Patent ID: 7970490

Claim:
An article dispensing system comprising: a) a dispensing module including a movable article carrier having disposed thereupon a plurality of moveable article supports on which to store a plurality of articles for dispensing, each article comprising a pre-filled package containing at least one pre-selected item, the carrier being movable relative to a dispensing station; b) a system controller for receiving data representative of the identity of articles stored on the carrier and representative of a specific article to be dispensed, the controller being operatively coupled to the carrier to cause the carrier to move to a position in which the specific article to be dispensed is brought to the dispensing station; c) a pick head at the dispensing station to engage an article, withdraw it from the carrier, and direct the article to a container; and d) an article scanning station downstream of the dispensing station, the article scanning station comprising at least one scanner for scanning and identifying the selected article, wherein the article scanning station further comprises a means for applying a label to the article, and wherein the means for labeling comprises: a. a first scanner for scanning a first UPC on the article; and b. a second scanner for scanning a second UPC on a label after the label has been applied to the article.