Information processing device, information processing method and program

Abstract

To enable a prescription pre-transmission technology to be introduced at low cost until confirming an introduction effect as to whether to be able to collect customers and to enable management cost to be appropriate.SOLUTION: A transmission information acquisition part 51 of a server 1 acquires data of transmission information SJ transmitted by an online FAX from a patient terminal 2. An information addition part 52 generates data of transmission information with additional information FSJ being information obtained by adding additional information of an advertisement or the like to the transmission information SJ. A FAX transmission control part 53 executes control for transmitting the data of the transmission information with additional information FSJ to a pharmacy terminal 3 by the online FAX. Thus, the transmission information with additional information FSJ is received as reception information by the pharmacy terminal 3.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, a technology (hereinafter referred to as "prescription advance transmission technology") is known in which a prescription issued by a hospital (doctor) is transmitted in advance before a patient visits a pharmacy to accelerate the dispensing operation by a pharmacist (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] However, in the conventional prescription advance technology including Patent Document 1, from the pharmacy side, it is necessary to introduce it at high cost without confirming the introduction effect such as whether customers can be obtained, and furthermore, the operation cost is also high.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and an object thereof is to enable introduction of the prescription advance transmission technology at low cost until the introduction effect such as whether customers can be obtained is confirmed, and to appropriately reduce the operation cost.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] To achieve the above object, an information processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes: transmission information acquisition means for acquiring data of transmission information transmitted by FAX from a first terminal; information addition means for generating data of transmission information with additional information, which is information obtained by adding additional information to the transmission information; FAX transmission control means for executing control to transmit the data of the transmission information with additional information to the second terminal by FAX; is provided. Here, the first terminal transmits, by FAX, an image of a prescribed prescription issued for a prescribed patient as the transmission information, the additional information is information transmitted by a person different from the prescribed patient, and the second terminal is a terminal managed by a pharmacist who dispenses prescribed medicines based on the prescribed prescription or a pharmacy to which the pharmacist belongs. It can be made like this.

[0007] Each of the information processing method and program according to one aspect of the present invention is each a method and program corresponding to the information processing apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention.

Advantages of the Invention

[0008] According to the present invention, it becomes possible to introduce a prescription pre-transmission technology at low cost until the introduction effect such as whether customers can be obtained is confirmed, and the operation cost can also be made appropriate.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Embodiments for Carrying Out the Invention

[0010] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0011] First, with reference to FIG. 1, an overview of a service (hereinafter referred to as "this service") that can be realized by an information processing system (see FIG. 2 described later) to which a server according to an embodiment of the information processing apparatus of the present invention is applied will be described. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overview of this service that can be realized by an information processing system to which a server according to an embodiment of the information processing apparatus of the present invention is applied.

[0012] This service is a service that enables the introduction of a prescription pre-transmission technology at low cost until the introduction effect such as whether customers can be obtained is confirmed, and can also appropriately control the operation cost.

[0013] First, the prescription pre-transmission technology adopted in this service will be described. After patient U (sender U) obtains a prescription SH from a doctor (not shown), the patient U uses pharmacy YK to obtain the prescription drug M based on the prescription SH. That is, pharmacist YZ belonging to pharmacy YK dispenses the prescription drug M based on the prescription SH and provides it to patient U. Generally, after patient U goes to pharmacy YK and submits the prescription SH by hand, the dispensing by pharmacist YZ starts. This dispensing takes time, and when the dispensing starts after such a handover of the prescription SH, patient U may be made to wait for a long time. Therefore, in this service, the following prescription pre-transmission technology is adopted. That is, patient U uses the dedicated application software installed on the terminal 2 (hereinafter referred to as the "patient terminal 2") he / she owns to first transmit the image SHG of the prescription SH to the terminal 3 (hereinafter referred to as the "pharmacy terminal 3") managed by pharmacy YK via online FAX. Hereinafter, the dedicated application software applied in this service is referred to as the "pharmacy FAX app". Thereby, pharmacist YZ can grasp the content of prescription SH by viewing image SHG in advance, and thus can start dispensing in advance. That is, in order for patient U to receive prescription drug M, the original prescription SH itself must be submitted to pharmacy YK when visiting the pharmacy. Since dispensing starts before visiting this pharmacy YK, it is possible to deliver prescription drug M to patient U without keeping him / her waiting.

