JP2005250617A - Drug information search system, demand side terminal, drug information search program, and terminal system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a drug information search system allowing easy access to the latest information about a stock condition of a desired drug and to provide a drug information search system requiring no host computer. <P>SOLUTION: This drug information search system is provided with a pharmacy terminal 100a serving as a demand side terminal and pharmacy terminals 100b and 100c serving as supply side terminals connected to the pharmacy terminal 100a by peer-to-peer connection via a network. Each of the pharmacy terminals 100b and 100c and the like stores dispensable drug information about dispensable drugs. The pharmacy terminal 100a is provided with a desired drug information input part for inputting the desired drug information, a search confirmation part searching the dispensable drug information stored in at least one supply side terminal among a plurality of supply side terminals based on the inputted desired drug information and confirming whether the desired drug can be supplied or not, and a display part displaying the confirmation result by the search confirmation part. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a drug information search system that sequentially searches for a supply-side terminal having information about a drug that can be supplied by designating the drug at a demand-side terminal that desires to obtain the drug.

  Traditionally, when pharmacies have received prescriptions for unstocked medicines, they have interchanged with other pharmacies that they want to obtain. For this reason, a pharmacy that wishes to have a medicine needs to keep calling the neighboring pharmacies until a pharmacy that stores the medicine is found, which is very inconvenient.

  In this regard, for example, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-306699, “Using a communication network such as the Internet, the supply side (stockpile side) of medicines and the demand side (acquisition side) mediate on the homepage. "Promoting mutual interchange of efficient medicines and enabling quick distribution and supply of stored medicines".

  However, the operation mode of the inventory management search system in the prior art represented by JP 2001-306699 A is a client / server system. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a conventional inventory management search system. Conventionally, as shown in the figure, the client terminals 1a to 1e are connected to the host computer 2 via the communication network 3. In such a system, a plurality of supply-side terminals that are client terminals update supply-side inventory information data to the host computer at regular intervals. The demand side terminal can know the inventory information of the supply side terminal by looking at the host computer.

  The problem with this embodiment is that the inventory information is not transmitted to the demand side terminal until the inventory information is updated in the host computer.

Further, in this client / server system, it is necessary to operate a host computer that mediates supply and demand, and operation costs are required.
JP 2001-306699 A

  An object of this invention is to provide the pharmaceutical information search system which can obtain easily the newest information regarding the stockpiling situation of the pharmaceutical which desires acquisition. It is another object of the present invention to provide a drug information retrieval system that does not require a host computer.

The pharmaceutical information retrieval system of the present invention comprises:
Connect to the demand side terminal that wishes to obtain medicines and the demand side terminal via a network,
A drug information search system comprising a plurality of supply-side terminals that provide supply-provided drug information indicating information on a drug that can be supplied to the demand-side terminal,
Each of the plurality of supply-side terminals is
It has a supplyable medicine information storage unit that stores supplyable drug information,
The demand side terminal is:
Desired drug information input section for inputting desired drug information indicating the information of the drug desired to be obtained;
Based on the desired drug information input from the desired drug information input unit, the supplyable drug information stored in the supplyable drug information storage unit included in at least one of the plurality of supply side terminals is searched. A search and confirmation department that checks if it is possible to receive the supply of the medicine that you want to obtain,
And a display unit for displaying a result of confirmation by the search confirmation unit.

The demand side terminal and the plurality of supply side terminals are:
It is characterized by being connected by peer-to-peer showing an equal connection relationship.

The supplyable drug information is:
Including the name of the drug that can be supplied and the quantity of drug that can be supplied,
The desired drug information is
It contains the name of the medicine you wish to obtain.

The demand side terminal of the present invention is:
Connected via a network to a plurality of supply-side terminals that store supplyable drug information indicating information on supplyable drugs and provide the supplyable drug information, and receive supplyable drug information from the plurality of supply-side terminals A demand side terminal,
Desired drug information input section for inputting desired drug information indicating the information of the drug desired to be obtained;
Based on the desired drug information input from the desired drug information input unit, the supplyable drug information stored in at least one of the plurality of supply-side terminals is searched and the supply of the desired drug is received. A search confirmation section to check whether it is possible,
And a display unit for displaying a result of confirmation by the search confirmation unit.

The demand side terminal further includes:
A terminal list storage unit for storing the plurality of supply side terminals as a list;
A search target group setting unit for setting a search target group indicating a set of supply-side terminals for which supplyable drug information is searched by the search confirmation unit based on a list stored in the terminal list storage unit;
The search confirmation unit
Whether each of the supply side terminals belonging to the search target group set by the search target group setting unit is capable of searching for supplyable drug information stored in each supply side terminal and receiving supply of the medicine desired to be obtained It is characterized by confirming.

The search confirmation unit
An agent that circulates the group affiliation terminal indicating each supply-side terminal belonging to the search target group set by the search target group setting unit is generated, and the group affiliation terminal is circulated by the generated agent to each group affiliation terminal It is characterized in that it can be checked whether or not it is possible to receive supply of medicines desired to be obtained by searching for information on medicines that can be supplied.

