DE102007042647A1 - Procedure for billing pharmacy-only products - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a method (100) for billing pharmacy products (10) with an information carrier (11) that contains information about the product (10) displayed in an associated display option shelf compartment (12), the information carrier (11) being from a customer taken from a dispensing container (13) and exchanged at a checkout counter of a salesroom for the products (10) offered in the display selection shelves (12). In order to further develop the method (100) in such a way that sufficient information about the pharmacy product (10) can be given by means of the information carrier (11) and the duration of the purchase of a pharmacy product (10) can be shortened, the invention provides that the stored information between a transponder (15) or an electronic tag of the information carrier (11) and readers (16, 18), which are located on the cash desk and the Sichtwahlregalfächern (12) are exchanged in the context of an RFID system.

Description

The The invention relates to a method for billing pharmacies Products with an information carrier, information about the product displayed in an associated display option shelf contains, wherein the information carrier of a Customers taken from a dispenser and at one Checkout counter of a sales room against those in the display option shelves offered products is exchanged.

moreover The invention relates to a shop device for billing a pharmacy product with an information carrier, the one above that in an associated view option shelf drawer contains issued product information, wherein the information carrier from a customer from an output container taken and at a checkout counter of a salesroom against the In the display option shelves arranged products exchanged becomes.

method of the type mentioned find in shop fittings for Pharmacies application in which the bid of the so-called pharmaceutical Edition applies. To meet the legal requirements for the Selling medicine is enough required that the issue of pharmacy items adequately monitored. This means that the first access to the article subject to pharmacy and delivery the same to the customer the pharmacist or the specialized staff reserved must stay. In pharmaceutical terminology, this form becomes the issue of pharmacy articles also as pharmaceutical Issue called.

For this reason one is in the EP 1 596 341 A1 proceeded to arrange in the access area of the pharmacy for customers closed visual choice shelves in which pharmacy items are visible to the customer, but protected against access, are assigned to the display option shelves output containers for information carriers taken by the customer from the output tray and at the checkout be exchanged for the items offered in the display shelf shelves, thereby opening the possibility to integrate pharmacy-priced items in the access area of the pharmacy. The fact that the stored in the display shelf shelves articles are issued protected against access and the information carrier can be exchanged at the checkout counter for the items offered in the Sichtwahlregalfächern articles, pharmaceutical output is guaranteed.

This in the EP 1 596 341 A1 However, the disclosed form of issuing a pharmacy product is subject to the disadvantage that for the customer, the purchase of a pharmacy product requires an increased amount of time. In addition to the usual handing out, payment and transport of pharmacy-requiring articles requested by a semi-automatic or automatic pharmacy picking system, the customer must first move to one of the display selection shelves in order to remove an information carrier from one of the output containers.

It should also be borne in mind that the information required in the form of explanations and information on medicines is naturally very extensive. To remedy this situation, sees the EP 1 596 341 A1 Although before to provide the information carrier with a stored code that is read by a customer-to-use reader, the reader is connected to a display device that displays the stored information for the customer visually. The information carriers can be designed as barcode cards. Barcodes, however, merely indicate the nature of a product and indicate inaccurate data. A barcode on an information carrier for pharmacy products may, for. However, more extensive information provided for medicinal products, such as details of the composition or duration of use of the medicinal product, can not be provided by a barcode ,

Under Appraisal of the cited prior art in the process of the aforementioned type is therefore the present invention the object of developing the method such that by means of the information carrier sufficient information about the pharmacy product can be given and The duration of the purchase of a pharmacy product is shortened can be.

These The object is achieved with the features of claim 1.

advantageous Embodiments of the invention will become apparent from the dependent claims.

According to the Invention, the stored information under a RFID system between a transponder or an electronic Trademark of the information carrier and readers, which are at the checkout counter and on the display shelf shelves are exchanged.

