Patent ID: 7887146

Claim:
A storage device for use in a pharmacy, said storage device including: a frame; a rack-like structure operably secured to the frame, said rack-like structure having defined locations thereon with each location denoted by a visual identifier; a storage carrier detachably secured to one of said defined locations on said rack-like structure, said storage carrier having a mounting portion for being detachably secured to the rack-like structure and a receptacle portion, said storage carrier having a unique carrier identifier that corresponds with the visual identifier at said one of said defined locations on the rack-like structure; said one of said defined locations selected by a pharmacy worker-operably securing said mounting portion of said storage carrier to one of said defined locations to define a worker selected location, said one of said defined locations chosen by the pharmacy worker from any available location of said defined locations; a filled prescription order manually received within said receptacle portion of said carrier by the pharmacy worker; said filled prescription order containing a unique prescription order and associated with a customer of the pharmacy; and, computer means for automatically detecting and correlating said customer with the visual identifier at said selected location on the rack-like structure when the worker positions the storage carrier at the worker selected location on the rack-like structure thereby allowing the location of the storage carrier containing said filled prescription order to be determined.