ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTION SYSTEM FOR INTERNET PHARMACIES AND METHOD THREFOR

• US 20060259330A1
• Filed: 05/10/2006
• Published: 11/16/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/10/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Paul Steven Schranz
• Original Assignee: Paul Steven Schranz
• Inventors: Schranz, Paul Steven
• Application Number:
  US11/308,807
• Publication Number:
  US 20060259330A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/3
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients

Abstract

An electronic prescription system that includes a first prescription processor, a second prescription processor and a third prescription processor. The first prescription processor is configured to provide prescription information for creating an electronic prescription for a patient. The second prescription processor is configured to provide an electronic prescription processing service. The third prescription processor is configured to accept a sequence of digits representative of the electronic prescription from the patient and to provide the second prescription processor with the sequence of digits.

Claims

1. An electronic prescription system comprising:

a first prescription processor being configured to provide prescription information for creating an electronic prescription for a patient;

a second prescription processor being configured to provide an electronic prescription processing service; and

a third prescription processor being configured to accept a sequence of digits representative of the electronic prescription from the patient and to provide the second prescription processor with said sequence of digits.

2. The electronic prescription system of claim 1, wherein the second prescription processor comprises a database for storing and retrieving the electronic prescription.

3. The electronic prescription system of claim 1, wherein the first prescription processor comprises an email means for emailing the sequence of digits representative of the electronic prescription to the patient.

4. The electronic prescription system of claim 1, wherein the second prescription processor comprises an email means for emailing the sequence of digits representative of the electronic prescription to the patient.

5. The electronic prescription system of claim 1, wherein the first prescription processor comprises a first electronic prescription application running on a second service control point.

6. The electronic prescription system of claim 1, wherein the second prescription processor comprises a second electronic prescription application running on a second service control point.

7. The electronic prescription system of claim 1, wherein the third prescription processor comprises a third electronic prescription application running on a third service control point.

8. An electronic prescriptions method for providing an electronic prescription service to a patient, the method comprising the steps of:

providing the patient with a sequence of digits representative of the electronic prescription; and

the patient providing the sequence of digits representative of the electronic prescription over the Internet.

9. The electronic prescriptions method of claim 8, wherein the method further comprises the step of validating the electronic prescription represented by the sequence of digits.

10. The electronic prescriptions method of claim 9, wherein the method further comprises the step of filling the electronic prescription.

11. An electronic prescriptions apparatus for providing an electronic prescription service to a patient, the apparatus comprising:

means for providing the patient with a sequence of digits representative of the electronic prescription; and

means for the patient providing the sequence of digits representative of the electronic prescription over the Internet.

12. The electronic prescriptions method of claim 12, wherein the apparatus further comprises means for validating the electronic prescription represented by the sequence of digits.

13. The electronic prescriptions method of claim 13, wherein the apparatus further comprises means for filling the electronic prescription.