US 12,254,970 B2
Systems and methods for a numeric waiting bin for prescription fulfillment
Nathaniel D. Gilman, Groton, CT (US); Christopher J. Goody, Mapleville, RI (US); Kyle J. McGrath, Kingstown, RI (US); Jeffrey Swindling, Smithfield, RI (US); Jared P. Tancrelle, Smithfield, RI (US); and Li Mei Zhang, Dedham, MA (US)
Assigned to CVS Pharmacy, Inc., Woonsocket, RI (US)
Filed by CVS Pharmacy, Inc., Woonsocket, RI (US)
Filed on May 4, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/312,266.
Application 18/312,266 is a division of application No. 16/588,272, filed on Sep. 30, 2019, granted, now 11,798,668.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/740,025, filed on Oct. 2, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0274810 A1, Aug. 31, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G16H 20/13 (2018.01); A61J 1/00 (2023.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06Q 10/087 (2023.01)
CPC G16H 20/13 (2018.01) [A61J 1/00 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06Q 10/087 (2013.01); A61J 2205/30 (2013.01); A61J 2205/50 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
at least one processor;
at least one memory;
a graphical user interface; and
a numeric waiting bin engine stored in the at least one memory and executable by the at least one processor to:
receive a plurality of bin configuration values, wherein the bin configuration values include:
a number of bins value; and
a preferred capacity value;
store the plurality of bin configuration values in a bin configuration file in non-volatile storage;
assign a plurality of serial identifiers to a plurality of physical bins using the bin configuration values, wherein each physical bin of the plurality of physical bins receives a unique serial identifier from the plurality of serial identifiers;
selectively assign a slot serial identifier from the plurality of serial identifiers to a selected prescription, wherein the selected prescription has a size value and the size value is less than the preferred capacity value; and
display, responsive to a request for the selected prescription, the slot serial identifier for the selected prescription on the graphical user interface.