KR20220002077A - Reception application for prescription based on identification code, system and method for managing phamacy - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a prescription reception application. More specifically, the present invention relates to an identification code-based prescription reception application that allows a paper prescription issued by a medical institution such as a hospital to be accepted through an online pharmacy using an incompatible operating program, and a pharmacy operating system and method including the same is about
According to an embodiment of the present invention, with respect to a prescription printed with a general QR code issued by a hospital, the prescription content written in the prescription is extracted through OCR technology or information is extracted by decoding the general QR code, and it is converted into a standard QR code Thus, by transmitting to the pharmacy terminal, there is an effect that prescription contents can be automatically entered into the pharmacy program even if there is no compatibility between the hospital program and the pharmacy program.

Description

RECEPTION APPLICATION FOR PRESCRIPTION BASED ON IDENTIFICATION CODE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING PHAMACY

The present invention relates to a prescription reception application, an identification code-based prescription reception application that allows a paper prescription issued by a medical institution such as a hospital to be accepted through an online pharmacy using an incompatible operating program, and a pharmacy operating system including the same and methods.

With the introduction of the drug division system, domestic hospitals are currently in charge of treatment and treatment, and pharmacies are in charge of dispensing drugs. In general, patients visit a hospital to receive treatment and treatment, and receive a prescription from the hospital according to the treatment result. And, when the patient submits the issued prescription to the pharmacy, the pharmacy prepares the medicine according to the prescription and provides it to the patient, so that the patient can take the medicine according to the prescription.

Currently, prescriptions issued by hospitals are printed on prescription paper, and when a prescription is received, the pharmacy recognizes the barcode or QR code printed on the prescription in the billing program used individually for each pharmacy and proceeds with the reception process. have.

However, the prescription issuance program of hospitals and prescription programs operated by local pharmacies are often incompatible with each other. You have to endure the inconvenience of having to manually enter the prescription contents.

This problem can be said to occur because the information that generates the QR code applied to each program is different between the developer of the prescription issuance program operated in the hospital and the developer of the pharmacy billing program. Therefore, there was no way to solve this inconvenience on the pharmacy side.

In addition, programs operated by existing hospitals and pharmacies can only recognize the QR code generated in advance, and the prescription information prescribed by the doctor according to the patient's condition in real time cannot be recognized due to the limitation of the QR code. The recognition rate drops to 80%, and accordingly, there is a problem in that errors frequently occur when inputting drug preparation details.

Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 10-2004-0101980 (published date: 2004.12.03.)

The present invention has been devised to solve the above problems, and the present invention minimizes the possibility of errors caused by directly inputting prescription contents at a pharmacy according to the incompatibility between a hospital program that issues prescriptions and a pharmacy program that receives prescriptions. There are challenges in providing a system.

Another task is to provide a system in which a user who has been issued a prescription inputs a prescription from a remote location using a user terminal such as a smart phone in his possession, and makes a reservation for a visit to the nearest pharmacy from the current location. have.

In order to solve the above problems, the identification code-based prescription reception application according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a prescription and a general identification code generated according to the prescription content, a photographing unit for photographing the prescription and the general identification code , a prescription processing unit that generates and stores the interpretation information of the prescription image or the general identification code for the prescription, and a terminal communication unit that performs data communication with a central server and transmits the prescription image or the interpretation information to the central server , a pharmacy search unit that requests to search for one or more adjacent pharmacies registered in the central server according to current location information and displays pharmacy information according to the pharmacy search results, and displays the prescription image or interpretation when any one pharmacy is selected by the user It may include a visit reservation unit that transmits information together with reservation information to the central server to request reception of a prescription.

In addition, according to a user's input, a drug information search unit that requests to search for drug information including product names and pharmaceutical companies for a plurality of drugs registered in the central server, and receives and displays the search results from the central server may further include can

In addition, according to the user's input, it may further include a consultation processing unit for registering one or more drug-related inquiries in the central server, and receiving and displaying answers to the inquiries from the central server or a linked pharmacy terminal. .