The pharmaceutical information search program of the present invention includes:
Drug information search that searches for the drug you want to obtain by receiving the supply of available drug information from multiple supply terminals that store and provide the available drug information A program,
A process of accepting desired drug information indicating information of a drug desired to be obtained;
Based on the received desired medicine information, the supplyable medicine information stored in at least one of the plurality of supply-side terminals is searched to confirm whether or not the supply of the desired medicine can be received. Processing,
It is characterized by causing a computer to execute processing for displaying a confirmation result.

The terminal system of the present invention
A terminal system comprising a plurality of terminals connected via a network by peer-to-peer showing an equal connection relationship,
Each of the plurality of terminals is
Stores information about drugs that can be supplied to other devices as supplyable drug information,
When receiving input of desired drug information indicating information on the drug desired to be obtained, search for available drug information stored in other terminals and confirm whether the supply of the desired drug can be received. It is characterized by doing.

Each of the terminals
A terminal list storage unit for storing a plurality of other terminals as a list;
A search target group setting unit for setting a search target group indicating a set of other terminals for which supplyable drug information is searched based on a list stored in the terminal list storage unit,
Whether each of the other terminals belonging to the search target group set by the search target group setting unit can be supplied with the desired drug by searching for the supplyable drug information stored in each of the other terminals. It is characterized by confirming.

Each of the plurality of terminals is
An agent that circulates a group belonging terminal indicating each other terminal belonging to the search target group set by the search target group setting unit is generated, and the group belonging terminal is circulated by the generated agent to each group belonging terminal. It is characterized in that it can be checked whether or not it is possible to receive supply of medicines desired to be obtained by searching for information on medicines that can be supplied.

The supplyable drug information is:
Including the name of the drug that can be supplied and the quantity of the drug that can be supplied,
The desired drug information is
It contains the name of the medicine you wish to obtain.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to easily obtain the latest stockpiling status information of a medicine desired to be obtained. In addition, a system that does not require a host computer can be provided.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
The first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. In the drawings, the same or corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is simplified or omitted. The present invention is not limited to the following Embodiment 1 and Embodiment 2.

  In Embodiment 1, when a medicine is specified and input at a demand-side terminal that desires to obtain a medicine, the demand-side terminal sequentially searches for available medicine information stored in advance by the supply-side terminal via the network, It is embodiment which displays the pharmacy which stocks the pharmaceutical. Here, the “suppliable drug information” is information including a name and a “subdivision number” (quantity) that can be supplied for a drug that can be supplied to another pharmacy by a pharmacy. In addition, “suppliable drug information” may be referred to as “subdivided drug information”. “Subdivision” has the same meaning as “supply”. In addition, the medicines that can be supplied are called “suppliable medicines” or “subdivided medicines”. According to the present embodiment, it is possible to provide a drug information retrieval system that can be used between the supply side and the demand side.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a drug information search system 111 according to the first embodiment. In the drug information search system 111, the pharmacy terminal 100a is installed in the pharmacy 110a, the pharmacy terminal 100b is installed in the pharmacy 110b, and the pharmacy terminal 100c is installed in the pharmacy 110c. In FIG. 1, three pharmacies and pharmacy terminals are illustrated for explanation, but the number of these is not limited. The pharmacy terminal 100a, the pharmacy terminal 100b, and the pharmacy terminal 100c are connected to the network 200 and communicate with each other by peer-to-peer.

  The pharmacy terminal 100a, the pharmacy terminal 100b, the pharmacy terminal 100c, and the like store supplyable drug information about drugs that can be supplied to terminals (pharmacies) other than itself. Taking the pharmacy terminal 100a as an example, when the pharmacy terminal 100a needs to obtain a medicine, the pharmacy terminal 100b and the pharmacy terminal 100c store supplyable medicine information as a demand side terminal that desires to obtain the medicine. Search for. In this case, the pharmacy terminal 100b and the pharmacy terminal 100c are supply-side terminals that provide supply-enabled pharmaceutical information to the demand-side terminals. In addition, when the pharmacy terminal 100b or the pharmacy terminal 100c needs to obtain a medicine, the pharmacy terminal 100a searches the pharmacy terminal 100b or the pharmacy terminal 100c for the supplyable medicine information stored therein. In this case, the pharmacy terminal 100a is a supply side terminal, and the pharmacy terminal 100b or the pharmacy terminal 100c is a demand side terminal. Thus, in the drug information retrieval system 111 of FIG. 1, each pharmacy terminal has the functions of a demand side terminal and a supply side terminal. Each pharmacy terminal searches for and supplies information about medicines.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the pharmacy terminal 100a. The configurations of the pharmacy terminal 100b and the pharmacy terminal 100c are not shown, but the configuration is the same as that of the pharmacy terminal 100a. That is, the pharmacy terminal 100a, the pharmacy terminal 100b, and the pharmacy terminal 100c are terminals having the same configuration. When description of the constituent elements of the pharmacy terminal 100b and the pharmacy terminal 100c is necessary, the reference numerals of the constituent elements of the pharmacy terminal 100a are changed to b and c, and the constituent elements of the pharmacy terminal 100b and the pharmacy terminal 100c are described. To do.

