Patent ID: 11861554
Assignee: EXPRESS SCRIPTS STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT, INC.
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 12:
13. A fulfillment system comprising,
a support surface adapted to retain a plurality of drug packages in an unordered state, wherein the support surface includes a moveable surface that supports and moves the plurality of drug packages, wherein the moveable surface is adapted to support drug packages varying in shape and size;
an identification device adapted to acquire information for a detected orientation and a detected location of the plurality of drug packages moving on the moveable surface of the support surface, the identification device being disposed above the support surface;
an inventory picker adapted to obtain an individual package from among the plurality of drug packages on the support surface based on a projected orientation and a projected location said individual package will have as the moveable surface moves, the inventory picker being disposed proximal to the support surface; and
a controller communicatively connected to the identification device and the inventory picker, the controller adapted to process the acquired information for the detected orientation and the detected location from the identification device to generate the projected orientation and the projected location and to instruct the inventory picker to obtain the individual package at the projected orientation and the projected location, wherein the controller is adapted to generate the projected orientation and the projected location by extrapolation based on the detected orientation and the detected position and the movement of the moveable surface after the detected orientation and the detected position were acquired by the identification device.