US 12,087,418 B1
Systems and methods for facilitating order and delivery of prescription medication
Kevin MacKenzie Armstrong, Chicago, IL (US); and Nicholas Phillip Baldwin, Chicago, IL (US)
Assigned to WALGREEN CO., Deerfield, IL (US)
Filed by WALGREEN CO., Deerfield, IL (US)
Filed on Oct. 23, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/079,387.
Int. Cl. G06Q 10/00 (2023.01); G06Q 10/0836 (2023.01); G06Q 10/087 (2023.01); G06Q 10/1093 (2023.01); G06Q 50/40 (2024.01); G16H 20/10 (2018.01)
CPC G16H 20/10 (2018.01) [G06Q 10/0836 (2013.01); G06Q 10/087 (2013.01); G06Q 10/1093 (2013.01); G06Q 50/40 (2024.01)] 19 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for facilitating order and delivery of prescription medication, the method comprising:
receiving, via one or more server processors, a first prescription for a first medication of a first patient;
receiving, via the one or more server processors, a second prescription for a second medication of a second patient;
determining, via the one or more server processors, a pickup time of a first pharmacy by:
determining a pickup time for the first medication at the first pharmacy;
determining a pickup time for the second medication at the first pharmacy; and
selecting, as the pickup time of the first pharmacy, the later of the pickup time for the first medication and the pickup time for the second medication;
causing a display of a mobile device to display identifications of all of: the first patient, the second patient, the first medication, the second medication, the first pharmacy, and the pickup time of the first pharmacy;
determining, via the one or more server processors, a pickup time of a second pharmacy by:
determining a pickup time for the first medication at the second pharmacy;
determining a pickup time for the second medication at the second pharmacy; and
selecting, as the pickup time of the second pharmacy, the later of the pickup time for the first medication at the second pharmacy and the pickup time for the second medication at the second pharmacy;
causing the display of the mobile device to display an identification of the second pharmacy, and an identification of the pickup time of the second pharmacy;
receiving, from the mobile device, a selection of either the first pharmacy or the second pharmacy; and
instructing either the first pharmacy or the second pharmacy to fill the first prescription and the second prescription.