In addition, in order to solve the above-described problem, the pharmacy support system including the identification code-based prescription reception application according to an embodiment of the present invention, the prescription content and a prescription in which a general identification code generated according to the prescription content is marked to generate a prescription image or interpretation information, generate reservation information for a pharmacy selected by the user, and at least one user terminal to request a prescription reception, and to receive a prescription requested from the user terminal, the pharmacy A central server that identifies and analyzes the prescription image or interpretation information to generate a standard identification code, and one or more pharmacy terminals receiving a prescription by receiving a standard identification code and reservation information for a prescription receipt from the central server. can

The central server, according to the connection request of the user terminal, a login processing unit that performs a membership registration procedure or login procedure with reference to a database, a prescription image or general identification code interpretation information according to a prescription reception request from the user terminal A data collection unit that collects, extracts text corresponding to the prescription contents included in the prescription image, and a text extraction unit that stores it in the database, codes the extracted text or the interpretation information according to a standard encoding protocol, and identifies the standard A standard identification code generator for generating a code and a server communication unit for transmitting the standard identification code to a pharmacy terminal operated by the identified pharmacy according to the reservation information.

The database includes a member DB for storing member information including an account and password of a registered user, a prescription DB for storing the text extracted by the text extraction unit for each prescription reception request, and company names of a plurality of registered pharmacies , may include a pharmacy DB for storing drug information including the name, manufacturer, and drug code of a plurality of drugs circulated or currently in circulation, pharmacy information including location and contact information.

The central server further includes a service provider for providing one or more services according to the request of the user terminal, and the services provided by the service provider include one or more adjacent to the user's current location with reference to the database. A pharmacy search service for extracting and providing pharmacy information about a pharmacy, a drug search service for extracting and providing one or more drug information corresponding to the keyword by referring to the database using a keyword input from the user terminal, and the user When an inquiry is input from a terminal, the inquiry service is transmitted to an approved pharmacy terminal among one or more currently connected pharmacy terminals, and when an answer is input from the pharmacy terminal, it may include a consultation service of replying to the corresponding user terminal.

In addition, in order to solve the above problems, a pharmacy support method according to an embodiment of the present invention is a pharmacy support method by a pharmacy support system including an identification code-based prescription reception application and a central server, (a) a user terminal Generating a prescription image by photographing the prescription in which the prescription and the general identification code generated according to the prescription are marked, or generating analysis information by scanning the general identification code, (b) the user terminal responds to the user's input A pharmacy search function is provided according to the request, and if any one pharmacy is selected from one or more pharmacy information returned from the central server, generating reservation information and transmitting it to the central server to request prescription reception, (c) the central server Generating a standard identification code by analyzing the prescription image or interpretation information and identifying the pharmacy according to the reservation information for the prescription reception request from the user terminal, (d) the central server is the standard for the prescription reception Transmitting the identification code and reservation information to the pharmacy terminal, and (e) the pharmacy terminal may include the step of receiving a prescription.

The step (c) includes collecting a prescription image according to a prescription reception request from the user terminal, extracting text corresponding to the prescription content included in the prescription image, and storing the text in a database, and the extracted text Generating a standard identification code by coding according to a standard encoding protocol and transmitting the standard identification code to a pharmacy terminal operated by the identified pharmacy according to the reservation information.

In the step (c), according to the connection request of the user terminal, performing a membership registration procedure or log-in procedure with reference to a database, collecting analysis information according to a prescription reception request from the user terminal, Extracting text by analyzing the code in the interpretation information according to the general decoding protocol, generating a standard identification code by coding the interpretation information according to the standard encoding protocol, and a pharmacy operated by the identified pharmacy according to the reservation information It may include transmitting the standard identification code to the terminal.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, with respect to a prescription printed by a general QR code issued by a hospital, the prescription content written in the prescription is extracted through OCR technology or information is extracted by decoding the general QR code, and it is converted into a standard QR code Therefore, by transmitting to the pharmacy terminal, there is an effect that the prescription contents can be automatically entered into the pharmacy program without errors even if there is no compatibility between the hospital program and the pharmacy program.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the user inputs a prescription in the form of an image through an application running on the user terminal possessed by the user, searches and selects a pharmacy according to the current location, and transmits the prescription image to make a visit reservation and to a remote location at the same time. By sending a prescription to a pharmacy, there is an effect that can automatically receive a prescription and schedule a visit to the pharmacy.

1 is a diagram illustrating the overall structure of a pharmacy support system including an identification code-based prescription reception application according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating a structure of a user terminal in which an identification code-based prescription reception application is installed according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram illustrating the structure of a central server of a pharmacy support system including an identification code-based prescription reception application according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating a pharmacy support method of a pharmacy support system including an identification code-based prescription reception application according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 to 13 are diagrams illustrating an example of a screen provided by an identification code-based prescription reception application according to an embodiment of the present invention.

