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Pharmacy network computer system and printer

  • US 8,762,176 B2
  • Filed: 05/14/2012
  • Issued: 06/24/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A network computer system, comprising:

  • (1) a central CS;

    (2) a plurality of local CSs;

    wherein said central CS and said plurality of local CS s form a network in which said plurality of local CS and said central CS can communicate with one another via network protocols;

    wherein each local CS of said plurality of local CSs is associated with and proximate to a corresponding plurality of pharmacy stores, wherein each local CS of said plurality of local CSs includes a CS terminal for inputting information about pharmacy orders and a pharmacy printer for printing information relating to said pharmacy orders;

    wherein each local CS of said plurality of local CSs is designed to log information about pharmacy orders including information about medicines contained in pharmacy orders;

    wherein a first local CS of said plurality of local CSs includes a first pharmacy printer located in a first pharmacy store and a first pharmacy POS located in said first pharmacy store;

    wherein said first pharmacy printer includes a first pharmacy printer database storing;

    (1) medicine records including in each medicine record a medicine identifier in association with information about the corresponding medicine; and

    (2) consumer records including in each consumer record a consumer identifier in association with CHR content to be conveyed to the consumer associated with said consumer identifier;

    wherein said pharmacy printer is configured to receive and process print instructions resulting from a first pharmacy order containing a specified prescription for a specified medicine having a specified medicine identifier and a specified consumer identifier for a specified consumer, by;

    (1) searching in said first pharmacy printer database for information about said specified medicine associated with said specified medicine identifier;

    (2) searching in said first pharmacy printer database for information to be conveyed to said specified consumer associated with said specified consumer identifier;

    (3) printing in association with one another said specified prescription, said information about said specified medicine, and said information to be conveyed to said specified consumer;

    wherein said first local CS generates a de-identified pharmacy order from said first pharmacy order, encrypts said consumer identification associated with said first pharmacy order, and transmits the de-identified pharmacy order in association with the encrypted consumer identification to said central CS.

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