LOAD BALANCING AND ASSIGNING MEDICATION REQUESTS
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1. A method for load balancing medication requests, the method comprising:
- identifying, via one or more processors, two or more medication filling devices for filling a plurality of unassigned medication requests;
identifying one or more assigned medication requests assigned to the respective medication filling devices for filling;
for each of the medication filling devices, determining an estimated fill time for filling the one or more assigned medication requests; and
electronically assigning a first unassigned medication request of the plurality of unassigned medication requests to a selected one of the medication filling devices, wherein assigning the first unassigned medication request to the selected medication filling device is based at least in part on the estimated fill times for filling the assigned medication requests.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for load balancing medication requests. In one embodiment, a medication server may receive medications requests. The medication server may then load balance the medication requests and assign them to one or more medication filling devices for filling based at least in part on the load balancing. The one or more medication filling devices can then process and fill the assigned medication requests.
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1. A method for load balancing medication requests, the method comprising:
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identifying, via one or more processors, two or more medication filling devices for filling a plurality of unassigned medication requests; identifying one or more assigned medication requests assigned to the respective medication filling devices for filling; for each of the medication filling devices, determining an estimated fill time for filling the one or more assigned medication requests; and electronically assigning a first unassigned medication request of the plurality of unassigned medication requests to a selected one of the medication filling devices, wherein assigning the first unassigned medication request to the selected medication filling device is based at least in part on the estimated fill times for filling the assigned medication requests. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer program product for load balancing medication requests, the computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
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an executable portion configured to identify two or more medication filling devices for filling a plurality of unassigned medication requests; an executable portion configured to identify one or more assigned medication requests assigned to the respective medication filling devices for filling; an executable portion configured to, for each of the medication filling devices, determine an estimated fill time for filling the one or more assigned medication requests; and an executable portion configured to assign a first unassigned medication request of the plurality of unassigned medication requests to a selected one of the medication filling devices, wherein assigning the first unassigned medication request to the selected medication filling device is based at least in part on the estimated fill times for filling the assigned medication requests. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to at least:
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identify two or more medication filling devices for filling a plurality of unassigned medication requests; identify one or more assigned medication requests assigned to the respective medication filling devices for filling; for each of the medication filling devices, determine an estimated fill time for filling the one or more assigned medication requests; and assign a first unassigned medication request of the plurality of unassigned medication requests to a selected one of the medication filling devices, wherein assigning the first unassigned medication request to the selected medication filling device is based at least in part on the estimated fill times for filling the assigned medication requests. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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