When a part "includes" or "includes" a certain component throughout the specification, this means that other components may be further included, rather than excluding other components, unless otherwise stated. In addition, terms such as "...unit", "...terminal" and "...system" described in the specification refer to a unit that processes one or more functions or operations. Meaning, it may be implemented in hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software.

Also, in this specification, the term "embodiment" is meant to serve as an illustration, example, or illustration, but the subject matter of the invention is not limited by such examples. Also, although "comprising", "comprising", "having" and other similar terms are used, when used in the claims, "comprising" is an open transition word that does not exclude any additional or other elements. It can be used generically in a manner similar to the term "Comprising".

The various techniques described herein may be implemented with hardware or software, or a combination of both, where appropriate. As used herein, terms such as "...Unit", "...Terminal" and "...System" likewise refer to computer-related entities, i.e., hardware , a combination of hardware and software, software or software in execution may be treated as equivalent. In addition, each function executed in the program of the present invention may be configured in module units, and may be recorded in one physical memory, or may be recorded while being dispersed between two or more memories and recording media.

In the following description, the term "identification code-based prescription reception application" may be abbreviated as "prescription reception application" or "application" for convenience of description.

In addition, the term "pharmacy support system including an identification code-based prescription receipt application" may be abbreviated as "pharmacy support system including an application", "pharmacy support system" and "system".

In addition, "general identification code" and "general QR code" may refer to codes generated by the code issuing device according to the protocol developed by the program developer, respectively, and "standard identification code" or "standard QR code" is Each may refer to a code generated by a code issuing device developed according to the same protocol standardized in the present technical field.

Hereinafter, an identification code-based prescription reception application, and a pharmacy support system and method including the same according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 is a diagram illustrating the overall structure of a pharmacy support system including an identification code-based prescription reception application according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the pharmacy support system including the identification code-based prescription reception application according to an embodiment of the present invention provides a prescription 50 marked with a prescription content and a general identification code 10 generated according to the prescription content. One or more user terminals 100 that generate a prescription image by photographing, and generate reservation information for a pharmacy selected by the user to request a prescription reception, for a prescription reception case requested from the user terminal 100, according to the reservation information One that identifies the pharmacy and receives the prescription by receiving the standard identification code and reservation information for the prescription received from the central server 200 and the central server 200, which generates a standard identification code by analyzing the prescription image or interpretation information It may include the above pharmacy terminal 300 .

The user terminal 100 is a terminal device such as a smartphone possessed by a user who has visited a hospital and issued a prescription 50 according to the results of treatment and treatment, and is equipped with a photographing means and a data communication means, and the system of the present invention The distributed identification code-based prescription reception application may be installed and executed to transmit a prescription image to the pharmacy terminal 300 through the central server 200 .

When the user receives a paper prescription 50 on which the prescription contents and the identification code 10 are printed from the hospital visited, the user executes the application of the user terminal 100 and drives the photographing means mounted on the user terminal 100 . Thus, the prescription image can be created by photographing the entire prescription 50 or the identification code 10 marked thereon.

In addition, the user may search for one or more pharmacies adjacent to the current location, select any one of the searched one or more pharmacies and apply for a visit reservation, and the user terminal 100 sends the prescription image to the central server 200. In addition to the delivery, you can request an appointment for a visit to the selected pharmacy.

As such a user terminal 100, PCS (Personal Communication System), GSM (Global System for Mobile communications), PDC (Personal Digital Cellular), PHS (Personal Handyphone System), PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), IMT (International Mobile Telecommunication) )-2000, CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access)-2000, W-CDMA (W-Code Division Multiple Access), Wibro (Wireless Broadband Internet) terminal, Smartphone, Smartpad, and Tablet PC (Tablet) All kinds of handheld-based mobile terminal devices, such as PC), and computing devices such as stationary PCs and notebook computers may be used.

