US 12,444,486 B1
System and method for supply chain of pharmaceuticals and other goods
Matthew Cook, Uttoxeter (GB); Rex A. Swords, Cedar Hill, TX (US); Michael Bleser, Deerfield, IL (US); and William Sunna, Wheeling, IL (US)
Assigned to WALGREEN CO., Deerfield, IL (US)
Filed by WALGREEN CO., Deerfield, IL (US)
Filed on May 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/195,497.
Application 18/195,497 is a division of application No. 17/063,645, filed on Oct. 5, 2020, granted, now 11,694,781.
Int. Cl. G16H 20/10 (2018.01); G06Q 10/0832 (2023.01); G06Q 10/087 (2023.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01)
CPC G16H 20/10 (2018.01) [G06Q 10/0832 (2013.01); G06Q 10/087 (2013.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer system for facilitating delivery of prescription medication, the computer system comprising:
an intermediate warehouse computer system of an intermediate warehouse, the intermediate warehouse computer system comprising one or more processors configured to:
receive a prescription;
determine if the prescription is eligible to be filled by a central warehouse system;
if the prescription is not eligible to be filled by the central warehouse system, send instructions to fill the prescription at the intermediate warehouse; and
if the prescription is eligible to be filled by the central warehouse system, route the prescription to a central warehouse; and
a central warehouse computer system comprising one or more processors configured to:
pull the prescription from a database;
determine if the central warehouse can fill the prescription;
if the central warehouse can fill the prescription, send instructions to deliver medication of the prescription from the central warehouse to the intermediate warehouse; and
if the central warehouse cannot fill the prescription, push the prescription back to the intermediate warehouse.