[0014] Note that as shown in FIG. 2, the technology of the prescription pre-transmission itself, namely, the pre-transmission of the image SHG of prescription SH, has existed conventionally. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an overview of the conventional prescription pre-transmission technology for comparison with the present service of FIG. 1.

[0015] As shown in FIG. 2, as a conventional method, there was a prescription pre-transmission technology in which patient U used the conventional application software of another company installed on patient terminal J2M to transmit the image SHG of prescription SH to pharmacy terminal J3M using the application software of that other company via the Internet. This conventional prescription pre-transmission technology has a problem that it is unclear for pharmacy YK how much customer acquisition will occur unless a high contract fee is paid to another company for contracting.

[0016] Also, as shown in FIG. 2, as another conventional method, there was a prescription pre-transmission technology in which patient U used the dedicated FAX machine J2F at the FAX corner of the hospital to which the doctor who issued the prescription belongs to transmit the image SHG of prescription SH to the dedicated FAX machine J3F in pharmacy YK by ordinary FAX. In this conventional prescription pre - sending technology, for pharmacy YK, there is a problem that the initial cost and operating cost are high.

[0017] Returning to FIG. 1, in this service, in order to solve such conventional problems, the following prescription pre - sending technology is introduced. That is, in this service, the information received by the pharmacy terminal 3 of pharmacy YK via online FAX (hereinafter referred to as "received information") includes additional information such as advertisements in addition to the necessary information such as the image SHG of prescription SH. Specifically, the provider of this service can operate at least a part of this service using the fees for advertisements and the like included in the additional information. Therefore, for pharmacy YK, as shown in FIG. 4 described later, for example, if it is only the prescription pre - sending service during business hours, it can receive the service for free. For this reason, pharmacy YK can try out how much customer acquisition there is within the scope of the free plan (that is, no initial cost is incurred), and then can select an appropriate plan for pharmacy YK (it may remain the free plan or switch to some paid plans), so the operating cost also becomes appropriate.

[0018] In this way, it becomes possible to solve the conventional problems by adopting this service. That is, by adopting this service, the prescription pre - sending technology can be introduced at low cost until the introduction effect such as whether customer acquisition can be obtained is confirmed, and the operating cost can also be made appropriate.

[0019] Furthermore, the outline of this service will be described below. As shown in FIG. 1, patient U uses the pharmacy FAX application on patient terminal 2 to image prescription SH, attaches the resulting image SHG to text H, and transmits it as transmission information SJ together with FAX cover sheet SF via online FAX. The transmission information acquisition unit 51 of server 1 acquires the data of transmission information SJ transmitted from patient terminal 2 via online FAX.

[0020] The information addition unit 52 generates data of the transmission information with additional information FSJ, which is information obtained by adding additional information such as advertisements to the transmission information SJ. In the example of FIG. 1, advertisements of the company itself and other companies, upgrade notices, etc. are added below the delivery note SF as additional information, and various advertisements are added as additional information to the advertisement column below the main text H, thereby generating data of the transmission information with additional information FSJ. Also, FIG. 3 shows an example of a sample of the transmission information with additional information provided in the present service of FIG. 1. In the sample of FIG. 3, similar to the main text H in the example of FIG. 1, it is possible to add various advertisements as additional information to the advertisement column below.

[0021] Returning to FIG. 1, the FAX transmission control unit 53 executes control to transmit the data of the transmission information with additional information FSJ to the pharmacy terminal 3 via online FAX. As a result, the transmission information with additional information FSJ is received by the pharmacy terminal 3 as received information.

[0022] FIG. 4 shows an example of a comparison table of functions by plan when providing the present service of FIG. 1 to a pharmacy. In the example of FIG. 4, three plans, namely a free plan, a paid plan A, and a paid plan B, are provided for selection by the pharmacy YK.

[0023] In the free plan, on the condition that advertisements are posted on the delivery note SF (posting of additional information), it is possible to use the basic function of receiving FAX during business hours (accepted from the start of business until one hour before the end of business). By first selecting the free plan, the pharmacy YK can, as described above, try how much customer acquisition there is without incurring an initial cost. Subsequently, as described above, the pharmacy YK can select an appropriate plan for itself (it may be the free plan as it is, or it may switch to one of several paid plans), so the operating costs will also be appropriate.