The central server 200 may receive a pharmacy visit reservation request and a prescription image requested from the remote user terminal 100 through the information and communication network, analyze the prescription image, and generate a standard identification code, and thereafter, the pharmacy selected by the user By transmitting the standard identification code to the terminal 300, it is possible to receive a visit reservation and a prescription for the user.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the prescription image transmitted to the central server 200 may be an image obtained by photographing the entire paper prescription issued by the user, and the central server 200 receives the prescription image from the prescription image through the installed analysis means. Prescription contents required for prescription dispensing, that is, text can be extracted using OCR technology and stored in a database. In addition, the central server 200 converts the stored text back to a standard identification code, for example, a standard QR code and transmits it to the pharmacy terminal 300 through the information and communication network, so that hospitals and hospitals, hospitals and pharmacies, and pharmacies are different from each other As identification becomes possible in the pharmacy program of the pharmacy despite using the program, the problem of prescription errors occurring during drug dispensing can be minimized by checking the entire prescription.

Alternatively, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the prescription image transmitted to the central server 200 may be an image of the entire paper prescription issued by the user, and analysis information obtained by scanning a general QR code marked on the prescription, The central server 200 stores analysis information other than the prescription image, converts the stored analysis information into a standard QR code, and transmits the QR code in the form of an image, that is, a photo file by transmitting it to the pharmacy terminal 300 through the information communication network. By transmitting a QR code having a lower deformation rate compared to , the drugstore terminal 300 may process the received case using the improved QR code recognition rate.

As the data communication technology of the information communication network for the connection between the central server 200 and the user terminal 100 and the pharmacy terminal 300 described above, technical standards or communication methods for mobile communication (eg, GSM (Global System for Mobile communication), CDMA (Code Division Multi Access), CDMA2000 (Code Division Multi Access 2000), EV-DO (Enhanced Voice-Data Optimized or Enhanced Voice-Data Only), WCDMA (Wideband CDMA), HSDPA (High Speed) Downlink Packet Access), High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA), Long Term Evolution (LTE), Long Term Evolution-Advanced (LTE-A), etc.) may be used.

Pharmacy terminal 300 is a terminal device operated by pharmacies located in each region, a pharmacy program for receiving prescriptions is installed, and reservation information, prescription images, and standard QR codes are received from the central server 200. Prescriptions can be received and processed by automatically entering prescription contents from the code into the pharmacy program.

In particular, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the pharmacy terminal 300 receives a standard QR code generated according to a standardized protocol, not a general QR code, when a prescription reception request is received from the central server 200, thereby reducing the program's incompatibility. In addition to minimizing the problem of entering a prescription error, the pharmacy can check the contents of the prescription through the transmitted prescription image, thereby minimizing errors that may occur during prescription dispensing.

According to the above structure, the pharmacy support system including the identification code-based prescription reception application according to the embodiment of the present invention, when a prescription is received at a pharmacy, the compatibility between conventional programs is low, so it is necessary to input the prescription contents into the pharmacy terminal one by one Through the analysis of prescription images transmitted through the central server, it can be automatically entered into the pharmacy program and accepted.

Hereinafter, an identification code-based prescription reception application installed in a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

2 is a diagram illustrating a structure of a user terminal in which an identification code-based prescription reception application is installed according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the following description, each component of the user terminal may be implemented as an application program executable by a known microprocessor, and may be recorded on a readable and writable recording medium and mounted on the user terminal.

Referring to FIG. 2 , in the user terminal 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention, an identification code-based prescription reception application distributed by the system can be installed and executed, and such an application is a prescription content and a general generated according to the prescription content. A photographing unit 110 that takes pictures of a prescription and a general identification code marked with an identification code, a prescription processing unit 120 that generates and stores a prescription image for a prescription or interpretation information of the general identification code in the storage, data communication with the central server The terminal communication unit 130 for performing and transmitting the prescription image or interpretation information to the central server, the pharmacy search unit 140 for requesting to search for one or more adjacent pharmacies registered in the central server according to the current location information, according to the pharmacy search result The visit reservation unit 150 that displays the pharmacy information and requests receipt of the prescription by transmitting the prescription image or interpretation information together with the reservation information to the central server when any one pharmacy is selected by the user, according to the user's input, A drug information search unit 160 that requests a search request for drug information including product names and pharmaceutical companies for a plurality of drugs registered in the central server, and receives and displays the search results from the central server, according to a user's input, related to drugs The consultation processing unit 170 that registers one or more inquiries in the central server, receives responses to inquiries from the central server or the associated pharmacy terminal, and displays the generated prescription image and the analysis information of the scanned general identification code is stored It may include a storage 180 that is

The photographing unit 110 may control a photographing means such as a camera module mounted on the user terminal 100 according to a user's operation to photograph the entire area of the paper prescription, and also activate the scan function to display the general information displayed on the paper prescription. You can scan the identification code.

