Patent ID: 8762176
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: G06K,G06Q,G16H

Abstract:
1. A network computer system, comprising: (1) a central CS; (2) a plurality of local CSs; wherein said central CS and said plurality of local CS s form a network in which said plurality of local CS and said central CS can communicate with one another via network protocols; wherein each local CS of said plurality of local CSs is associated with and proximate to a corresponding plurality of pharmacy stores, wherein each local CS of said plurality of local CSs includes a CS terminal for inputting information about pharmacy orders and a pharmacy printer for printing information relating to said pharmacy orders; wherein each local CS of said plurality of local CSs is designed to log information about pharmacy orders including information about medicines contained in pharmacy orders; wherein a first local CS of said plurality of local CSs includes a first pharmacy printer located in a first pharmacy store and a first pharmacy POS located in said first pharmacy store; wherein said first pharmacy printer includes a first pharmacy printer database storing: (1) medicine records including in each medicine record a medicine identifier in association with information about the corresponding medicine; and (2) consumer records including in each consumer record a consumer identifier in association with CHR content to be conveyed to the consumer associated with said consumer identifier; wherein said pharmacy printer is configured to receive and process print instructions resulting from a first pharmacy order containing a specified prescription for a specified medicine having a specified medicine identifier and a specified consumer identifier for a specified consumer, by: (1) searching in said first pharmacy printer database for information about said specified medicine associated with said specified medicine identifier; (2) searching in said first pharmacy printer database for information to be conveyed to said specified consumer associated with said specified consumer identifier; (3) printing in association with one another said specified prescription, said information about said specified medicine, and said information to be conveyed to said specified consumer; wherein said first local CS generates a de-identified pharmacy order from said first pharmacy order, encrypts said consumer identification associated with said first pharmacy order, and transmits the de-identified pharmacy order in association with the encrypted consumer identification to said central CS.