[0024] Here, the paid plan A, like the free plan, enables the use of the basic function of receiving FAX during business hours (accepted until one hour before closing after business starts), on the condition that advertisements (additional information) are published in the invoice SF. Furthermore, in the paid plan A, it is possible to use not only during business hours but also to receive 100% of FAX (FAX reception) outside business hours and to use the management screen.

[0025] Also, in the paid plan A, it is possible to use online medication guidance. Online medication guidance is a service that allows pharmacist YZ to connect their own terminal (for example, pharmacy terminal 3) and patient terminal 2 via the Internet and provide online medication guidance to patient U. In this case, for pharmacist YZ who has received prescription SH to provide online medication guidance to patient U, server 1 controls the exchange of information between patient terminal 2 and pharmacist YZ's terminal (for example, pharmacy terminal 3).

[0026] Also, if necessary, online accounting is possible. Online accounting is a service that allows patient U to make online payments for prescription drugs using patient terminal 2. In this case, to implement online accounting, server 1 communicates with patient terminal 2 to execute processing related to the settlement of the price of prescription drug M obtained through the dispensing act based on prescription SH by pharmacist YZ.

[0027] When such online medication guidance and online accounting become possible, on the condition that the original prescription SH is submitted to pharmacy YK, patient U can receive prescription drug M outside of pharmacy YK without having to visit the pharmacy directly. That is, from the perspective of pharmacy YK, it becomes possible to request the delivery of prescription drug M to the outside. In this case, server 1 executes control of the arrangement to deliver prescription drug M obtained through the dispensing act based on prescription SH by pharmacist YZ to the location designated by patient U, pharmacist YZ, or pharmacy YK. The delivery destination of such prescription drug M (the receiving destination for patient U) is not particularly limited and may be, for example, patient U's home. However, in this service, a locker device R is adopted as the delivery destination of such prescription drug M (the receiving destination for patient U). In the paid plan A, the service of "station lockers" where the locker device R is installed at the station can be used. Since the station lockers can be used 24 hours a day, patient U can receive prescription drug M 24 hours a day.

[0028] On the other hand, different from the free plan and the paid plan A, in the paid plan B, regarding the use of the basic function of receiving FAX during business hours (accepted from the start of business until one hour before the end of business), the condition of advertising in the delivery note SF (posting additional information) is lifted (it is possible not to post). That is, by selecting the paid plan B, the pharmacy YK can issue an instruction to prohibit the reception of additional information. In this case, when an instruction indicating that it is the paid plan B is issued, the FAX transmission control unit 53 prohibits the transmission of the data of the transmission information FSJ with additional information and executes control to transmit the data of the transmission information SJ (without additional information) to the pharmacy terminal 3.

[0029] Also, in the paid plan B, similar to the paid plan A, not only during business hours but also the use of 100% FAX reception (FAX reception) outside business hours, the use of the management screen, the use of online medication guidance, the use of online accounting, and the use of station lockers and other services can be used. Furthermore, in the paid plan B, the use of an outdoor refrigerated locker for the store, which does not exist in the paid plan A, can be used. The outdoor refrigerated locker for the store is a service where a refrigerable locker device R is installed outside the pharmacy YK (for example, in front of the entrance), and the pharmacist YZ etc. can store prescription drug M and patient U can pick it up. As a result, patient U can receive prescription drug M 24 hours a day outside the pharmacy YK.

[0030] Next, with reference to FIG. 5, the configuration of the information processing system that realizes the provision of the above-described service, that is, the information processing system to which a server according to an embodiment of the information processing apparatus of the present invention is applied, will be described. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of an information processing system to which a server according to an embodiment of the information processing apparatus of the present invention is applied.

[0031] The information processing system shown in FIG. 5 is configured to include a server 1, a patient terminal 2, and a pharmacy terminal 3. The server 1, the patient terminal 2, and the pharmacy terminal 3 are interconnected via a network N such as the Internet.

[0032] The server 1 is an information processing apparatus managed by the provider of the present service (FIG. 1). The server 1 executes various processes for realizing the present service while appropriately communicating with the patient terminal 2 and the pharmacy terminal 3.