The prescription processing unit 120 may interpret the identification code according to the scan of the prescription image and the general identification code for the paper prescription photographed by the photographing unit 110 and store it in the storage 180 .

The terminal communication unit 130 may access an information communication network, and may be connected to a central server according to a default IP address to perform data communication. In particular, the terminal communication unit 130 may transmit the prescription image and interpretation information stored in the storage 180 to the central server when the user terminal 100 stores the prescription image and interpretation information, and a visit reservation is set according to the pharmacy selection. have.

The pharmacy search unit 140 may receive pharmacy information about one or more previously registered pharmacies from the central server according to the execution of the user's search function. The pharmacy search unit 140 may acquire current location information through a GPS module mounted on the user terminal 100, etc., and transmit the location information to the central server, so that one adjacent to the current location extracted by the central server The above pharmacy information can be received and displayed.

The visit reservation unit 150 may request a visit reservation for the selected pharmacy from the central server according to a user's input. When the user selects any one of the searched pharmacies and enters a reservation schedule to confirm the reservation request, the visit reservation unit 150 transmits the entered reservation information to the central server through the terminal communication unit 130, and thus the central server A visit reservation procedure may be performed by confirming the selected pharmacy with reference to the reservation information and requesting a visit reservation to the pharmacy terminal of the pharmacy.

The drug information search unit 160 may provide specific information on various drugs that have been previously marketed or are currently on the market registered in the central server according to a user's input. The drug information search unit 160 may provide a UI for searching, and by inquiring the central server using the keyword related to the drug entered by the user, the drug information including the name, manufacturer, ingredient, etc. of the drug is received. can be displayed on the screen.

The consultation processing unit 170 may register consultation contents related to other medicines, such as purchasing and taking medicine, in the central server according to the user's input, and then may provide an answer by an expert such as a pharmacist. The user may inquire about various questions related to the drug through the user terminal 100 and check the answer of the pharmacist.

The storage 180 may store the prescription image and interpretation information obtained through the user terminal 100 . The information stored in the storage 180 may be stored for each prescription, and then may be transmitted to the central server together with reservation information when reserving a visit to the pharmacy. In addition, the storage 180 may store various data for executing the application of the present invention, a user account, a password, and other setting values.

Hereinafter, a central server of a pharmacy support system including an identification code-based prescription reception application according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

3 is a diagram illustrating the structure of a central server of a pharmacy support system including an identification code-based prescription reception application according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3 , the central server 200 of the pharmacy support system according to an embodiment of the present invention performs a membership registration procedure or a login procedure with reference to the database 220 in response to a connection request from the user terminal 100 . A log-in processing unit 210 that performs, a data collection unit 230 that collects interpretation information of a prescription image or general identification code in response to a prescription reception request from the user terminal 100, text corresponding to the prescription contents included in the prescription image The text extraction unit 240 that extracts and stores the data in the database 220, the standard identification code generation unit 250 that generates a standard identification code by encoding the extracted text or interpretation information according to the standard encoding protocol, and reservation information Accordingly, it may include a server communication unit 260 for transmitting the standard identification code to the pharmacy terminal 300 operated by the identified pharmacy.

The login processing unit 210 may perform a membership registration procedure for a first-time user who wants to use the system according to an embodiment of the present invention and a login procedure for the registered user. A user who accesses for the first time can enter information such as his or her name and contact information through the user terminal 100 and set a user account and password to perform a membership registration procedure, and this information is stored in the database 220 . can be

Thereafter, the registered user can use services such as a pharmacy visit reservation by inputting an account name and password through the user terminal 100 to log in normally to the central server.

The database 220 may store various types of information for operating the central server 200 . For example, an account name and password associated with the user, associated pharmacy information, and a prescription image requested to be received may be stored.

In particular, the database 220 according to an embodiment of the present invention stores the member information including the account and password of the registered user, the member DB 221 , and the text extracted by the text extraction unit 240 . Drugs including prescription DB 223 for storing each prescription request, pharmacy information including company names, locations, and contact information of a plurality of registered pharmacies, and names, manufacturers and drug codes of a plurality of drugs that have been distributed or are currently in circulation It may include a pharmacy DB 225 for storing information.

