Patent ID: 8627639
Filing Date: 2014-01-14
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
1. A method in a computer system having a memory and a processor for efficiently packaging pills, the method comprising: obtaining, by the processor from the memory, a volume of an individual container into which a first pill and a second pill are to be packaged, wherein the second pill differs from the first pill in at least one of size or composition and the individual container is included in a plurality of individual containers of a multi-dose medicament container; obtaining, by the processor from the memory, a size of the first pill; obtaining, by the processor from the memory, a size of the second pill; determining, by the processor, a fill order of the individual container of the multi-dose medicament container based on the size of the first pill, the size of the second pill, and the volume of the individual container; and causing the first pill and the second pill to be placed into the individual container based on the determined fill order.