POS PRINTING TRIGGERED BY PHARMACY PRESCRIPTION ORDERS

• US 20080306769A1
• Filed: 06/12/2007
• Published: 12/11/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Catalina Marketing Corporation
• Original Assignee: Catalina Marketing Corporation
• Inventors: Roberts, Michael, Ebert, Michael
• Granted Patent: US 8,799,020 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/3
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/202 Interconnection or interaction of plural electronic cash registers [ECR] or to host computer, e.g. network details, transfer of information from host to ECR or from ECR to ECR
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/209 Specified transaction journal output feature, e.g. printed receipt or voice output
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G07G 5/00 Receipt-giving machines cash registers giving receipts G07G1/00
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

The invention provides a computer implemented system and method for printing at a POS, comprising:

determining in a PM CS of a pharmacy of a retail store a payloadID to association with a prescription order for a prescription ordered from said pharmacy;

filling, in said pharmacy, said prescription, to provide a filled prescription;

first printing, using a PM CS printer in said pharmacy, a first print that encodes first information associated with said filled prescription;

attaching or physically associating with hardware or adhesive said first print with said filled prescription;

during a purchase transaction in which said prescription is being purchased at a POS terminal of a POS CS of said retail store, reading said first print to determine said first information associated with said filled prescription;

during said purchase transaction, using data lines for retrieving second information associated with said first information; and

during said purchase transaction, second printing, using a printer at a POS of said POS CS, a second print including said second information in human understandable form.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method for printing at a POS, comprising:

determining in a PM CS of a pharmacy of a retail store a payloadID associate with a prescription order for a prescription ordered from said pharmacy;

filling, in said pharmacy, said prescription, to provide a filled prescription;

first printing, using a PM CS printer in said pharmacy, a first print that encodes first information associated with said filled prescription;

attaching or physically associating with hardware or adhesive said first print with said filled prescription;

during a purchase transaction in which said prescription is being purchased at a POS terminal of a POS CS of said retail store, reading said first print to determine said first information associated with said filled prescription;

during said purchase transaction, using data lines for retrieving second information associated with said first information; and

during said purchase transaction, second printing, using a printer at a POS of said POS CS, a second print including said information in human understandable form.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein:

said first information includes a payload and said second information comprises a payload associated with said payloadID in memory of said POS CS;

said retrieving comprises said POS CS retrieving said payload from memory of said POS CS; and

said second printing comprises printing said payload.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein said payload includes information describing safety and use of a drug contained in said prescription.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein said payload includes information providing an offer for an incentive for purchasing either a prescription drug product or another product.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein said second print includes purchase transaction data in the form of a register receipt.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein said first information contained in said first print further comprises a drugID code for the drug identified in said prescription order, a code indicating pharmacy department of said retail store, and pharmacy prescription recordID.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein said first information includes a recordID, and said using data lines for retrieving second information associated with said first information further comprises:

transmitting said recordID from said POS CS to said PM CS;

in response to receipt of said recordID sent from said POS CS to said PM CS, retrieving from PM CS memory retrieved data including a payloadID;

in response to said PM CS retrieving from PM CS memory said retrieved data including said payloadID, transmitting said retrieved data from said PM CS to said POS CS so that said POS CS can determine said payload to print during said purchase transaction.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein said payload includes information describing safety and use of a drug contained in said prescription.

9. The method of claim 7 wherein said payload includes information providing an offer for an incentive for purchasing a either a prescription drug product or another product.

10. The method of claim 7 wherein said retrieved data further includes a drugID code for the drug identified in said prescription order, a code indicating pharmacy department of said retail store, and a pharmacy prescription recordID.

11. The method of claim 7 wherein said payloadID is an EncPatID stored in said PM CS, and said POS CS stores in its memory payloads in association with EncPatIDs.

12. The method of claim 11 further comprising:

running code for transmitting from said POS CS to a central CS a log of at least part of purchase transactions records each containing an EncPatID and a drugID;

running code in said central CS for associating EncPatIDs to payloads based upon said log records and criteria applicable to at least the drugIDs in said log.

13. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

said PM CS transmitting de identified patient prescription records to a central CS over a data link;

said central CS using said de identified patient prescription records to determine payloads,

said central CS assigning a payloadID to each payload;

said central CS transmitting payloads and their assigned payloadIDs to said POS CS; and

said central CS assigning payloadIDs to at least one of NDCs, EncPatIDs, and EncPresIDs, and

said central CS transmitting to said at least one of NDCs, EncPatIDs, and EncPresIDs and assigned payloadIDs to said PM CS.

14. A computer network system for printing at a POS, comprising:

a PM CS, for determining in a pharmacy of a retail store a payloadID to association with a prescription order for a prescription ordered from said pharmacy;

prescription drugs within said pharmacy from which said prescription order can be filled to provide a filled prescription;

a PM CS printer, in said pharmacy, for printing a first print that encodes first information associated with said filled prescription;

hardware or adhesive for attaching or physically associating said first print with said filled prescription;

a scanner for reading, during a purchase transaction in which said prescription is being purchased at a POS terminal of a POS CS of said retail store, said first print to determine said first information associated with said filled prescription;

data lines for retrieving, during said purchase transaction, second information associated with said first information; and

a printer at a POS of said POS CS for second printing, during said purchase transaction, a second print including said second information in human understandable form.

18. The system of claim 14 wherein said second print includes purchase transaction data in the form of a register receipt.

19. The system of claim 14 wherein said first information contained in said first print further comprises a drugID code for the drug identified in said prescription order, a code indicating pharmacy department of said retail store, and pharmacy prescription recordID.

20. The system of claim 14 wherein said first information includes a recordID, and said data lines for retrieving said second information associated with said first information further comprises:

code in said POS CS having said POS CS transmit said recordID from said POS CS to said POS CS;

code in said PM CS for, in response to receipt of said recordID sent from said POS CS to said PM CS, having said PM CS retrieve from its memory retrieved data including a payloadID;

in response to said PM CS retrieving from PM CS memory said retrieve data including said payloadID, transmitting said retrieved data including said payloadID from said PM CS to said POS CS so that said POS CS can determine said payload to print during said purchase transaction.

21. The system of claim 20 wherein said payload includes information describing safety and use of a drug contained in said prescription.

22. The system of claim 20 wherein said payload includes information providing an offer for an incentive for purchasing a either a prescription drug product or another product.

23. The system of claim 20 wherein said retrieved data further includes a drugID code for the drug identified in said prescription order, a code indicating pharmacy department of said retail store, and a pharmacy prescription recordID.

24. The system of claim 20 wherein said payloadID is an EncPatID stored in said PM CS, and said POS CS stores in its memory payloads in association with EncPatIDs.

25. The system of claim 24 further comprising:

a central CS;

code in said POS CS for transmitting from said POS CS to a central CS a log of at least part of purchase transaction records each containing an EncPatID and a drugID; and

code in said central CS for associating EncPatIDs to payloads based upon said log and criteria applicable to at least drugIDs in said log.

26. The system of claim 14 further comprising:

a central CS;

a data ink from said PM CS to said central CS;

code for said PM CS transmitting de identified patient prescription records to a central CS;

code for said central CS using said de identified patient prescription records to determine payloads,

code for said central CS assigning a payloadID to each payload;

code for said central CS transmitting payloads and their assigned payloadIDs to said POS CS; and

code for said central CS assigning payloadIDs to at least one of NDCs, EncPatIDs, and EncPresIDs; and

code for said central CS transmitting to said at least one of NDCs, EncPatIDs, and EncPresIDs and assigned payloadIDs to said PM CS.

15. The system of claim 15 wherein:

said first information includes a payloadID and said second information comprises a payload associated with said payloadID in memory of said POS CS;

said data lines connect said POS CS to memory of said POS CS; and

said second print contains said payload.

16. The system of claim 15 wherein said payload includes information describing safety and use of a drug contained in said prescription.

17. The system of claim 15 wherein said payload includes information providing an offer for an incentive for purchasing a either a prescription drug product or another product.