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Method and system for automatically generating advisory information for pharmacy patients along with normally transmitted data
Assignee: Syneos Health US Inc
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Filing: 1999-01-07
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Granted: 2000-05-23
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Expires: 2019-01-07
Abstract
Abstract A method and system for generating advisory messages to pharmacy patients includes appending patient-specific information to a data record containing normally transmitted information. The data record is transmitted between a third party computer and a pharmacy computer during a pharmacy transaction. The data record transmitted to the pharmacy computer is captured by an advisory computer as the data record is received by the pharmacy computer or after the data record is transmitted to the pharmacy computer, and the patient-specific information is extracted from the captured data record. The advisory computer generates an advisory message based on the extracted patient-specific information, and it transmits the generated advisory message to a pharmacy printer. The advisory computer includes a memory containing a data structure for storing the patient-specific information, the normally transmitted information, and the generated advisory message. A computer program product includes a computer storage medium and a computer program code mechanism embedded in the computer storage medium for causing a computer to generate an advisory message. The computer program code mechanism includes a first computer code device configured to append the patient-specific information, a second computer code device configured to capture the data record transmitted to the pharmacy computer, a third computer code device configured to extract the patient-specific information from the captured data record, a fourth computer code device configured to generate the advisory message based on the extracted patient specific information, and a fifth computer code device configured to transmit the generated advisory message to the pharmacy printer.
Inventors
- 👤 Baxter H. Byerly
- 👤 Robert Anthony Uecker
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 06:04
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06Q; G06Q30/00; G06Q30/02; G06Q30/0207; G06Q30/0241; G06Q50/00; G06Q50/10; G06Q50/22; G16; G16H; G16H10/00; G16H10/60; G16H20/00; G16H20/10; G16H20/13; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S706/00; Y10S706/902; Y10S706/924
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
106 words
A method for generating advisory messages to pharmacy patients, said method comprising the steps of: (a) appending patient-specific information to a data record: (i) containing normally transmitted information (ii) transmitted between a third party computer and a pharmacy computer during a pharmacy transaction; (b) capturing the data record transmitted to the pharmacy computer as the data record is received by the pharmacy computer or after the data record is transmitted from the pharmacy computer; (c) extracting the patient-specific information from the captured data record; (d) generating an advisory message based on the extracted patient-specific information; and (e) transmitting the generated advisory message to a pharmacy printer.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
106 words
A method for generating advisory messages to pharmacy patients, said method comprising the steps of: (a) appending patient-specific information to a data record: (i) containing normally transmitted information (ii) transmitted between a third party computer and a pharmacy computer during a pharmacy transaction; (b) capturing the data record transmitted to the pharmacy computer as the data record is received by the pharmacy computer or after the data record is transmitted from the pharmacy computer; (c) extracting the patient-specific information from the captured data record; (d) generating an advisory message based on the extracted patient-specific information; and (e) transmitting the generated advisory message to a pharmacy printer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the step of appending patient-specific information comprises appending any one of a patient greeting, a doctor's appointment reminder, billing information, promotional materials, information concerning related products, information concerning related discounts, government warnings, and news items.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the step of appending patient-specific information comprises appending the patient-specific information to a data record containing normally transmitted information including any one of a prescription label, dosage information, and information concerning side effects.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the step of generating an advisory message based on the extracted patient-specific information comprises generating an advisory message in the form of a newsletter.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
126 words
A system for generating advisory messages to pharmacy patients during pharmacy transactions with a pharmacy computer having a pharmacy printer, said system comprising: (a) a third party computer configured to append patient-specific information to a data record: (i) containing normally transmitted information (ii) transmitted between the third party computer and the pharmacy computer during the pharmacy transaction and (b) an advisory computer configured to: (i) capture the data record transmitted to the pharmacy computer as the data record is received by the pharmacy computer or after the data is transmitted from the pharmacy computer; (ii) extract the patient-specific information from the captured data record; (iii) generate an advisory message based on the extracted patient-specific information; and (iv) transmit the generated advisory message to the pharmacy printer.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
126 words
