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 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 series of GUIs within the second touch screen display, wherein each GUI in the series 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. A plurality of dispensing shelves configured to receive filled pill containers are accessible from the second side of the frame for removal of pill containers therein. 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 series of GUIs 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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30 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 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 series of GUIs within the second touch screen display, wherein each GUI in the series 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)
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13. 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 dispensing shelves configured to receive filled pill containers, each of the shelves being accessible from the second side of the frame for removal of the pill containers therein; 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 series of GUIs within the second touch screen display, wherein each GUI in the series 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 (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. 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, label a pill container, fill the pill container according to the prescription order, cap the pill container and deposit the filled pill container in a dispensing shelf, 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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a pending queue GUI that displays information about pending prescription orders; a ready queue GUI that displays information about prescription orders that have been filled by the system; and a complete queue GUI that displays information about filled prescription orders that have been removed from dispensing shelves of the pharmaceutical dispensing system. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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29. 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 (30)
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