  As described above, the pharmacy terminal 100a has a function of a demand side terminal that requests the pharmacy terminal 100b and the pharmacy terminal 100c to supply medicines. Moreover, it has the function of the supply side terminal from which supply of a pharmaceutical is requested | required from the pharmacy terminal 100b or the pharmacy terminal 100c.

  The pharmacy terminal 100a includes a demand unit 10a having a function of searching for supplyable drug information of other pharmacy terminals, a supply unit 20a for providing supplyable drug information to other pharmacy terminals, a display unit 31a for displaying a predetermined screen, And the communication part 32a which communicates with another pharmacy terminal is provided.

  The demand unit 10a inputs the information on the drug desired to obtain, the desired drug information input unit 11a, the search confirmation unit 12a that searches for the supplyable drug information stored in another pharmacy terminal, and the search result of the search confirmation unit 12a. A search information storage unit 13a for storing, a search target group setting unit 14a for grouping other pharmacy terminals to be searched, and a terminal list storage unit 15a for storing other pharmacy terminals as a list are provided. The terminal list storage unit 15a stores the terminal list 16a and the group list 17a set by the search target group setting unit 14a.

  The supply unit 20a includes an own pharmacy information input unit 21a for inputting the own pharmacy information that is information of the pharmacy of each pharmacy, and a broadcast transmission control unit 23a for broadcasting the created own pharmacy information to other pharmacy terminals. The stock medicine information management section 24a that outputs the “management section output file” that manages the stock status of the medicine and supplies the names and quantities of the medicines that can be supplied to other pharmacies, and the “management” that the stock medicine information management section 24a outputs. A designated folder 25a for inputting "part output file", a supplyable drug information creation unit 26a for generating supplyable drug information, and a supplyable drug information storage unit 27a for storing supplyable drug information.

  Next, an outline of the operation will be described. FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram showing an outline of the operation of the pharmacy terminal in the drug information search system 111. An outline of the operation is shown in S (steps) 1 to S8. The detailed operation of each step will be described later separately. In the following, it is assumed that the pharmacy terminal 100a is a demand side terminal, and the pharmacy terminal 100b, the pharmacy terminal 100c, and other pharmacy terminals not shown are supply side terminals.

  In S1, each pharmacy terminal on both the demand side and the supply side accumulates supplyable drug information.

  In S2, each pharmacy terminal on both the demand side and the supply side creates own pharmacy information.

  In S3, each pharmacy terminal on both the demand side and the supply side broadcasts its own pharmacy information to other pharmacy terminals.

  In S4, the pharmacy terminals on both the demand side and the supply side receive their own pharmacy information broadcast from other pharmacy terminals, and a terminal list that is a list of other pharmacy terminals (other pharmacies) Remember as.

  In S5, each pharmacy terminal on the demand side and the supply side creates a group list that is a set of other pharmacy terminals based on the terminal list. When searching for supplyable drug information, pharmacy terminals belonging to this group are searched. The search range is narrowed down by this group list.

  In S6, the pharmacy terminal 100a, which is the demand side terminal, sequentially searches the supplyable drug information of each pharmacy terminal belonging to the search target group listed in the group list, and searches for the drug desired to obtain (pharmacy terminal) Check each pharmacy terminal to see if it is possible to receive the supply, and obtain the confirmation result.

  In S7, according to the confirmation result obtained by the pharmacy terminal 100a, the pharmacy terminal (pharmacy) that can supply the desired medicine is requested to subdivide the medicine.

  In S8, a series of processes is completed by a response to the subdivision request from the pharmacy terminal (pharmacy) that can supply the drug.

  Although described in the order of S1 to S8 above, each process of S1 to S5 surrounded by a frame in FIG. 3 is a process performed each time. That is, the supplyable drug information in S1 is accumulated each time. The creation of the self pharmacy information in S2 is performed when the self pharmacy information is changed. In addition, the broadcast transmission of S3 is also performed each time. For example, it is performed at regular intervals, when the pharmacy terminal 100a or the like is activated, or when the pharmacy information is changed. Also, the creation of the terminal list in S4 and the creation of the group list in S5 are performed each time. For example, the creation of the terminal list in S4 is performed when self-pharmacy information of this pharmacy is received from another pharmacy terminal newly added to the system.

  Next, using FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the operation of “accumulating supplyable drug information” in S1 will be described in detail. FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating accumulation of supplyable drug information. FIG. 5 shows a maintenance screen for maintaining the supplyable drug information stored in the supplyable drug information storage unit 27a.

  In S101, the display unit 31a displays the “subdivided medicine maintenance screen 40” shown in FIG.

