Apparatus and method for a self-service kiosk

Abstract

Systems, apparatuses and methods are provided herein for a self-service drug locator interface. In one embodiment, a method of providing a self-service drug locator includes, receiving, from a customer, one or more identifiers associated with one or more drugs through a customer self-service drug locator interface. The system then selects a plurality of pharmacies meeting one or more search parameters, wherein the one or more search parameters comprise a maximum distance from a location or a geographical region. Inventories of the plurality of pharmacies are queried to determine whether the one or more drugs are in stock in each of the plurality of pharmacies. A list of recommended pharmacies is generated based on the querying of the inventories of the plurality of pharmacies and provided to the customer.

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         22 . A computer implemented method for providing a self-service interface comprising:
 providing a customer self-service interface displayed on a self-service kiosk comprising a display screen and a weight sensor;   detecting, with the weight sensor of the self-service kiosk, whether the customer is present at the self-service kiosk providing the self-service interface; and   removing information associated with the customer from the display screen when the weight sensor detects that the customer has left the self-service kiosk.   
     
     
         23 . The computer implemented method of  claim 22 , wherein the customer self-service interface comprises a customer self-service drug locator interface 
     
     
         24 . The computer implemented method of  claim 22 , further comprising:
 removing information associated with the customer from the display screen after a period of inactivity.   
     
     
         25 . The computer implemented method of  claim 22 , further comprising:
 receiving search parameters in the customer self-service interface via an input device of the self-service kiosk.   
     
     
         26 . The computer implemented method of  claim 22 , further comprising:
 printing information from the customer self-service interface via a printer of the self-service kiosk.   
     
     
         27 . The computer implemented method of  claim 22 , further comprising:
 receiving drug or prescription information via a scanner of the self-service kiosk as input to the self-service interface.   
     
     
         28 . The computer implemented method of  claim 22 , further comprising:
 communicating with a server to provide the self-service interface via a network interface of the self-service kiosk.   
     
     
         29 . A self-service kiosk comprising:
 a display screen;   a weight sensor for detecting whether the customer is present at the self-service kiosk; and   a control circuit configured to:
 provide a customer self-service interface via the display screen; 
 detect, with the weight sensor, whether the customer is present at the self-service kiosk providing the self-service interface; and 
 remove information associated with the customer from the display screen when the weight sensor detects that the customer has left the self-service kiosk. 
   
     
     
         30 . The self-service kiosk of  claim 29 , wherein the customer self-service interface comprises a customer self-service drug locator interface 
     
     
         31 . The self-service kiosk of  claim 29 , wherein the control circuit is further configured to:
 remove information associated with the customer from the display screen after a period of inactivity.   
     
     
         32 . The self-service kiosk of  claim 29 , further comprising:
 an input device configured to receive search parameters in the customer self-service interface.   
     
     
         33 . The self-service kiosk of  claim 29 , further comprising:
 a printer configured to print information from the customer self-service interface.   
     
     
         34 . The self-service kiosk of  claim 29 , further comprising:
 a scanner configured to receive drug or prescription information as input to the self-service interface.   
     
     
         35 . The self-service kiosk of  claim 29 , further comprising:
 a network interface configured to communicate with a server to provide information in the self-service interface.   
     
     
         36 . An apparatus for providing a customer self-service comprising:
 a processor-based device; and   a non-transitory computer readable medium storing a set of instructions executable by the processor-based device and configured to cause the processor-based device to perform the steps of:
 providing a customer self-service interface displayed on a self-service kiosk comprising a display screen and a weight sensor; 
 detecting, with the weight sensor of the self-service kiosk, whether the customer is present at the self-service kiosk providing the self-service interface; and 
 removing information associated with the customer from the display screen when the weight sensor detects that the customer has left the self-service kiosk.