Method and System of Internet Based Control of Promotional Content from Pharmacies and Associated with Pharmaceutical Storage Systems

Abstract

The present disclosure is directed to an apparatus and system for the promotional or goods or services, including marketing, advertising and coupon procurement and validation, in connection with pharmaceutical containers and an internet based management of the same.

1 . A method of delivering promotion materials between a pharmacy and a user of a pharmaceutical storage system having a container, closure, and at least one label, the method comprising:
 a. providing a central processing unit having a database accessible by the internet, the database having predetermined promotional materials;   b. providing customization options for a pharmacy to create individualized promotional material at the central processing unit;   c. receiving a promotional material choice from the pharmacy using a remote pharmacy interface with the central processing unit;   d. verifying the promotional material choice from the pharmacy using the central processing unit and the remote pharmacy interface and linking at least one coupon to the promotional material choice;   e. linking the promotional material choice to an information access code;   f. providing the pharmaceutical storage system with the information access code;   g. receiving a request at the central processing unit for access to the promotional material choice from the user with the information access code using a remote user interface;   h. allowing the user to pick at least one coupon from the promotional material choice;   i. validating the at least one coupon; and   j. restricting at least partial subsequent access by the information access code to the promotional material choice after validating the at least one coupon.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the promotional material choice is selected from the predetermined promotional materials and the individualized promotional material. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein step j further includes restricting access to the at least one coupon by the user. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , further including restricting all access to the promotional material choice by the information access code. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 3 , further including associating a second coupon with the promotional material choice and allowing the user access to the second coupon of predetermined promotional materials and still restricting access to the at least one coupon. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein step i further includes allowing storage of the at least one coupon by the user. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6  further including allowing printing of the at least one coupon by the user. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein step i further includes allowing printing of the at least one coupon by the user. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein step i further includes recording the validation at the central processing unit and notifying the pharmacy of the validation. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein step b further includes providing the pharmacy secure internet access unit through the remote pharmacy interface to the central processing unit to create the individualized promotional material from at least one of the predetermined promotional materials. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , further including allowing the pharmacy to alter the length of effective time, the products covered, and the discount amount of the at least one predetermined promotional material to create the individualized promotional material. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the at least one predetermined promotional material includes an appearance and the methods further allows alteration of the appearance of the at least one predetermined promotional material to create the individualized promotional material. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the information access code is positioned on the at least one label. 
     
     
         14 . A method of delivering promotion materials between a pharmacy and a user of a pharmaceutical storage system having a container, closure, and at least one label, the method comprising:
 a. providing a central processing unit have a database accessible by the internet, the database having predetermined promotional materials;   b. providing customization options for a pharmacy to create individualized promotional material at the central processing unit;   c. receiving a promotional material choice from the pharmacy using a remote pharmacy interface with the central processing unit, the promotional material choice selected from the predetermined promotional materials and the individualized promotional material;   d. verifying the promotional material choice from the pharmacy using the central processing unit and the remote pharmacy interface;   e. linking the promotional material choice to a information access code;   f. providing the pharmaceutical storage system having the information access code;   g. receiving a request at the central processing unit for access to the promotional material choice from the user with the information access code using a remote user interface;   h. allowing the user to pick at least one coupon from the promotional material choice;   i. validating the at least one coupon;   j. allowing printing of the at least one coupon by the user using the remote user interface; and   k. restricting at least partial subsequent access by the information access code to the promotional material choice after validating the at least one coupon.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein step k further includes restricting access to the at least one coupon by the user. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , further including restricting all access to the promotional material choice by the information access code. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 14 , further including associating a second coupon with the promotional material choice and allowing the user access to the second coupon of predetermined promotional materials and still restricting access to the at least one coupon. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein step i further includes allowing storage of the at least one coupon by the user. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein step i further includes recording the validation at the central processing unit and notifying the pharmacy of the validation. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein step b further includes providing the pharmacy secure internet access unit through the remote pharmacy interface to the central processing to create the individualized promotional material from at least one of the predetermined promotional materials. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 20 , further including allowing the user to alter the length of effective time, the products covered, and the discount amount of the at least one predetermined promotional material to create the individualized promotional material. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein the at least one predetermined promotional material includes an appearance and the methods further allows alteration of the appearance of the at least one predetermined promotional material to create the individualized promotional material. 
     
     
         23 . A method of delivering promotion materials between a pharmacy and a user of a pharmaceutical storage system having a container, closure, and at least one label, the method comprising:
 a. providing a central processing unit have a database accessible by the internet, the database having predetermined promotional materials;   b. providing customization options for a pharmacy to create individualized promotional material having an appearance at the central processing unit, including allowing the user to alter the length of effective time, the products covered, and the discount amount of the at least one predetermined promotional material to create the individualized promotional material and allowing alteration of the appearance of the at least one predetermined promotional material to create the individualized promotional material;   c. receiving a promotional material choice from the pharmacy using a remote pharmacy interface with the central processing unit, the promotional material choice selected from the predetermined promotional materials and the individualized promotional material;   d. verifying the promotional material choice from the pharmacy using the central processing unit and the remote pharmacy interface;   e. linking the promotional material choice to a information access code;   f. providing the at least one label of the pharmaceutical storage system with the information access code;   g. receiving a request at the central processing unit for access to the promotional material choice from the user with the information access code using a remote user interface;   h. allowing the user to pick at least one coupon from the promotional material choice;   i. validating the at least one coupon;   j. allowing printing of the at least one coupon by the user using the remote user interface; and   k. restricting at least partial subsequent access by the information access code to the promotional material choice after validating the at least one coupon.   
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 23 , wherein step k further includes restricting access to the at least one coupon by the user. 
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 24 , further including restricting all access to the promotional material choice by the information access code. 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 23 , further including associating a second coupon with the promotional material choice and allowing the user access to the second coupon of predetermined promotional materials and still restricting access to the at least one coupon. 
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 23 , wherein step i further includes allowing storage of the at least one coupon by the user. 
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 23 , wherein step i further includes recording the validation at the central processing unit and notifying the pharmacy of the validation.