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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2014
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Linn C. Hoover, Webster, NY (US);
William J. Hannaway, Webster, NY (US);
William J. Nowak, Webster, NY (US);
Zhigang Fan, Webster, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
A computer-based apparatus for labeling medications, including: a processor for a computer configured to: calculate a configuration of a first medication package using a first digital image of the first medication package; create, using the configuration, a package template; receive first prescription information including a name of a patient, a name of a medication, a dosage of the medication, an amount of the medication, and a schedule for taking the medication; create a first custom label, using the package template and the first prescription information, the first custom label including a first plurality of data fields including the first prescription information and a configuration for the first custom label; and transmit first data, including the first custom label with the first prescription information entered in the first plurality of data fields, to a printer.