[0033] The patient terminal 2 is an information processing apparatus operated by the patient U and is composed of a smartphone, a tablet, a personal computer, or the like. The pharmacy terminal 3 is an information processing apparatus operated by a person belonging to the pharmacy YK (pharmacist YZ in this embodiment) and is composed of a smartphone, a tablet, a personal computer, or the like.

[0034] FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the server in the information processing system shown in FIG. 5.

[0035] The server 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 13, a bus 14, an input / output interface 15, an input unit 16, an output unit 17, a storage unit 18, a communication unit 19, and a drive 20.

[0036] The CPU 11 executes various processes according to the programs recorded in the ROM 12 or the programs loaded from the storage unit 18 into the RAM 13. In the RAM 13, data and the like necessary for the CPU 11 to execute various processes are also appropriately stored.

[0037] The CPU 11, ROM 12, and RAM 13 are interconnected via a bus 14. An input / output interface 15 is also connected to this bus 14. An input unit 16, an output unit 17, a storage unit 18, a communication unit 19, and a drive 20 are connected to the input / output interface 15.

[0038] The input unit 16 is constituted by, for example, a keyboard or the like and inputs various information. The output unit 17 is constituted by a display such as a liquid crystal display or a speaker or the like and outputs various information as images or sounds. The storage unit 18 is constituted by a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) or the like and stores various data. The communication unit 19 communicates with other devices (for example, the patient terminal 2 and the pharmacy terminal 3 in FIG. 3) via a network N including the Internet.

[0039] A removable medium 30 made of a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, or a semiconductor memory or the like is appropriately mounted on the drive 20. The program read from the removable medium 30 by the drive 20 is installed in the storage unit 18 as necessary. Also, the removable medium 30 can store various data stored in the storage unit 18 in the same manner as the storage unit 18.

[0040] Although not shown, the patient terminal 2 and the pharmacy terminal 3 in FIG. 5 can also have a configuration basically the same as the hardware configuration shown in FIG. 6. Therefore, the description of the hardware configuration of the patient terminal 2 and the pharmacy terminal 3 is omitted.

[0041] By the cooperation of various hardware and various software that make up the information processing system of FIG. 5 including the server 1 of FIG. 6, various processes for providing the present service of FIG. 1 can be executed.

[0042] FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the server of FIG. 6 in the information processing system of FIG. 5.

[0043] As shown in FIG. 7, in the CPU 11 of the server 1, a transmission information acquisition unit 51, an information addition unit 52, a FAX transmission control unit 53, an online medication guidance control unit 54, a settlement processing unit 55, and a delivery arrangement unit 56 function. In one area of the storage unit 18, a transmission information DB 71 and an additional information DB 72 are provided.

[0044] The transmission information acquisition unit 51 acquires the data of the transmission information SJ transmitted by FAX from the patient terminal 2 and stores it in the transmission information DB 71. Here, it is assumed that additional information such as advertisements is stored in the additional information DB 72. The information addition unit 52 extracts appropriate additional information from the additional information DB 72 and generates data of the transmission information with additional information FSJ, which is information obtained by adding the additional information to the transmission information SJ. The FAX transmission control unit 53 executes control to transmit the data of the transmission information with additional information FSJ to the pharmacy terminal 3 by FAX.

[0045] Here, the pharmacy YK or the pharmacist YZ can issue an instruction to prohibit the reception of additional information (see the paid plan B in FIG. 4). When such an instruction is issued, the FAX transmission control unit 53 prohibits the transmission of the data of the transmission information with additional information FSJ and executes control to transmit the data of the transmission information SJ to the pharmacy terminal 3.

[0046] The online medication guidance control unit 54 controls the exchange of information between the patient terminal 2 and the pharmacy terminal 3 so that the pharmacist YZ who has received the prescription SH can provide online medication guidance to the patient U.

[0047] The settlement processing unit 55 communicates with the patient terminal 2 and executes processing related to the settlement of the price of the prescribed medicine M obtained by the dispensing act based on the prescription SH by the pharmacist YZ.

[0048] The delivery arrangement unit 56 executes control of the arrangement to deliver the prescribed medicine M obtained by the dispensing act based on the prescription SH by the pharmacist YZ to the location designated by the patient U, the pharmacist YZ, or the pharmacy YK.

