PHARMACEUTICAL DISPENSING SYSTEMS AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES ASSOCIATED WITH SAME
First Claim
1. A pharmaceutical dispensing system, comprising:
- a frame having first and second opposed sides;
a plurality of cells configured to house pharmaceutical pills, each of the cells being accessible from the first side of the frame for replenishment of pharmaceutical pills therein;
a plurality of chutes, each of the chutes connected to and associated with a respective one of the plurality of cells, each of the chutes being accessible from the second side of the frame for dispensing of pharmaceutical pills;
a first touch screen display on the frame first side;
a second touch screen display on the frame second side;
a processor;
memory coupled to the processor;
a computer program residing in the memory that is executable by the processor for displaying a cell inventory graphical user interface (GUI) within the first touch screen display, wherein the cell inventory GUI displays cell inventory information, and wherein the cell inventory GUI comprises one or more GUI controls that are responsive to user touching for adding and/or modifying contents of the cells; and
a computer program residing in the memory that is executable by the processor for displaying a prescription processing GUI within the second touch screen display, wherein the prescription processing GUI comprises status information about a prescription order at a respective stage of completion of the prescription order by the pharmaceutical dispensing system.
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Abstract
A pharmaceutical dispensing system includes a frame having first and second opposed sides, a plurality of cells configured to house pharmaceutical pills, a first touch screen display on the frame first side, and a second touch screen display on the frame second side. The pharmaceutical dispensing system includes a processor and memory coupled thereto. A computer program resides in the memory and is executable by the processor for displaying a cell inventory graphical user interface (GUI) within the first touch screen display, and a prescription order processing GUI within the second touch screen display that include status information about a prescription order at a respective stage of completion by the pharmaceutical dispensing system.
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32 Claims
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1. A pharmaceutical dispensing system, comprising:
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a frame having first and second opposed sides; a plurality of cells configured to house pharmaceutical pills, each of the cells being accessible from the first side of the frame for replenishment of pharmaceutical pills therein; a plurality of chutes, each of the chutes connected to and associated with a respective one of the plurality of cells, each of the chutes being accessible from the second side of the frame for dispensing of pharmaceutical pills; a first touch screen display on the frame first side; a second touch screen display on the frame second side; a processor; memory coupled to the processor; a computer program residing in the memory that is executable by the processor for displaying a cell inventory graphical user interface (GUI) within the first touch screen display, wherein the cell inventory GUI displays cell inventory information, and wherein the cell inventory GUI comprises one or more GUI controls that are responsive to user touching for adding and/or modifying contents of the cells; and a computer program residing in the memory that is executable by the processor for displaying a prescription processing GUI within the second touch screen display, wherein the prescription processing GUI comprises status information about a prescription order at a respective stage of completion of the prescription order by the pharmaceutical dispensing system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A pharmaceutical dispensing system, comprising:
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a frame having first and second opposed sides; a plurality of cells configured to house pharmaceutical pills, each of the cells being accessible from the first side of the frame for replenishment of pharmaceutical pills therein; a plurality of chutes, each of the chutes connected to and associated with a respective one of the plurality of cells, each of the chutes being accessible from the second side of the frame for dispensing of pharmaceutical pills; a touch screen display on the frame second side; a processor; memory coupled to the processor; and a computer program residing in the memory that is executable by the processor for displaying a prescription processing GUI within the touch screen display, wherein the prescription processing GUI displays an array of chute icons, wherein each chute icon displays status information about prescription orders associated with a corresponding chute. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A graphical user interface (GUI) for display within a touch screen display of a pharmaceutical dispensing system, wherein the pharmaceutical dispensing system is configured to receive a prescription order, and fill a chute with pills according to the prescription order, wherein the GUI displays status information about a prescription order at a respective stage of completion of the prescription order by the pharmaceutical dispensing system, wherein the GUI comprises:
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first and second adjacent portions, and an array of chute icons displayed within the first portion, wherein each chute icon displays information about prescription orders associated with a corresponding chute, wherein each chute icon is responsive to user touching, wherein a record for each prescription order in a queue for a corresponding chute is displayed in the second portion in response to user touching a respective chute icon, and wherein each record comprises status information for a respective prescription order. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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31. A graphical user interface (GUI) for display within a touch screen display of a pharmaceutical dispensing system, wherein the pharmaceutical dispensing system includes a plurality of cells, each cell configured to contain a predetermined number of respective pharmaceutical pills, the GUI comprising:
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pharmaceutical pill inventory information for each cell; and at least one GUI control responsive to user touching for adding and/or modifying contents of each of the cells. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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