IMAGE-BASED VALIDATION SYSTEM FOR PRESCRIPTION FULFILLMENT
First Claim
1. A method of verifying fulfillment of a prescription, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a computing device, an image of a personalized medication package associated with a patient;
receiving, by the computing device, a patient identifier associated with the patient;
using the patient identifier to identify a medication regimen for the patient, wherein the medication regimen comprises one or more medications prescribed to the patient and, for each medication;
a physical description of the medication, andone or more locations on the personalized medication package where the medication is located;
analyzing the image to identify at least one pill; and
for each identified pill;
determining one or more physical features of the pill,determining a location of the pill with respect to the personalized medication package,determining whether the determined location of the pill is correct based on the determined physical features and the medication regimen, andin response to determining that the determined location of the pill is not accurate, generating an alert.
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Abstract
A method of verifying fulfillment of a prescription may include receiving an image of a personalized medication package associated with a patient, receiving a patient identifier associated with the patient, and using the patient identifier to identify a medication regimen for the patient. The method may include analyzing the image to identify at least one pill, and for each identified pill, determining one or more physical features of the pill, determining a location of the pill with respect to the personalized medication package, determining whether the determined location of the pill is correct based on the determined physical features and the medication regimen, and in response to determining that the determined location of the pill is not accurate, generating an alert.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of verifying fulfillment of a prescription, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a computing device, an image of a personalized medication package associated with a patient; receiving, by the computing device, a patient identifier associated with the patient; using the patient identifier to identify a medication regimen for the patient, wherein the medication regimen comprises one or more medications prescribed to the patient and, for each medication; a physical description of the medication, and one or more locations on the personalized medication package where the medication is located; analyzing the image to identify at least one pill; and for each identified pill; determining one or more physical features of the pill, determining a location of the pill with respect to the personalized medication package, determining whether the determined location of the pill is correct based on the determined physical features and the medication regimen, and in response to determining that the determined location of the pill is not accurate, generating an alert. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of verifying fulfillment of a prescription, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a computing device, an image of a personalized medication package associated with a patient; receiving, by the computing device, a patient identifier associated with the patient; using the patient identifier to identify a medication regimen for the patient, wherein the medication regimen comprises one or more medications prescribed to the patient and, for each medication; a physical description of the medication, and one or more locations on the personalized medication package where the medication is located; analyzing the image to identify one or more compartments of the personalized medication package; for each identified compartment, determining whether a number of pills within the compartment is correct based on the medication regimen; and in response to determining that the number of pills within the compartment is not correct, generating an alert. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A method of verifying fulfillment of a prescription, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a computing device, an image of a personalized medication package associated with a patient; receiving, by the computing device, a patient identifier associated with the patient; using the patient identifier to identify a medication regimen for the patient, wherein the medication regimen comprises one or more medications prescribed to the patient and, for each medication; a physical description of the medication, and one or more locations on the personalized medication package where the medication is located; analyzing the image to identify one or more compartments of the personalized medication package; for each identified compartment, determining whether a number of pills within the compartment is correct based on the medication regimen; and in response to determining that the number of pills within the compartment is correct, for each identified pill within the compartment; determining one or more physical features of the pill, determining a location of the compartment with respect to the personalized medication package, determining whether the pill is correctly located within the compartment based on the determined physical features and the medication regimen, and in response to determining that the pill is incorrectly located within the compartment, generating an alert. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for verifying fulfillment of a prescription, the system comprising:
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a computing device; and a computer-readable storage medium in communication with the computing device, wherein the computer-readable storage medium comprises one or more programming instructions that, when executed, cause the computing device to; receive an image of a personalized medication package associated with a patient, receive a patient identifier associated with the patient, use the patient identifier to identify a medication regimen for the patient, wherein the medication regimen comprises one or more medications prescribed to the patient and, for each medication; a physical description of the medication, and one or more locations on the personalized medication package where the medication is located, analyze the image to identify at least one pill, and for each identified pill; determine one or more physical features of the pill, determine a location of the pill with respect to the personalized medication package, determine whether the determined location of the pill is correct based on the determined physical features and the medication regimen, and generate an alert in response to determining that the determined location of the pill is not accurate. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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