The data collection unit 230 may collect prescription image or general identification code interpretation information according to the reception request from the logged-in user terminal 100 in each region that has requested prescription reception in real time.

The text extraction unit 240 may extract text corresponding to the prescription content included in the prescription image collected by the data collection unit 230 and store it in the database 220 . The text extraction unit 240 may apply a well-known optical character reader (OCR) technology, read the prescription content included in the prescription, convert it into a text form, and store it.

The standard identification code generation unit 250 may generate a standard identification code by encoding the text or interpretation information extracted by the text extraction unit 240 according to a standard encoding protocol. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the identification code generation unit 250 may convert the text corresponding to the prescription contents in the entire prescription image collected by the data collection unit 230 into a standard identification code.

Referring to Figure 4, the conventional general identification code (a), that is, the general QR code includes text including 185 characters, numbers and symbols, etc., while the standard identification code (b) of the present invention is 347 digits. It may include text data including letters, numbers, and symbols.

Here, the general identification code (a) may have different encoding rules and reading results for each manufacturer of the program generating the identification code, but the standard identification code (b) is based on the standardized protocol, so the encoding rules and readings for each program manufacturer are different. The result has the same characteristics.

Referring back to FIG. 3 , according to an embodiment of the present invention, the user terminal 100 may further provide analysis information according to the scan of the application for the general identification code marked on the prescription as well as the prescription image. With respect to the analysis information of the general identification code collected by the above-described data collection unit 230, the standard identification code generation unit 250 may generate a standard identification code by encoding the analysis information according to a standard encoding protocol.

Alternatively, according to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to reconstruct the same general identification code as the original code by encoding the interpretation information according to the encoding protocol applied to the hospital program.

The server communication unit 260 may be connected to the pharmacy terminal 300 through an information communication network to perform data communication. In particular, the server communication unit 260, when a prescription reception request from the user terminal 100 to the central server 200 is generated, and a standard identification code using the received prescription image or interpretation information is generated, the corresponding pharmacy with reference to the reservation information and can transmit reservation information and a standard identification code to the pharmacy terminal 100 .

In addition, the central server 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a service providing unit 280 that provides one or more services according to the request of the user terminal 100 .

The service provided by the service provider 280 includes a pharmacy search service 281 that extracts and provides pharmacy information about one or more pharmacies adjacent to the user's current location with reference to the database 220, and the user When a query is input from the drug search service 283 and the user terminal 100 that extracts and provides one or more drug information corresponding to the keyword with reference to the database 220 using the keyword input from the terminal 100 , a consultation service 285 that transmits inquiries to one or more currently connected pharmacy terminals 300 , and returns a reply to a corresponding user terminal when an answer is input from the pharmacy terminal 300 .

Among them, the pharmacy search service 281 uses the GPS information of the user terminal 100 to determine the current location, a list of one or more pharmacies registered within a certain radius from the current location, and the pharmacy name, contact information, location of each pharmacy, etc. It may be a service that provides pharmacy information to the user terminal 100 .

In addition, the drug search service 283 searches the database 220 using the keyword input to the user terminal 100, and extracts drug information including drug names, manufacturers, and dosage methods for various drugs related to the keyword. Thus, it may be a service provided to the user terminal 100 .

In addition, the consultation service 285 transmits the consultation contents to one or more pharmacy terminals 300 to which the central server 200 is linked, as the consultation contents are input to the user terminal 100 and transmitted to the central server 200. When an answer is requested and an answer is returned to the pharmacy terminal 300 , it may be a service of delivering it to the corresponding user terminal 100 .

Hereinafter, a pharmacy support method of a pharmacy support system including an identification code-based prescription reception application according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

5 is a diagram illustrating a pharmacy support method of a pharmacy support system including an identification code-based prescription reception application according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5 , in the pharmacy support method of the pharmacy support system including the identification code-based prescription reception application according to the embodiment of the present invention, first, the prescription issued by the user through the user terminal in which the application distributed by the system of the present invention is installed. And/or take a general identification code marked on the prescription (S100).