  In S102, the suppliable medicine information creation unit 26a confirms whether the “management unit output file” of the designated layout exists in the designated folder 25a. The “management unit output file” is a file that the stock medicine information management unit 24a outputs to the specified folder 25a in a specified layout format. The “management unit output file” includes the name of the medicine that can be supplied to other pharmacy terminals, the manufacturer name of the medicine, and the “subdivision number” that is the quantity that can be supplied. The “number of subdivisions” means the quantity of medicines that can be supplied.

  In S103, when the “management part output file” exists in the designated folder 25a, the suppliable medicine information creation part 26a transfers the “management part output file” to the suppliable medicine information storage part 27a and stores it. The supplyable drug information storage unit 27a stores the transferred “management unit output file” as supplyable drug information. The supplyable drug information creation unit 26a can display the supplyable drug information on the display unit 31a. In FIG. 5, a medicine name, a maker name, and a fraction are displayed as supplyable medicine information. FIG. 5 shows a case where the medicine “Bis ○” is input to the subdivided medicine input unit 42 and the medicines that can be supplied by the own pharmacy are displayed.

  In S104, if the “management unit output file” does not exist in the designated folder 25a, the supplyable drug information creation unit 26a requests manual input on the “subdividable drug maintenance screen 40”. Specifically, the supplyable drug information creation unit 26a selects “pharmaceutical name”, “manufacturer name”, and “manufacturer name” in the “locally subdividable drug list 41” of the “subdividable drug maintenance screen 40” in FIG. Display "???" in each column of "fraction" and request input. A user who operates the pharmacy terminal 100a (each pharmacy, hereinafter also referred to as a user) inputs “pharmaceutical name”, “manufacturer name”, and “fractional number” in response to the display of “???”. To do. If there is no data to be input, for example, “0” is input.

  As described above, the subdividable drug information is accumulated in the supplyable drug information storage unit 27a through S101 to S104. In addition, although the process which accumulate | stores this subdividable pharmaceutical information is made into the first process as S1 in FIG. 3, it is performed each time as mentioned above.

  Next, the self-pharmacy information input process of S2 in FIG. 3 will be described using FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an initial setting screen 50. As an initial setting, the user of each pharmacy terminal inputs the information of his / her pharmacy as own pharmacy information to each pharmacy terminal. “Own pharmacy information” is information necessary for another pharmacy on the demand side to access its own pharmacy, and includes “pharmacy name”, “phone number” and the like as will be described later. The pharmacy terminal 100a inputs the information of the pharmacy 110a as its own pharmacy information, the pharmacy terminal 100b inputs the information of the pharmacy 110b as its own pharmacy information, and the pharmacy terminal 100c inputs the information of the pharmacy 110c as its own pharmacy information. This self-pharmacy information is broadcast and sent to other pharmacy terminals. Thereby, the pharmacy obtains the pharmacy name, telephone number, etc. of other pharmacies.

The operation of the own pharmacy information input process by the pharmacy terminal will be described.
(1) First, when the user performs a predetermined input start operation, the display unit 31a displays an initial setting screen 50 shown in FIG. The lower half of the initial setting screen 50 is a self-pharmacy information input screen.
(2) Next, the self-pharmacy information input unit 21a accepts input of self-pharmacy information via the self-pharmacy information input screen. The screen of FIG. 6 is an example of self-pharmacy information. The self-pharmacy information input unit 21a displays “pharmacy name”, “person in charge”, “phone number”, “FAX number”, “email address of pharmacy terminal”, own pharmacy. This shows the case where the “affiliation group” to which the company belongs, the business day, the business hours, etc. are received.

  Next, the broadcast transmission of self-pharmacy information in S3 of FIG. 3 will be described. Each pharmacy terminal, such as the pharmacy terminal 100a, the pharmacy terminal 100b, etc., broadcasts its own pharmacy information to other pharmacy terminals. For example, the pharmacy terminal 100a broadcasts its own pharmacy information to the pharmacy terminal 100b and the pharmacy terminal 100c by the broadcast transmission control unit 23a. Many terminals other than the pharmacy terminal 100b and the pharmacy terminal 100c are connected to the network 200. In this case, the broadcast transmission control unit 23a uses, for example, a publicly-known technology such as IP (Internet Protocol) Messenger (http://www.cybercom.co.jp/~mikio/ipmsgg/doc/ ipmsg_protocol.html) technology. The broadcast transmission control unit 23a can acquire pharmacy information of other pharmacy terminals by using the same broadcast transmission technology as that of the IP Messenger.

  Next, creation of a terminal list in S4 of FIG. 3 and creation of a group list in S5 will be described. When the search target group setting unit 14a receives each pharmacy information from another pharmacy terminal, the search target group setting unit 14a stores each pharmacy terminal as a terminal list 16a in the terminal list storage unit 15a. The terminal list 16a (the format of the list is not shown) includes the pharmacy information received from each pharmacy terminal in a format similar to the input format of the pharmacy information shown in the screen of FIG. 6 for each pharmacy terminal. To do. Each pharmacy terminal searches for the pharmacy terminal listed in the terminal list 16a when there is a medicine desired to be obtained, and confirms whether it is possible to receive supply of the medicine desired to be obtained.

