Patent ID: 8452608
Filing Date: 2013-05-28
Classification: G06Q,G16H

Abstract:
1. A method of delivering a prescription drug discount via a cellular message on a cellular carrier network, comprising the steps of: capturing a prescription token in a memory of a cellular communication device, the prescription token comprises at least one instructor, including a prescription drug identity, a prescription drug patient identity, a cell phone number related to the prescription drug patient identity, and at least one destination locator for a server computer communicatively connected to the cellular carrier network; processing a message artifact of the prescription token by the cellular communication device, the message artifact comprises a destination address of the server computer communicatively accessible by the cellular carrier network and a request segment of a prescription drug identifier; transmitting the message artifact by the cellular communication device over a cellular carrier network; receiving the message artifact by the server computer at the destination address, as communicated by the cellular communication device over the cellular carrier network; parsing the message artifact by the server computer; generating the prescription token by the server computer after the step of parsing; looking-up at least a portion of the prescription token in an eligibility database connected to the server computer, the eligibility database comprises at least one eligibility record related to the at least the portion of the prescription token; retrieving the at least one eligibility record from the step of looking-up at least a portion of the prescription token; looking-up at least a portion of the at least one eligibility record in a discount database, the discount database comprises at least one discount artifact related to the prescription drug identity of the at least one instructor; retrieving the at least one discount artifact of the discount database from the step of looking-up the at least a portion of the at least one eligibility record; processing the at least one discount artifact by the server computer to generate a discount coupon; sending the discount coupon by the server computer for receipt by the cellular communication device from the cellular carrier network; receiving the discount coupon by the cellular communication device from the cellular carrier network; presenting the discount coupon, together with a drug prescription per the prescription drug identity of the at least one instructor, to a pharmacy gateway by the cellular communication device; discounting price at the pharmacy gateway of purchase of a drug of the drug prescription, per the discount coupon on the step of presenting; communicating the drug prescription, together with the prescription drug patient identity of the at least one instructor, to a benefit processor by the server computer; determining a coverage benefit by the benefit processor based on the drug prescription and the prescription drug patient identity; communicating the coverage benefit to the pharmacy gateway; communicating an eligibility update notification to the server computer by the benefit processor, after the step of communicating the coverage benefit to the pharmacy gateway; receiving the eligibility update notification by the server computer; updating the at least one eligibility record of the eligibility database via the server computer, in response to the eligibility update notification; processing the eligibility update notification to derive a prescription refill date related to the at least one eligibility record; and storing the prescription refill date in the eligibility record.