Patent ID: 9367981
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: B65C,G06K,G06Q,G07F,G16H,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for filling a prescription order with a plurality of products each containing a pharmaceutical and each marked with a product barcode, the apparatus comprising: a conveyor configured to move the products in a direction of motion along a workflow path; a first verification station in the workflow path of the conveyor, the first verification station including a bar code reader configured to read the product barcode for use in verifying that the product barcode on each product belongs in the prescription order being filled; a label application station in the workflow path of the conveyor downstream from the first verification station in the direction of motion of the conveyor, the label application station configured to print and apply a patient label onto each of the products; and a second verification station in the workflow path of the conveyor downstream from the label application station in the direction of motion of the conveyor, the second verification station including a plurality of bar code readers configured to read a patient bar code on the patient label and the product barcode for use in verifying that the product barcode on each of the products matches the patient barcode on the patient label after application to the product.