  Next, the search target group setting unit 14a sets a search target group by selecting a plurality of pharmacy terminals to be searched from among the pharmacy terminals listed in the terminal list 16a stored in the terminal list storage unit 15a. To do. The search target group setting unit 14a stores the set search target group as the group list 17a in the terminal list storage unit 15a. When the search confirming unit 12a searches for a pharmacy terminal, the pharmacy terminal listed in the group list 17a is searched. By narrowing the range of search by the search confirmation unit 12a by this group setting, the medicines desired to be obtained are efficiently searched.

  The upper half of the initial setting screen 50 in FIG. 6 shows an example of group setting. By inputting “XX district pharmacist association” into the group name input section 51 in the upper half of the initial setting screen 50, the search target group setting section 14a allows a pharmacy (pharmacy terminal) belonging to “XX district pharmacist association” Is set as a search target group. Here, the information of “XX district pharmacist association”, which is a group to which the pharmacy belongs, is inputted as “affiliation group” of the own pharmacy information shown on the lower half screen of the initial setting screen 50 of FIG. It is a thing. That is, for example, when the pharmacy terminal 100a receives each pharmacy information from a plurality of pharmacy terminals belonging to “XX district pharmacist association” and creates the terminal list 16a including these, the top of the initial setting screen 50 in FIG. By inputting “XX district pharmacist association” in the group name input unit 51 on the half screen, the search target group setting unit 14a selects a pharmacy terminal belonging to “XX district pharmacist association” from the terminal list 16a. Then, a group “XX district pharmacist association” is created and stored in the terminal list storage unit 15a in the form of the group list 17a.

  The search target group can be set freely. For example, a group to which the own pharmacy belongs may be set as a search target group. When “own group pharmacy” displayed on the upper half screen of the initial setting screen 50 of FIG. 6 is selected, the group to which the user belongs can be set as a search target group. Further, the search target group need not be set. In that case, all pharmacies in the terminal list 16a are targeted. “All pharmacies” displayed on the upper half screen of the initial setting screen 50 in FIG. 6 shows this case.

  Next, using FIGS. 7, 8, and 9, the pharmacy terminal 100a that is the demand side terminal in S6 to S8 in FIG. 3 searches for the pharmacy terminal that is the supply side terminal, and then sends a response to the sub-request. Explain the process until receiving. As described above, the pharmacy terminal 100a in FIG. Further, the pharmacy terminal 100b, the pharmacy terminal 100c, and the like other than the pharmacy terminal 100a are set as the supply side terminals.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a process from when the pharmacy terminal 100a, which is a demand side terminal, searches for a supply side terminal and receives supply of a medicine desired to be obtained.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a desired drug information input screen 60 for desired drug information displayed on the display unit 31a of the pharmacy terminal 100a. “Preferred drug information” is information about a drug that the demand side terminal desires to obtain. Includes at least the name of the drug you wish to obtain.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a search result screen 70 displayed on the display unit 31a of the pharmacy terminal 100a.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 7, the process from searching for a demand side terminal by the pharmacy terminal 100a to receiving supply of the medicine desired to be obtained will be described.

  In S201, the display unit 31a displays the desired medicine information input screen 60 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 8, the desired drug information input screen 60 includes a group name input unit 62 for inputting a group name to be searched, a search drug input unit 61 for inputting the name of a drug desired to be obtained, and the like. When the group name is input, the search target group setting unit 14a sets in advance, and the names of pharmacies belonging to a predetermined group stored in the group list 17a are “ABC pharmacy”, “123 pharmacy” and the like as shown in the figure. Is displayed.

  In S202, the desired drug information input unit 11a receives the group name via the group name input unit 62 of the desired drug information input screen 60. In addition, the name of the medicine desired to be obtained is received as a search medicine through the search medicine input unit 61.

  In S203, the search confirmation unit 12a generates an agent when the search start button 63 is clicked and selected with a mouse (not shown) on the desired medicine information input screen 60. The search confirmation unit 12a transmits the generated agent from the communication unit 32a. Then, the agent circulates a pharmacy terminal (group affiliated terminal) which is a supply side terminal (pharmacy terminal 100b, pharmacy terminal 100c, etc.) installed in the “ABC pharmacy”, “123 pharmacy” or the like. Then, the search confirmation unit 12a causes the agent to search for the supplyable drug information stored in the supplyable drug information storage unit 27b, the supplyable drug information storage unit 27c, etc. of each pharmacy terminal and supply the drug desired to be obtained. Have them check if they can receive it. That is, the search confirmation unit 12a determines whether or not there is a drug that can be supplied in the supplyable drug information stored in each supplyable drug information storage unit, and if there is a fraction of the drug that can be supplied. Let me confirm.

