Publication US 2024/0047034 A1, Feb. 8, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G16H 20/13 (2018.01); G06Q 10/087 (2023.01); G06Q 10/1093 (2023.01)
CPC G16H 20/13 (2018.01) [G06Q 10/087 (2013.01); G06Q 10/1093 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pharmacy automation system comprising a robot, the robot configured to:
receive a prescription comprising information of a prescribed medication;
determine a location of the prescribed medication using an internal mapping;
fill a container with the prescribed medication when the prescribed medication is available in a pharmacy;
verify authenticity of one of a patient and a proxy upon arrival to pick up the prescribed medication by checking and approving an identification of the one of the patient and the proxy; and
retrieve the container and hand over the container with the prescribed medication to one of the patient and the proxy;
wherein the internal mapping is done by the robot and wherein the internal mapping comprises determining a shortest distance between the patient and the prescribed medication or a shortest distance between the proxy and the prescribed medication.