Gary G Perry

US Patent:

20110160901, Jun 30, 2011

Filed:

Dec 15, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/968754

Inventors:

Michael Richard Floyd - Wake Forest NC, US
Mark Longley - Raleigh NC, US
Gary W. Perry - Franklinton NC, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/00
B65D 83/04
B65G 59/00
H04N 7/18
G06F 7/04

US Classification:

700232, 221124, 221 2, 348159, 340 57

Abstract:

A pharmaceutical dispensing system includes: a frame having opposed replenishment and dispensing sides; a plurality of bins configured to house pharmaceutical tablets, each of the bins being accessible from the replenishment of the frame for replenishment of pharmaceutical tablets; a plurality of chutes, each of the chutes connected to and associated with a respective one of the plurality of bins, each of the chutes being accessible from the dispensing side of the frame for dispensing of pharmaceutical tablets; a controller operatively associated with the plurality of bins and the plurality of chutes; a replenishment side security camera mounted on the replenishment side of the frame and connected with the controller, the replenishment side security camera being configured to take an image of a person positioned to access the plurality of bins; and a dispensing side security camera mounted on the dispensing side of the frame and connected with the controller, the dispensing side security camera being configured to take an image of a person positioned to access the plurality of chutes.