Method and apparatus for physician to interview and dispense directly prescription to patient that is at location remote from physician

• US 20070265869A1
• Filed: 09/22/2006
• Published: 11/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/05/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Studio One Entertainment, Inc. (Aftermaster, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Studio One Entertainment, Inc. (Aftermaster, Inc.)
• Inventors: Ryckman, Lawrence G., Fisher, Paul D.
• Application Number:
  US11/526,272
• Publication Number:
  US 20070265869A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/14.10
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0185 Product, service or business identity fraud
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/13 delivered from dispensers
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 80/00 ICT specially adapted for facilitating communication between medical practitioners or patients, e.g. for collaborative diagnosis, therapy or health monitoring

Abstract

An apparatus and method to enable communication between a physician and patient through a pair of video conferencing booths placed in separate public locations whereby the physician interviews the patient from a location remote from the patient and, when appropriate, dispenses directly to the patient a hard copy of a prescription and tracks each prescription with a unique identification code to minimize the risk that multiple prescriptions can be issued without the authorization of the physician.

Claims

1. A method for interviewing and dispensing a prescription directly to a patient, comprising

(a) providing a first physician-utilized booth including a first conferencing system;

(b) providing a second patient-utilized booth remote from said first booth and including

(i) a second conferencing system in communication with said first video conferencing system; and

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(ii) a hard copy system to dispense a hard copy of a prescription to a patient;

(c) utilizing said first booth and said first and second conferencing systems to interview a patient in said second booth and to transmit signals to said hard copy system to dispense to said client a hard copy of a prescription for the patient.

2. A method for interviewing and dispensing a prescription directly to a patient, comprising

(a) providing a first physician-utilized booth including a first conferencing system;

(b) providing a second patient-utilized booth remote from said first booth and including

(i) a second conferencing system in communication with said first video conferencing system; and

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(ii) a hard copy system to dispense a hard copy of a prescription to a patient;

(c) utilizing said first booth and said first and second conferencing systems to interview a patient in said second booth and to transmit signals to said hard copy system to dispense to said client a hard copy of a prescription for the patient, said hard copy including a unique identification code;

(d) storing said unique identification code in a computer system;

(e) accessing from a pharmacy said computer system to confirm the presence of said unique identification code in said computer system.

3. A method for interviewing and dispensing a prescription for a patient, comprising

(a) providing a first physician-utilized booth including a first conferencing system;

(b) providing a second patient-utilized booth in a store including a pharmacy, said second booth remote from said first booth and including a second conferencing system in communication with said first video conferencing system;

(c) utilizing said first booth and said first and second conferencing systems to interview a patient in said second booth and to transmit to said pharmacy from at least one of said booths signals defining a prescription for the patient.