System, method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for generating accounts for use in computer systems

• US 10,762,985 B2
• Filed: 01/28/2016
• Issued: 09/01/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC (WalMart Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC (WalMart Inc.)
• Inventors: Toupin, Justin, Diepenbrock, Nathan Thomas
• Primary Examiner(s): Go, John P
• Application Number:
  US15/009,561
• Publication Number:
  US 20170220771A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,678 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/00 ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/083 using passwords cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226

Abstract

A system, method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media programmed to create a pharmacy account based on primary information collected from a new customer when a prescription for purchase of a prescription drug is delivered by the customer, create an on-line account for the new customer based on the pharmacy account for the new customer, and link the pharmacy account and the on-line account together for the new customer.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a server including a processor programmed to;

create a purchase history for a new customer by monitoring purchase activity of the new customer (1) on a website of an eCommerce retailer and (2) in a brick and mortar store of the eCommerce retailer;

determine, based on the purchase activity of the new customer, when a prescription for purchase of a prescription drug for the new customer was delivered to the brick and mortar store of the eCommerce retailer;

in response to determining when the prescription was delivered, automatically create a pharmacy account based on primary information collected from (1) the purchase history of the new customer on the website of the eCommerce retailer, (2) the purchase history of the new customer in the brick and mortar store of the eCommerce retailer, and (3) the prescription;

automatically link the pharmacy account with an on-line account for the new customer on the website of the eCommerce retailer using the primary information;

receive, from an electronic device of the new customer, a login request for the pharmacy account, the login request comprising login information;

authenticate the login information;

transmit (1) the purchase history of the new customer on the website of the eCommerce retailer, (2) the purchase history of the new customer in the brick and mortar store of the eCommerce retailer, and (3) the prescription to a third party entity server configured to provide additional medical services for the new customer; and

transmit instructions to display, on the electronic device of the new customer, a virtual pill case including;

a date range;

first prescription information about at least one medication, wherein;

the first prescription information comprises dosage instructions for a pharmaceutical drug of the new customer; and

the pharmaceutical drug is scheduled to be taken by the new customer during the date range;

a first image of the pharmaceutical drug;

a first customized hyperlink; and

a selectable user interface element corresponding to the pharmaceutical drug.

2. A system as set forth in claim 1 wherein the processor is further programmed to capture the primary information from the new customer.

3. A system as set forth in claim 2 wherein the primary information comprises an email address from the new customer.

4. A system as set forth in claim 1 wherein the processor is further programmed to capture secondary information from the new customer.

5. A system as set forth in claim 4 wherein the secondary information comprises a type of secondary authentication from the new customer.

6. A system as set forth in claim 1 wherein the pharmacy account and the on-line account are linked automatically.

7. A system as set forth in claim 3 wherein the electronic device of the new customer is configured to:

access a website to enter the email address of the new customer and automatically obtain the on-line account.

8. A system as set forth in claim 1 wherein the login information comprises one login account identification and one password.

9. A system as set forth in claim 1 including a database including a plurality of pharmacy account records and a plurality of on-line account records associated with a plurality of customers, each respective pharmacy account record of the plurality of pharmacy account records and each respective on-line account record of the plurality of on-line account records including respective information about one respective customer of the plurality of customers.

10. A system as set forth in claim 1 including using an email address to automatically link the pharmacy account and an existing on-line account together.

11. A method comprising steps of:

creating a purchase history for a new customer by monitoring purchase activity of the new customer (1) on a website of an eCommerce retailer and (2) in a brick and mortar store of the eCommerce retailer;

determining, based on the purchase activity of the new customer, when a prescription for purchase of a prescription drug for the new customer was delivered to the brick and mortar store of the eCommerce retailer;

in response to determining when the prescription was delivered, automatically creating a pharmacy account based on primary information collected from (1) the purchase history of the new customer on the website of the eCommerce retailer, (2) the purchase history of the new customer in the brick and mortar store of the eCommerce retailer, and (3) the prescription;

automatically linking the pharmacy account with an on-line account for the new customer on the website of the eCommerce retailer using the primary information;

receiving, from an electronic device of the new customer, a login request for the pharmacy account, the login request comprising login information;

authenticating the login information;

transmitting (1) the purchase history of the new customer on the website of the eCommerce retailer, (2) the purchase history of the new customer in the brick and mortar store of the eCommerce retailer, and (3) the prescription to a third party entity server configured to provide additional medical services for the new customer; and

transmitting instructions to display, on the electronic device of the new customer, a virtual pill case including;

a date range;

first prescription information about at least one medication, wherein;

the first prescription information comprises dosage instructions for a pharmaceutical drug of the new customer; and

the pharmaceutical drug is scheduled to be taken by the new customer during the date range;

a first image of the pharmaceutical drug;

a first customized hyperlink; and

a selectable user interface element corresponding to the pharmaceutical drug.

12. A method as set forth in claim 11 including a step of capturing the primary information from the new customer.

13. A method as set forth in claim 12 wherein the primary information comprises an email address from the new customer.

14. A method as set forth in claim 11 including a step of capturing secondary information from the new customer.

15. A method as set forth in claim 14 wherein the secondary information comprises a type of secondary authentication from the new customer.

16. A method as set forth in claim 11 including a step of linking automatically the pharmacy account and the on-line account.

17. A method as set forth in claim 13 wherein the electronic device of the new customer is configured to:

access a website to enter the email address of the new customer and automatically obtain the on-line account.

18. A method as set forth in claim 11 wherein the login information comprises one login account information and one password.

19. A method as set forth in claim 11 including providing a database including a plurality of customer pharmacy account records and a plurality of on-line account records associated with a plurality of customers, each respective customer pharmacy account record of the plurality of customer pharmacy account records and each respective on-line account record of the plurality of on-line account records including respective information about one respective customer of the plurality of customers.

20. A method as set forth in claim 11 including using an email address to automatically link the pharmacy account and an existing on-line account together.

21. One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media, having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon, wherein when executed by at least one processor, the computer-executable instructions cause the processor to:

create a purchase history for a new customer by monitoring purchase activity of the new customer (1) on a web site of an eCommerce retailer and (2) in a brick and mortar store of the eCommerce retailer;

determine, based on the purchase activity of the new customer, when a prescription for purchase of a prescription drug for the new customer was delivered to the brick and mortar store of the eCommerce retailer;

in response to determining when the prescription was delivered, automatically create a pharmacy account based on primary information collected from (1) the purchase history of the new customer on the website of the eCommerce retailer, (2) the purchase history of the new customer in the brick and mortar store of the eCommerce retailer, and (3) the prescription;

automatically link the pharmacy account with an on-line account for the new customer on the website of the eCommerce retailer using the primary information;

receive, from an electronic device of the new customer, a login request for the pharmacy account, the login request comprising login information;

authenticate the login information;

transmit (1) the purchase history of the new customer on the website of the eCommerce retailer, (2) the purchase history of the new customer in the brick and mortar store of the eCommerce retailer, and (3) the prescription to a third party entity server configured to provide additional medical services for the new customer; and

transmit instructions to display, on the electronic device of the new customer, a virtual pill case including;

a date range;

first prescription information about at least one medication, wherein;

the first prescription information comprises dosage instructions for a pharmaceutical drug of the new customer; and

the pharmaceutical drug is scheduled to be taken by the new customer during the date range;

a first image of the pharmaceutical drug;

a first customized hyperlink; and

a selectable user interface element corresponding to the pharmaceutical drug.