A system for generating advisory messages to pharmacy patients during pharmacy transactions with a pharmacy computer having a pharmacy printer, said system comprising: (a) a third party computer configured to append patient-specific information to a data record: (i) containing normally transmitted information (ii) transmitted between the third party computer and the pharmacy computer during the pharmacy transaction and (b) an advisory computer configured to: (i) capture the data record transmitted to the pharmacy computer as the data record is received by the pharmacy computer or after the data is transmitted from the pharmacy computer; (ii) extract the patient-specific information from the captured data record; (iii) generate an advisory message based on the extracted patient-specific information; and (iv) transmit the generated advisory message to the pharmacy printer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
The system of claim 5 wherein the patient-specific information comprises any one of a patient greeting, a doctor's appointment reminder, billing information, promotional materials, information concerning related products, information concerning related discounts, government warnings, and news items.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
The system of claim 5 wherein the normally transmitted information includes any one of a prescription label, dosage information, and information concerning side effects.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The system of claim 5 wherein the advisory message is in the form of a newsletter.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
48 words
The system of claim 5 further comprising a memory containing a data structure for storing information relating to said pharmacy transactions, said memory comprising: (a) fields which store said patient-specific information; (b) fields which store said normally transmitted information; and (c) fields which store said generated advisory message.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
47 words
The system of claim 9 wherein the fields of said memory which store the patient-specific information comprise fields which store any one of a patient greeting, a doctor's appointment reminder, billing information, promotional materials, information concerning related products, information concerning related discounts, government warnings, and news items.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
34 words
The system of claim 9 wherein the fields of said memory which store the normally transmitted information comprise fields which store any one of a prescription label, dosage information, and information concerning side effects.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
57 words
The system of claim 9 wherein the fields of said memory which store the generated advisory message comprise fields which store any one of a patient greeting, a doctor's appointment reminder, billing information, promotional materials, information concerning related products, information concerning related discounts, government warnings, news items, a prescription label, dosage information, and information concerning side effects.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
162 words
A computer program product comprising a computer storage medium having a computer program code mechanism embedded in said computer storage medium for causing a computer to generate an advisory message, said computer program code mechanism comprising: (a) a first computer code device configured to append patient-specific information to a data record: (i) containing normally transmitted information (ii) transmitted between a third party computer and a pharmacy computer during a pharmacy transaction; (b) a second computer code device configured to capture the data record transmitted to the pharmacy computer as the data record is received by the pharmacy computer or after the data record is transmitted from the pharmacy computer; (c) a third computer code device configured to extract the patient-specific information from the captured data record; (d) a fourth computer code device configured to generate an advisory message based on the extracted patient-specific information; and (e) a fifth computer code device configured to transmit the generated advisory message to a pharmacy printer.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
162 words
A computer program product comprising a computer storage medium having a computer program code mechanism embedded in said computer storage medium for causing a computer to generate an advisory message, said computer program code mechanism comprising: (a) a first computer code device configured to append patient-specific information to a data record: (i) containing normally transmitted information (ii) transmitted between a third party computer and a pharmacy computer during a pharmacy transaction; (b) a second computer code device configured to capture the data record transmitted to the pharmacy computer as the data record is received by the pharmacy computer or after the data record is transmitted from the pharmacy computer; (c) a third computer code device configured to extract the patient-specific information from the captured data record; (d) a fourth computer code device configured to generate an advisory message based on the extracted patient-specific information; and (e) a fifth computer code device configured to transmit the generated advisory message to a pharmacy printer.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
39 words
The computer program product of claim 13 wherein the patient-specific information comprises any one of a patient greeting, a doctor's appointment reminder, billing information, promotional materials, information concerning related products, information concerning related discounts, government warnings, and news items.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
26 words
The computer program product of claim 13 wherein the normally transmitted information includes any one of a prescription label, dosage information, and information concerning side effects.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
18 words
The computer program product of claim 13 wherein the advisory message is in the form of a newsletter.
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