Patent ID: 8892249

Claim:
A method comprising: electronically receiving engagement information indicative of at least one ingestible material container being engaged with an automated dispensing system, the engagement of the at least one ingestible material container including at least electronically unlocking at least one lockable portion of the at least one ingestible material container based at least in part on at least one code verifier of the at least one ingestible material container electronically coupling with at least one code transmitter of one or more receiving assemblies of the automated dispensing system, the at least one code verifier operable to verify the at least one receiving assembly is authorized to accept one or more particular ingestible material portions of the at least one ingestible material container; electronically receiving status information indicative of at least one of integrity prior to engagement with the automated dispensing system of the at least one ingestible material container or a condition of the particular ingestible material portion of the at least one ingestible material container; and electronically outputting selection information associated with the particular ingestible material portion based at least in part on the engagement information and the status information.