Then, when the user terminal 100 executes the user's pharmacy search function to search for a pharmacy registered in the central server 200 (S110), the central server 200 displays one or more adjacent pharmacies according to the location of the user terminal 100 (S110). The pharmacy information on the pharmacy is returned (S120), and the user can select any one pharmacy to visit through the pharmacy information (S130).

Next, the user terminal 100 generates a prescription image or generates analysis information by scanning a general identification code and transmits it to the central server as transmission data to request a prescription reception (S140).

Next, the central server 200 identifies the pharmacy according to the reservation information for the prescription reception request from the user terminal 100, and analyzes the transmitted prescription image or interpretation information (S150).

Then, the central server 200 generates a standard identification code according to the analysis result (S160), and transmits the standard identification code and reservation information for the prescription reception to the pharmacy terminal 300 of the identified pharmacy (S170).

Accordingly, the pharmacy terminal 300 may receive the prescription by confirming the contents of the prescription through the transmitted standard identification code and inputting the prescription into the pharmacy program (S180).

Thereafter, as an offline procedure, when the user visits the visit reservation time, the pharmacy pays the prepared drug (S200).

Hereinafter, the technical idea of the present invention will be described in detail through an example of a screen provided by an identification code-based prescription reception application according to an embodiment of the present invention with reference to the drawings.

6 to 13 are diagrams illustrating an example of a screen provided by an identification code-based prescription reception application according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6 , according to an embodiment of the present invention, a user installs and runs an identification code-based prescription reception application in a user terminal such as a smart phone of a picture, and creates a prescription image by photographing the entire area of the received prescription. have. To this end, the application may provide a UI capable of detecting and photographing the area of the prescription, and the user may perform photographing by placing the contents of the prescription in the area provided by the UI.

Referring to FIG. 7 , the user can scan the contents by photographing the general identification code indicated on the prescription through the application. The application may provide a UI that can scan an identification code in the form of a QR code, and the user can perform a scan by placing the identification code in an area provided by the UI. Accordingly, it is possible to interpret the application identification code and transmit the analysis information to the central server.

Referring to FIG. 8 , a user may search for one or more pharmacies registered in the system. When executing the pharmacy search function, the application may transmit the GPS information of the user terminal to the central server, whereby the central server extracts one or more nearby pharmacies within a predetermined distance based on the received GPS information, and stores the extracted pharmacy information of the pharmacy. It can reply to the user terminal. Accordingly, the application may display the received one or more pharmacy information on the screen in the form of a list. The user may select any one from the list of pharmacies on the screen to receive a prescription and schedule a visit.

Referring to FIG. 9 , when a user selects a pharmacy, the application may provide a request information input screen for receiving information for a pharmacy visit reservation. On the request input screen, 'agree to terms and conditions' including consent to personal information required to transmit prescriptions through the system of the present invention, 'find medicine' to set approximate pharmacy visit time, and other requests in text form Options such as 'requests' that can be entered may be included, and when the necessary information is entered by the user, the application transmits the prescription image and/or general identification code interpretation information along with the entered contents to the central server. You can request to receive a prescription.

Referring to FIG. 10, the screen shows the transmission completion screen of the prescription image to the central server. After the transmission is completed, the application displays the prescription number, creation date, visit scheduled pharmacy, scheduled visit time, and other input requests on the screen. can

In addition, the identification code-based prescription reception application according to an embodiment of the present invention may further provide useful services related to pharmacies and medicines for users.

Referring to FIG. 11 , the application may provide a pharmacy search service, and when a user inputs a keyword related to a pharmacy in the user terminal, the application transmits the keyword to the central server and a pharmacy corresponding to the keyword among registered pharmacies. Information can be returned and displayed on the screen. As illustrated, the pharmacy information may include the name of the pharmacy, the distance from the current location, contact information, the introduction of the pharmacy, the introduction of the pharmacist, the operating hours and the location of the pharmacy on the electronic map.

12 is an example of a drug information search service screen provided by an application according to an embodiment of the present invention. When a user selects a drug information search function, the application may provide a search window, and the user enters a drug information search window in the search window. When you input a keyword related to , the application transmits the keyword to the central server, and receives drug information extracted from the central server as a reply and displays it on the screen. Such drug information may be a drug name, a pharmaceutical (manufacturer) company, a drug code number, and the like.