The invention makes of the RFID technology Use. The term RFID stands for "radio frequency identification" and in German means radio-frequency identification or identification via radio waves.In addition to the localization and identification of objects, the RFID technology is also suitable for the acquisition and storage of larger amounts of data First of all, the transponder or the electronic tag, which consists of a microchip, an antenna, a carrier and possibly an energy source, is to be listed as a further component, the reader and the radio frequency the data of the transponder or of the electronic brand The reader is constructed in such a way that it can receive the data of the transponder or of the electronic brand The stored data can be read out by radio.

Of the Advantage of the invention is that, in contrast to a barcode the path of the information carrier from the output tray can be documented to the cash desk. This will be a Staff will be able to do so early on Information carrier corresponding pharmacy-liable To procure product from a warehouse.

today Warehouses for pharmacy products are common equipped with an automatic picking system, where a transport system with automatic picking system in order to transport the products to the cash desk. Automatic picking systems are capable of a variety sorted by goods store and quickly the one you want Sorting and piece to remove the camp again. Modern automatic picking systems allow transport times between one and three seconds between the warehouse and the cash desk.

Of the Invention is based on the finding that the fast and controlled sales of pharmacy products in the previously known pharmacy with a RFID system with a short range can be realized advantageously. This is the circumstance Thanks to today's automatic picking systems are able to move the products very quickly to the cash desk. Again, RFID systems with a short range have the advantage that they are less expensive and less prone to failure are. In the context of the invention it is thus ensured that an RFID system has its power and its advantages actually can unfold.

One Another advantage of the invention is the fact that the customer the information carrier with a reader, the for example, is located on the display dial shelves, can scan, giving him additional extensive information about receives the pharmacy product. Within the scope of the invention It is also possible that there are additional readers in the sales room, for example a pharmacy. in the Unlike barcodes, a transponder or an electronic brand Include more extensive information, especially for pharmacy products are often of vital importance are.

A practicable variant of the invention provides that the information about optically networked with the reader display devices being represented. Such display devices can for example, are located directly on the display shelf shelves. In this way, the information can be presented to the customer which makes a time consuming consultation between the customer and the pharmacist at the checkout counter can.

It It is advantageous that when registering and collecting the information through the reader located at the cash desk corresponding product via a transport system from a Warehouse is transported to the cash desk. The request of the pharmacy product may be serviced by a servant at the cash desk by means of a terminal attached to the cash desk is erected. Because of the already mentioned low transport times of modern order picking required There are only a few ways of documentation of the information carrier between the output bin and checkout counter. Consequently, can in the context of the invention also to technically mature and efficient RFID systems are being resorted to right now a low range. RFID systems with a short range usually have frequencies between 30 and 700 kHz.

A advantageous embodiment of the invention therefore provides that the Information between the reader of the cash desk and the transponder or the electronic tag over a Range between 1 and 10 m or between 1 and 5 m exchanged become.

Finally, the invention also provides a store device for billing a pharmacy product with the one Informationsträ ger, which contains information about the issued in an associated Sichtwahlregalfach product, before, the information carrier taken from a customer from a dispenser and at a cash desk against the in the Selective display shelves arranged products is exchanged. The information carrier has a transponder and the cash desk and the display option shelves on readers in the context of an RFID system.

in the Below, the invention with reference to the drawing explained: It shows:

1 a schematic representation of a method according to the invention.

This in 1 represented method, the reference numeral 100 is provided, serves the settlement of a pharmacy product 10 For example, in a pharmacy.

