US 12,254,969 B2
Verification bypass in a dispensing pharmacy
Juston Oakes, San Angelo, TX (US); and Hommy Lopez, Plainfield, IL (US)
Assigned to McKesson Corporation, Irving, TX (US)
Filed by McKesson Corporation, Irving, TX (US)
Filed on Dec. 31, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/566,816.
Prior Publication US 2023/0215536 A1, Jul. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. G16H 20/13 (2018.01); G07F 17/00 (2006.01); G16H 40/67 (2018.01); G16H 70/40 (2018.01)
CPC G16H 20/13 (2018.01) [G07F 17/0092 (2013.01); G16H 40/67 (2018.01); G16H 70/40 (2018.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computing system, comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory device having processor-executable instructions stored thereon that,
in response to execution by the at least one processor, cause the computing system to:
identify a first automation device from a group of automation devices that dispense unit-of-use packages;
cause a state of a verification bypass for the first automation device to transition to an active state at a first time;
detect, at a second time after the first time, dispense of a unit-of-use package from the first automation device;
determine that a time interval elapsed from the first time to the second time is less than or equal to a defined duration; and
designate the unit-of-use package as a verified item in response to detecting the dispense of the unit-of-use package.