13 is an example of a consultation inquiry service screen provided by an application according to an embodiment of the present invention, and when a user selects an inquiry consultation function, the application displays a registration screen for registering inquiries in relation to drug purchase, dosage and effect may be provided, and when the registered inquiry is transmitted to the central server, the central server may transmit the inquiry to the associated pharmacy terminal and provide an answer returned therefrom to the user terminal. Accordingly, the user can check the answer to the inquiry made by the user through the application.

Although many matters are specifically described in the above description, these should be construed as examples of preferred embodiments rather than limiting the scope of the invention. Therefore, the invention should not be defined by the described embodiments, but should be defined by the claims and equivalents to the claims.

10: general identification code 50: prescription
100: user terminal 110: photographing unit
120: image generating unit 130: terminal communication unit
140: pharmacy search unit 150: visit reservation unit
160: drug information search unit 170: consultation processing unit
180: storage 200: central server
210: login processing unit 220: database
230: image collection unit 240: text extraction unit
250: standard identification code generation unit 260: server communication unit
270: scanning unit 280: service providing unit
300: pharmacy terminal

Claims (1)

Codes generated according to different encoding rules by code issuing devices according to the rules developed by different program developers, hereinafter referred to as "general identification codes" - are marked one or more user terminals that photograph a prescription to generate a prescription image or interpretation information, and generate reservation information for a pharmacy selected by a user to request a prescription;
A code generated by a code issuing device developed according to the standardized same protocol by identifying the pharmacy according to the reservation information and analyzing the prescription image or interpretation information for the prescription reception case requested from the user terminal - below , referred to as "standard identification code" - a central server for generating and transmitting the generated standard identification code to the pharmacy terminal of the identified pharmacy; and
and one or more pharmacy terminals receiving a prescription by receiving a standard identification code and reservation information for a prescription reception case from the central server,
The user terminal is
a photographing unit for photographing the prescription and the general identification code on which the prescription and the general identification code generated according to the prescription are marked;
a prescription processing unit for generating and storing a prescription image for the prescription or interpretation information of the general identification code in a storage;
a terminal communication unit performing data communication with the central server and transmitting the prescription image or the analysis information to the central server;
a pharmacy search unit for requesting to search for one or more adjacent pharmacies registered in the central server according to current location information;
a visit reservation unit that displays pharmacy information according to a pharmacy search result and transmits the prescription image or interpretation information together with reservation information to the central server to request reception of a prescription when any one pharmacy is selected by the user;
a drug information search unit for requesting to search for drug information including product names and pharmaceutical companies for a plurality of drugs registered in the central server according to a user's input, and receiving and displaying a search result from the central server; and
In accordance with the user's input, it includes a consultation processing unit that registers inquiries about drug purchase and administration to the central server, and receives answers to inquiries from experts, including pharmacists, from the central server or a linked pharmacy terminal. do,
The central server,
a login processing unit for performing a membership registration procedure or a login procedure with reference to a database according to the connection request of the user terminal;
a data collection unit for collecting interpretation information of a prescription image or a general identification code according to a prescription reception request from the user terminal;
a text extraction unit that reads the prescription contents included in the prescription image by applying OCR technology, extracts text, and stores the text in the database;
a standard identification code generator for encoding the extracted text or the interpretation information according to a standard encoding protocol to generate a standard identification code having the same encoding protocol and read result for each program manufacturer;
a server communication unit for transmitting the standard identification code to receive a prescription to a pharmacy terminal operated by the identified pharmacy according to the reservation information; and
A service providing unit that provides one or more services according to the request of the user terminal,
The database is
Member DB for storing member information including the account and password of the registered user;
a prescription DB for storing the text extracted by the text extraction unit for each prescription reception request; and
A pharmacy DB for storing drug information including the name, manufacturer, and drug code of a plurality of drugs that have been circulated or are currently in circulation and pharmacy information including the company name, location and contact information of a plurality of registered pharmacies;
The one or more services,
a drug search service for extracting and providing one or more drug information corresponding to the keyword with reference to the database using the keyword input from the user terminal;
a pharmacy search service for extracting and providing pharmacy information about one or more pharmacies adjacent to the user's current location with reference to the database; and
Consultation service that, when an inquiry is input from the user terminal, transmits the inquiry to an approved pharmacy terminal among one or more currently connected pharmacy terminals, and replies to the user terminal when an answer is input from the pharmacy terminal
A pharmacy support system comprising an identification code-based prescription receipt application comprising a.

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