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Prescription bottle imaging system and method

US7995831B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 17, 2006
Grant dateAug 9, 2011
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Expiry dateJan 5, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG16H70/40
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention is directed to a prescription imaging system for capturing, storing and displaying images of prescription bottles during the prescription fulfillment process to monitor the quality of the fulfillment process. The system includes one or more pill cameras for capturing images of pills dispensed into one or more prescription bottles and one or more label cameras for capturing images of the bottle labels. The images are stored on a storage device in a database record. The images can be used to verify that the pills in each bottle correspond with the associated prescription.

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