System, method, apparatus and computer program product for capturing human-readable text displayed on a unit dose package
US8009913B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 29, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 13, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V10/24
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system, method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for capturing human-readable text displayed on a unit dose package. In particular, identification information associated with a unit dose package may be used to determine a location and/or a format in which human-readable text, such as an expiration date or lot number associated with the corresponding unit dose medication, is displayed on the unit dose package. Once the location and/or format of the human-readable text has been determined, this information can be used in order to scan the unit dose medication and translate the human-readable text into machine-readable text using, for example, optical character recognition.
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