VERIFICATION SYSTEM FOR A PHARMACY PACKAGING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A pharmacy packaging system comprising:
- a feed roll for forming a pharmaceutical pouch;
a dispenser configured to dispense pharmaceuticals into the pharmaceutical pouch formed by the feed roll; and
a verification system includinga camera system configured to capture images in a visible spectrum and an infrared spectrum,a first light source configured to output infrared spectrum light,a second light source configured to output visible spectrum light, anda processor communicatively coupled to the camera system, the first light source, and the second light source, the processor operable to;
activate the first light source to illuminate the pharmaceutical pouch,capture a first image, using the camera system, of the pharmaceutical pouch while illuminated by the first light source,activate the second light source to illuminate the pharmaceutical pouch,capture a second image, using the camera system, of the pharmaceutical pouch while illuminated by the second light source, andgenerate a third image based on the first image and the second image.
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Abstract
A pharmacy packaging system configured to dispense pharmaceuticals into a pharmaceutical pouch formed by a feed roll and including a verification system. The verification system includes a camera system configured to capture images in a visible spectrum and an infrared spectrum, a first light source configured to output an infrared spectrum light, a second light source configured to output a visible spectrum light, and a processor. The processor is operable to activate the first light source to illuminate the pharmaceutical pouch and capture a first image of the pharmaceutical pouch while illuminated by the first light source. The processor is also operable to activate the second light source to illuminate the pharmaceutical pouch and capture a second image of the pharmaceutical pouch while illuminated by the second light source. The processor is further operable to generate a third image based on the first image and the second image.
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21 Claims
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1. A pharmacy packaging system comprising:
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a feed roll for forming a pharmaceutical pouch; a dispenser configured to dispense pharmaceuticals into the pharmaceutical pouch formed by the feed roll; and a verification system including a camera system configured to capture images in a visible spectrum and an infrared spectrum, a first light source configured to output infrared spectrum light, a second light source configured to output visible spectrum light, and a processor communicatively coupled to the camera system, the first light source, and the second light source, the processor operable to; activate the first light source to illuminate the pharmaceutical pouch, capture a first image, using the camera system, of the pharmaceutical pouch while illuminated by the first light source, activate the second light source to illuminate the pharmaceutical pouch, capture a second image, using the camera system, of the pharmaceutical pouch while illuminated by the second light source, and generate a third image based on the first image and the second image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of verifying pharmaceuticals packaged within a pharmaceutical pouch using a pharmacy packaging system, the pharmacy packaging system including a feed roll for forming the pharmaceutical pouch, a dispenser configured to dispense pharmaceuticals into the pharmaceutical pouch formed by the feed roll, a camera system configured to capture images in a visible spectrum and an infrared spectrum, a first light source configured to output an infrared spectrum light, a second light source configured to output a visible spectrum light, and a processor communicatively coupled to the camera system, the first light source, and the second light source, the method comprising:
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activating, by the processor, the first light source to illuminate the pharmaceutical pouch; capturing a first image, by the processor using the camera system, of the pharmaceutical pouch while illuminated by the first light source; activating, by the processor, the second light source to illuminate the pharmaceutical pouch; capturing a second image, by the processor using the camera system, of the pharmaceutical pouch while illuminated by the second light source; and generating, by the processor, a third image based on the first image and the second image. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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