METHOD FOR DETECTING INCORRECT STORAGE OF MEDICATION PACKAGES
First Claim
1. A method for detecting incorrect storage of medication packages in a pharmacy order-picking device, the method comprising:
- providing a pharmacy order-picking device comprising;
at least one row of shelves having in each case a plurality of shelf bases extending in a horizontal direction (X axis) and a plurality of shelf walls extending in a vertical direction, wherein the shelf bases and the shelf walls form a plurality of shelf compartments,at least one operating device, which is movable horizontally and vertically in front of the row of shelves, wherein the operating device comprises;
a gripping device for the storage and/or retrieval of medication packages on or from the shelf bases,a sensor, anda control unit coupled to the operating device,ascertaining shelf compartments having possible incorrect storage of medication packages,moving the operating device to a predefined shelf position at an ascertained shelf compartment,moving an ascertained shelf compartment in the horizontal direction (X axis) using the operating device, andascertaining the storage depth at various X positions using the sensor,preparing a virtual actual image of an ascertained shelf compartment based on the ascertained storage depths,comparing the prepared actual image (ABI) to a target image (ABS) of the shelf compartment, andanalyzing deviations between the target image and the actual image.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for detecting incorrect storage of medicament packages in a pharmacy order-picking device. Such incorrect storage can occur in the event that manual removal of medicament packages becomes necessary due to a malfunction. The pharmacy order-picking device comprises a series of shelves comprising a plurality of shelf compartments and at least one movable operating device in front of the row of shelves, wherein the operating device has a gripping device as well as a sensor. In order to detect incorrect storage, shelf compartments with potential incorrect storage of medicament packages are detected; the operating device is moved to a prescribed shelf position if a shelf compartment is detected; with the sensor switched on, the operating device moves across a detected shelf compartment in a horizontal direction, detects the storage depths at various X positions using the sensor and creates a virtual image of the actual situation on the basis of the detected storage depths; the image of the actual situation is then compared with a target image of the shelf compartment.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for detecting incorrect storage of medication packages in a pharmacy order-picking device, the method comprising:
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providing a pharmacy order-picking device comprising; at least one row of shelves having in each case a plurality of shelf bases extending in a horizontal direction (X axis) and a plurality of shelf walls extending in a vertical direction, wherein the shelf bases and the shelf walls form a plurality of shelf compartments, at least one operating device, which is movable horizontally and vertically in front of the row of shelves, wherein the operating device comprises; a gripping device for the storage and/or retrieval of medication packages on or from the shelf bases, a sensor, and a control unit coupled to the operating device, ascertaining shelf compartments having possible incorrect storage of medication packages, moving the operating device to a predefined shelf position at an ascertained shelf compartment, moving an ascertained shelf compartment in the horizontal direction (X axis) using the operating device, and ascertaining the storage depth at various X positions using the sensor, preparing a virtual actual image of an ascertained shelf compartment based on the ascertained storage depths, comparing the prepared actual image (ABI) to a target image (ABS) of the shelf compartment, and analyzing deviations between the target image and the actual image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for detecting incorrect storage of medication packages in a pharmacy order-picking device, the method comprising:
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identifying a shelf compartment having possible incorrect storage of medication packages; moving an operating device in the pharmacy order-picking device to a predefined shelf position at the identified shelf compartment; moving the operating device, using a sensor, along a horizontal direction along the shelf compartment; determining, using the sensor, a storage depth at a plurality of positions along the shelf compartment; preparing a virtual actual image of the shelf compartment, based on the storage depth at the plurality of positions along the shelf compartment; comparing the virtual actual image to a target image of the shelf compartment; and determining deviations between the target image and the virtual actual image based on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for detecting incorrect storage of medication packages in a pharmacy order-picking device, the method comprising:
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moving an operating device, using a sensor, along a horizontal direction along a shelf compartment, the shelf compartment having possible incorrect storage of medication packages; determining, using the sensor, a storage depth at a plurality of positions along the shelf compartment; preparing a virtual actual image of the shelf compartment, based on the storage depth at the plurality of positions along the shelf compartment; comparing the virtual actual image to a target image of the shelf compartment; and determining deviations between the target image and the virtual actual image based on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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