  In S204, when the agent finishes patrol of each pharmacy terminal and returns, the search confirmation unit 12a stores the search confirmation result in the search information storage unit 13a and displays the search confirmation result on the display unit 31a. FIG. 9 shows a search result screen 70 displayed on the display unit 31a as a search confirmation result. In the figure, “ABC pharmacy”, “123 pharmacy”, and “ZZZ pharmacy” are displayed in the “pharmacy name display section 71” as pharmacies that can provide the medicine “Bis ○” desired to be obtained. . The fraction display part 73 displays a small fraction of medicines that can be supplied by “ABC pharmacy”, “123 pharmacy”, and the like. As a result, the user of the pharmacy terminal 100a, which is the demand side terminal, can know what pharmacies and how much medicine stocks can be supplied without making phone calls to the pharmacies.

  In S205, when the user of the pharmacy terminal 100a, which is the demand side terminal, clicks and selects the pharmacy information button 72 on the search result screen 70 of FIG. 9 with a mouse (not shown), the terminal list storage unit 15a corresponds to the corresponding demand. The self-pharmacy information about the side terminal is output and displayed on the display unit 31a. That is, the own pharmacy information about “ABC pharmacy”, “123 pharmacy” and “ZZZ pharmacy” displayed in the “pharmacy name display section 71” is displayed. The self-pharmacy information about these pharmacies is the content shown in FIG. The user can know a telephone number, a fax number, and the like for requesting supply of medicines to these pharmacies from the displayed pharmacy information about the displayed “ABC pharmacy”, “123 pharmacy”, and “ZZZ pharmacy”. The process of S201 to S205 corresponds to the search and confirmation of S6 shown in FIG.

  Next, in S206, the user of the pharmacy terminal 100a requests “ABC pharmacy”, “123 pharmacy”, “ZZZ pharmacy”, etc. to subdivide the medicines desired to be obtained by telephone, fax, or the like. This S206 corresponds to the sub-request of S7 in FIG.

  In S206, the user of the pharmacy terminal 100a receives a response corresponding to the sub-request from “ABC pharmacy”, “123 pharmacy”, “ZZZ pharmacy”, etc., where the supply side terminal is installed. This response may be sent by e-mail from a pharmacy terminal which is a supply side terminal, or any contact method such as telephone contact or fax contact may be used. This response includes whether or not the “ABC pharmacy”, “123 pharmacy”, “ZZZ pharmacy”, etc. supply the drug, and if so, a fraction of that drug.

  By using the medical information search system according to the first embodiment, it is not necessary to keep calling the neighboring pharmacies until a medicine desired to be obtained is found.

  In the medical information retrieval system according to the first embodiment, since the demand side / supply side are connected as peer-to-peer in the same connection form, site operation using a special host terminal becomes unnecessary, and the operation cost is reduced. It becomes unnecessary.

  Since the pharmacy terminal according to the first embodiment includes a search confirmation unit that sequentially searches for other pharmacy terminals, it is possible to easily obtain drug information without telephone confirmation of neighboring pharmacies.

  Since the pharmacy terminal according to Embodiment 1 includes the search target group setting unit, the search range can be narrowed down and other pharmacy terminals can be searched efficiently.

  In the pharmacy terminal according to the first embodiment, the search confirmation unit generates an agent and circulates other pharmacy terminals, so that desired drug information can be efficiently obtained without omission.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
The second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. The second embodiment is an embodiment in which the search confirmation operation of the pharmacy terminal 100a according to the first embodiment is performed by a method, a program, and a recording medium on which the program is recorded.

  In the first embodiment, the search confirmation operation of each component in the pharmacy terminal 100a is related to each other, and can be replaced as a series of operations in consideration of the relationship of the operations described above. And it can be set as embodiment of a method by replacing in this way.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart in which the operation of the desired drug information input unit 11a, the operation of the search confirmation unit 12a, and the operation of the display unit 31a in the pharmacy terminal 100a according to the first embodiment are grasped as a series of operations as a method embodiment. Show.

  In S301, desired drug information indicating information on a drug desired to be obtained is received.

  In S302, based on the received desired medicine information, whether or not it is possible to retrieve supplyable medicine information stored in at least one of the plurality of supply-side terminals and receive supply of the desired medicine. Confirm.

  In S303, the confirmation result is displayed.

  Moreover, it can be set as the embodiment of a program by replacing the said S301-S303 grasped | ascertained from operation | movement of each component with the process of each component. In other words, the steps of S301 to S303 in FIG.

  Also, by recording the program on a computer-readable recording medium such as an optical disk or a flexible disk, an embodiment of a computer-readable recording medium on which the program is recorded can be obtained.

  The embodiment of the program and the embodiment of the computer-readable recording medium on which the program is recorded can be configured by a program operable by a computer.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a computer system 300 according to the second embodiment, showing a case where an operation in the pharmacy terminal 100a according to the first embodiment is executed by a program.

