Patent ID: 11931317
Assignee: VMI HOLLAND B.V.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  B  G | IPC A  B  G

Claim 8:
9. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium holding instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause a dispensing device to perform the steps of the following method:
predicting a depletion time in the future when: the medicaments in a container of a first feeder unit of the plurality of feeder units will be depleted, or the medicaments in the container of a first feeder unit are past their expiry date;
providing a notification ahead of said depletion time that a second feeder unit should be presented to the dispensing device, the second feeder unit having a container holding medicaments with the same composition as the container of the first feeder unit, the notification further including a due time for presenting said second feeder unit to the dispensing device; and
continuing the dispensing of the medicaments from the first feeder unit at least until the due time.