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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2014
Walgreen Co., Deerfield, IL (US);
Tim McCauley, Evanston, IL (US);
Jon Turkington, Huntley, IL (US);
Abhinav Dhar, Naperville, IL (US);
Dejan Kozic, Wadsworth, IL (US);
Nicholas Eby, Downers Grove, IL (US);
WALGREEN CO., Deerfield, IL (US);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus are disclosed to notify and route a customer to a prescription pickup location. A communication device detects the proximity of a prescription customer to an associated pharmacy location. The customer is then notified when the prescription is available at the pharmacy location based on identifying customer information and the location information. Once the pharmacy location is detected, the communication device sends the identifying customer information and the location information to a pharmacy computing device. The communication device then displays a notification that a prescription is available for the prescription customer at the pharmacy based on a determination made by the pharmacy computing device using the location information and the identification information. In addition, the communication device can display a map of the pickup location, various prompts to the customer to establish payment and/or to determine whether the customer has questions for pharmacy staff.