  A CPU (Central Processing Unit) 310 is connected via a bus 311 to a ROM (Read Only Memory) 320, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 321, a magnetic storage device 340, an optical disk drive 350, a monitor 360, an input key 380, and a communication port 390. Etc. are connected. The magnetic storage device 340 stores an OS 341 that is an operating system, a program group 342, and a data group 343.

  The program group 342 is executed by the CPU 310 and the OS 341. Further, an optical disc 351 (an example of a computer-readable recording medium on which the program is recorded) that records a drug information search program that realizes the function of the pharmacy terminal 100a is set in the optical disc drive 350 and stored in the magnetic storage device 340. be able to.

  The correspondence relationship between the pharmacy terminal 100a in FIG. 2 and the computer system 300 in FIG. 11 will be described. The desired medicine information input unit 11a corresponds to a program stored in the program group 342. This program receives an input from the input key 380 and performs processing. The search confirmation unit 12 a corresponds to a program stored in the program group 342. The search information storage unit 13a corresponds to the data group 343 or the RAM 321. The search target group setting unit 14 a corresponds to a program stored in the program group 342. The terminal list storage unit 15a corresponds to the data group 343. The self-pharmacy information input unit 21a corresponds to a program stored in the program group 342. This program receives an input from the input key 380 and performs processing. The broadcast transmission control unit 23 a corresponds to the program stored in the program group 342 and the communication port 390. The stock medicine information management unit 24 a corresponds to a program stored in the program group 342. The specified folder 25a corresponds to the data group 343. The supplyable drug information creation unit 26a corresponds to a program stored in the program group 342. The supplyable drug information storage unit 27a corresponds to the data group 343. The display unit 31a corresponds to the monitor 360. The communication unit 32 a corresponds to the program stored in the program group 342 and the communication port 390.

  Each processing in the embodiment of the program and the embodiment of the computer-readable recording medium on which the program is recorded is executed by the program, and this program is stored in the magnetic storage device 340 as described above. In the magnetic storage device 340, for example, an optical disc 351, which is a recording medium on which a program is recorded, is set in the optical disc drive 350 and stored. The stored program is read from the magnetic storage device 340 to the CPU 310, and the CPU 310 executes each operation similar to that of the pharmacy terminal 100a of the first embodiment including the operation shown in FIG.

  Further, the software or program may be executed by firmware stored in the ROM 320. Alternatively, the program may be realized by a combination of software, firmware, and hardware.

  According to the program according to the second embodiment, in addition to obtaining the same effect as that of the pharmacy terminal 100a of the first embodiment, it can be obtained using a general-purpose computer system without requiring a dedicated device. You can search for the medicine you want.

  Since the computer-readable recording medium according to the second embodiment records the program, the program can be easily incorporated into another computer system. In addition, the program can be easily stored and managed.

It is a figure which shows the pharmaceutical information search system 111 which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. The block diagram of the pharmacy terminal 100a which concerns on Embodiment 1 is shown. It is a sequence diagram which shows the outline | summary of operation | movement of the pharmacy terminal in the pharmaceutical information search system 111. It is a flowchart explaining accumulation | storage of the pharmaceutical information which can be supplied. It is a figure which shows the maintenance screen for maintaining the supplyable drug information accumulate | stored in a supplyable drug information storage part. It is a figure which shows the initial setting screen. It is a flowchart which shows the process until the pharmacy terminal 100a which is a demand side terminal searches a supply side terminal, and receives supply of the pharmaceutical which desires acquisition. It is a figure which shows the desired pharmaceutical information input screen 60 displayed on the display part 31a of the pharmacy terminal 100a. It is a figure which shows the search result screen 70 displayed on the display part 31a of the pharmacy terminal 100a. The flowchart which grasped | ascertained the operation | movement of the desired pharmaceutical information input part 11a in the pharmacy terminal 100a, the operation | movement of the search confirmation part 12a, and the operation | movement of the display part 31a as a series of operation | movement as an embodiment of the method is shown. FIG. 6 illustrates a configuration of a computer system 300 according to a second embodiment. It is a figure which shows the conventional inventory management search system.

Explanation of symbols

  1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e Client terminal, 2 host computer, 3 communication network, 10a demand section, 11a desired drug information input section, 12a search confirmation section, 13a search information storage section, 14a search target group setting section, 15a Terminal list storage unit, 16a Terminal list, 17a Group list, 20a Supply unit, 21a Self-pharmacy information input unit, 23a Broadcast transmission control unit, 24a Inventory drug information management unit, 25a Designated folder, 26a Supplyable drug information creation unit, 27a Supplyable drug information storage unit, 31a Display unit, 32a Communication unit, 40 Subdividable drug maintenance screen, 41 Own subdividable drug list, 42 Subdividable drug input unit, 50 Initial setting screen, 51 Group name input Department, 60 Desired drug information input screen, 61 Search drug input 62 Group name input part 63 Search start button 70 Search result screen 71 Pharmacy name display part 72 Pharmacy information button 73 fraction display part 100a, 100b, 100c Pharmacy terminal 110a, 110b, 110c Pharmacy 111 Pharmaceutical information retrieval system, 200 network, 300 computer system, 310 CPU, 311 bus, 320 ROM, 321 RAM, 340 magnetic storage device, 341 OS, 342 program group, 343 data group, 350 optical disk drive, 351 optical disk, 360 monitor, 380 Input key, 390 Communication port.

