Patent ID: 7783378
Filing Date: 2010-08-24
Classification: G07F,G16H

Abstract:
1. A method of conducting a sales transaction for consumer-specific prescription medications using an automated dispensing device comprising: (a) providing an automated dispensing device comprising (b) associating a prescription medication, which has been filled for a specific consumer, and an information record, wherein said information record comprises a consumer name, a prescription information element, and a medication information element, and is electronically stored in the pharmacy information system; (c) receiving consumer-specific prescription medication at a storage location, which is not predesignated prior to receipt; (d) associating non-predesignated storage location with consumer-specific prescription medication after consumer-specific prescription medication has been received at said non-predesignated storage location; (e) providing the interface engine to allow the automated dispensing device to communicate with the pharmacy information system; (f) transferring the information record from the pharmacy information system to the automated dispensing device for consumer-specific prescription medication; (g) receiving a consumer identification information at the user interface; (h) displaying a list of one or more consumer-specific prescription medications previously stored for the consumer whose identification information was received (i) receiving a communication that requests delivery of one or more listed, consumer-specific prescription medications; (j) determining the storage location where a first listed, consumer-specific prescription medication is stored; (k) receiving any required payment at the payment receiving terminal; (l) transmitting purchase information from the automated dispensing device via the interface engine to a remote point-of-sale system to document the sales transaction for the first, listed consumer-specific prescription medication; and (m) delivering said first, listed, consumer-specific prescription medication.