Patent ID: 11925604
Assignee: VMI HOLLAND B.V.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  B  G | IPC A  B  G

Claim 13:
14. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium holding instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause a dispensing device with a first feeder unit to perform a method of dispensing discrete medicaments from the dispensing device, the first feeder unit comprising:
a container for holding medicaments of a first composition, an outlet for dispensing the medicaments, and a dispensing mechanism between the container and the outlet to perform a controlled feeding of the medicaments from the container into the outlet, the method comprising the steps of:
controlling the dispensing mechanism to feed a medicament from inside the container into the outlet of the first feeder unit, and if it is detected that no medicament is fed from the container into the outlet:
determining a remaining value of medicaments in the container, the remaining value being an amount of medicaments remaining in the container that have not yet been fed into the outlet;
comparing said remaining value to a threshold value of remaining medicaments in the container; and based on the comparing;
selecting a complete empty detection mode when said remaining value is above the threshold value, and a shortened empty detection mode when the remaining value is below the threshold value; and
executing the selected one of the complete empty detection mode and the shortened empty detection mode.