Claims (11)

Connect to the demand side terminal that wishes to obtain medicines and the demand side terminal via a network,
A drug information search system comprising a plurality of supply-side terminals that provide supply-provided drug information indicating information on a drug that can be supplied to the demand-side terminal,
Each of the plurality of supply-side terminals is
It has a supplyable medicine information storage unit that stores supplyable drug information,
The demand side terminal is:
Desired drug information input section for inputting desired drug information indicating the information of the drug desired to be obtained;
Based on the desired drug information input from the desired drug information input unit, the supplyable drug information stored in the supplyable drug information storage unit included in at least one of the plurality of supply side terminals is searched. A search and confirmation department that checks if it is possible to receive the supply of the medicine that you want to obtain,
A pharmaceutical information search system comprising: a display unit for displaying a confirmation result by the search confirmation unit. The demand side terminal and the plurality of supply side terminals are:
2. The drug information retrieval system according to claim 1, wherein the drug information search system is connected by peer-to-peer indicating an equal connection relationship. The supplyable drug information is:
Including the name of the drug that can be supplied and the quantity of drug that can be supplied,
The desired drug information is
3. The drug information retrieval system according to claim 1 or 2, comprising a name of a drug desired to be obtained. Connected via a network to a plurality of supply-side terminals that store supplyable drug information indicating information on supplyable drugs and provide the supplyable drug information, and receive supplyable drug information from the plurality of supply-side terminals A demand side terminal,
Desired drug information input section for inputting desired drug information indicating the information of the drug desired to be obtained;
Based on the desired drug information input from the desired drug information input unit, the supplyable drug information stored in at least one of the plurality of supply-side terminals is searched and the supply of the desired drug is received. A search confirmation section to check whether it is possible,
A demand side terminal comprising: a display unit for displaying a confirmation result by the search confirmation unit. The demand side terminal further includes:
A terminal list storage unit for storing the plurality of supply side terminals as a list;
A search target group setting unit for setting a search target group indicating a set of supply-side terminals for which supplyable drug information is searched by the search confirmation unit based on a list stored in the terminal list storage unit;
The search confirmation unit
Whether each of the supply side terminals belonging to the search target group set by the search target group setting unit is capable of searching for supplyable drug information stored in each supply side terminal and receiving supply of the medicine desired to be obtained The demand side terminal according to claim 4, wherein the demand side terminal is confirmed. The search confirmation unit
An agent that circulates the group affiliation terminal indicating each supply-side terminal belonging to the search target group set by the search target group setting unit is generated, and the group affiliation terminal is circulated by the generated agent to each group affiliation terminal 6. The demand-side terminal according to claim 5, wherein said supply-side terminal information is stored in the demand-side terminal to check whether it is possible to receive supply of the medicine desired to be obtained. Drug information search that searches for the drug you want to obtain by receiving the supply of available drug information from multiple supply terminals that store and provide the available drug information A program,
A process of accepting desired drug information indicating information of a drug desired to be obtained;
Based on the received desired medicine information, the supplyable medicine information stored in at least one of the plurality of supply-side terminals is searched to confirm whether or not the supply of the desired medicine can be received. Processing,
A pharmaceutical information retrieval program that causes a computer to execute a process of displaying a confirmation result. A terminal system comprising a plurality of terminals connected via a network by peer-to-peer showing an equal connection relationship,
Each of the plurality of terminals is
Stores information about drugs that can be supplied to other devices as supplyable drug information,
When receiving input of desired drug information indicating information on the drug desired to be obtained, search for available drug information stored in other terminals and confirm whether the supply of the desired drug can be received. A terminal system. Each of the terminals
A terminal list storage unit for storing a plurality of other terminals as a list;
A search target group setting unit for setting a search target group indicating a set of other terminals for which supplyable drug information is searched based on a list stored in the terminal list storage unit,
Whether each of the other terminals belonging to the search target group set by the search target group setting unit can be supplied with the desired drug by searching for the supplyable drug information stored in each of the other terminals. 9. The terminal system according to claim 8, wherein the terminal system is confirmed. Each of the plurality of terminals is
An agent that circulates a group belonging terminal indicating each other terminal belonging to the search target group set by the search target group setting unit is generated, and the group belonging terminal is circulated by the generated agent to each group belonging terminal. 10. The terminal system according to claim 9, wherein said terminal system is made to check whether or not it is possible to receive supply of medicines desired to be obtained by searching for information on medicines that can be supplied. The supplyable drug information is:
Including the name of the drug that can be supplied and the quantity of the drug that can be supplied,
The desired drug information is
The terminal system according to claim 8, 9 or 10, which includes a name of a medicine desired to be obtained.

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