This is an information carrier 11 That's about that in an associated visual options drawer compartment 12 exhibited product 10 contains stored information from a customer from an output bin 13 taken. At the information carrier 11 it is a card that has printed information 14 is provided. In addition, the information carrier points 11 a transponder 15 on, which is in the form of a label and with the information carrier 11 is glued. Once the information carrier 11 from the output container 13 This is taken from the reader 16 recorded at a checkout counter, so that a staff member can take note of it. Every information carrier 11 who associated with a particular pharmacy product 10 corresponds, is provided with a unique identifier that the chip in the transponder 15 contains. In the embodiment shown here, the RFID system, which consists of the transponder 15 , the radio frequency and the reader 16 composed of a radio link 17 which has a range of up to 5 m. In this way it is guaranteed that only such information carriers 11 from the reader 16 which are actually close to the cash desk. Due to the fast-working order picking systems, it is nevertheless guaranteed that the pharmacy product required by the customer will be available 10 already at the cash desk, when the customer is with the information carrier 11 at the cash desk, which is the reader 16 has, einfindet. The one with the transponder 15 provided information carrier 11 The customer can then at the counter against the corresponding pharmacy product 10 exchange. The design of the transponder 15 depends primarily on the size of the transponder 15 located antenna. Due to the short range of the radio link 17 , which needs to be within the scope of the invention only a few meters, has the information carrier 11 a transponder 15 with a small design.

Previously, the customer can the information carrier 11 with another reader 18 , which is located on the display option shelf 12 or outside the view option shelf compartment 12 can locate, locate and scan, thereby providing the customer with the necessary product information on pharmacy products in advance 10 receives. The reader 18 is doing with a display device 19 networked, which can visualize the product information. Because of the pharmacy products 10 A radio link can be enough to quickly get it done quickly with a fast-acting picking system 17 with a short range, so that the establishment of the RFID system is inexpensive and possible with little effort.

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Cited patent literature

• - EP 1596341 A1 [0004, 0005, 0006]

Claims (12)

Procedure ( 100 ) for billing pharmacy-only products ( 10 ) with an information carrier ( 11 ), which is located above in an associated view-selection shelf ( 12 ) issued product ( 10 ) contains stored information, the information carrier ( 11 ) from a customer from an output container ( 13 ) and at a checkout counter of a salesroom against the in the display selection shelves ( 12 ) offered products ( 10 ) is exchanged, characterized in that the stored information between a transponder ( 15 ) or an electronic trademark of the information carrier ( 11 ) and readers ( 16 . 18 ), which are located at the checkout counter and the display selection shelves ( 12 ) are exchanged under an RFID system. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that the information about using the reading device ( 18 ) networked display devices ( 19 ) are visually displayed. A method according to claim 2, characterized in that the information about on the Sichtwahlregalfächern ( 12 ) display devices ( 19 ) are visually displayed. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that upon registration and detection of the information by the reader located at the cash desk ( 16 ) a corresponding product ( 10 ) is transported via a transport system from a warehouse to the cash desk. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the information between the reader ( 16 ) of the cash desk and the transponder ( 15 ) are exchanged over a range between 1 and 10 m. Method according to claim 5, characterized in that the information between the reader ( 16 ) of the cash desk and the transponder ( 15 ) are exchanged over a range between 1 and 5 m. Shopfitting for the billing of pharmacy-only products ( 10 ) with an information carrier ( 11 ), which is located above in an associated view-selection shelf ( 12 ) contains stored information, the information carrier ( 11 ) from a customer from an output container ( 13 ) and at a checkout counter of a salesroom against the in the display selection shelves ( 12 ) ( 10 ), characterized in that the information carrier ( 11 ) a transponder ( 15 ) or an electronic trademark and the cash desk and the display option shelves ( 12 ) Readers ( 16 . 18 ) in the context of an RFID system. Shop device according to claim 7, characterized in that the shop device display devices ( 19 ), which are networked with the RFID system. Shopfitting according to claim 8, characterized in that the visual choice shelves ( 12 ) with the display devices ( 19 ) are equipped. Shop device according to one of claims 7 to 9, characterized in that the range of the RFID system between the reader ( 16 ) of the cash desk and the transponder ( 15 ) is between 1 and 10 m. Shop device according to claim 10, characterized in that the range of the RFID system between the reader ( 16 ) of the cash desk and the transponder ( 15 ) is between 1 and 5 m. Shop device according to one of claims 7 to 11, characterized in that the cash desk is associated with a transport system, which after registration and detection of the information by the reader located on the cash register ( 16 ) a corresponding product ( 10 ) transported via a transport system from a warehouse to the cash desk.