[0049] Although not shown in FIG. 7, when a predetermined locker (such as a station locker or an outdoor refrigerated locker for stores in the paid plan of FIG. 4) is adopted as the delivery destination, the CPU 11 may be configured to function a unit (hereinafter referred to as the "electronic key control unit") that executes control to lock and unlock the predetermined locker. When the electronic key control unit recognizes that an article (the prescribed medicine M in this embodiment) has been stored in a predetermined locker and locked, it provides an electronic key to a delivery person's terminal (not shown), a pharmacy terminal 3, or a patient terminal 2. The electronic key control unit includes an electronic key generation unit, an electronic key management unit, and an electronic key provision unit. In this case, an electronic key DB for storing electronic keys is provided in an area of the storage unit 18.

[0050] The electronic key generation unit generates an electronic key (for example, a URL key) for unlocking a predetermined locker in a locked state. The electronic key management unit associates the generated electronic key with other information and stores it in the electronic key DB. Specifically, the electronic key management unit stores and manages the URL key generated by the electronic key generation unit in association with an ID capable of identifying the user (hereinafter referred to as the "user ID") in the electronic key DB. That is, information regarding an electronic key, such as a URL key, is stored in the electronic key DB. Specifically, in the electronic key DB, information such as the locker device ID, locker number (box number), and user ID is associated and stored for each URL key. When a predetermined condition is satisfied, the electronic key providing unit provides an electronic key to the terminal of the person to be transmitted (if the person to be transmitted is patient U, it is patient terminal 2; if the person to be transmitted is pharmacy YK, it is pharmacy terminal 3; if the person to be transmitted is the deliverer of prescription drug M, it is the deliverer's terminal) via a network.

[0051] As described above, an embodiment of the present invention has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and modifications, improvements, etc. within the scope that can achieve the object of the present invention are considered to be included in the present invention.

[0052] For example, in the above-described embodiment, FAX is transmitted from patient terminal 2 to pharmacy terminal 3 to transmit prescription SH, but it is not particularly limited thereto. That is, the present invention is applicable to any information processing apparatus that generates data of transmission information with additional information, which is information obtained by adding additional information to the transmission information, based on the data of the transmission information transmitted by FAX from the first terminal, and transmits the data of the transmission information with additional information to the second terminal by FAX. In other words, the above-described embodiment shows the following specific example. That is, the first terminal transmits, by FAX, an image SHG of a predetermined prescription SH issued to patient U as transmission information SJ. The additional information is information transmitted by a person different from patient U (for example, an advertisement or the like). The second terminal is a pharmacy terminal 3 managed by pharmacist YZ who dispenses a predetermined prescription drug M based on the predetermined prescription SH or the pharmacy YK to which the pharmacist YZ belongs.

[0053] In addition, the system configuration shown in FIG. 5 and the hardware configuration of server 1 shown in FIG. 6 are merely examples for achieving the object of the present invention and are not particularly limited.

[0054] In addition, the functional block diagram shown in FIG. 7 is merely an example and is not particularly limited. That is, it is sufficient that the information processing system of FIG. 5 is provided with a function capable of executing the above-described various processes as a whole, and the functional blocks and databases used to realize this function are not particularly limited to the example of FIG. 5.

[0055] Also, the locations of the functional blocks and the database are not limited to those shown in FIG. 7 and may be arbitrary. For example, at least a part of the functional blocks and the database arranged on the server 1 side may be configured to be provided on the patient terminal 2 side, the pharmacy terminal 3 side, or another information processing apparatus (not shown). Specifically, for example, the transmission information acquisition unit 51, the information addition unit 52, and the FAX transmission control unit 53 can also be functions of a pharmacy FAX application installed in the patient terminal 2. In other words, the information processing apparatus to which the present invention is applied may be configured as the server 1 or may be configured as the patient terminal 2. In this case, the data of the transmission information FSJ with additional information is directly transmitted from the patient terminal 2 to the pharmacy terminal 3 by online FAX.

[0056] Also, the above-described series of processes can be executed by hardware or can be executed by software. Also, one functional block may be configured by hardware alone, may be configured by software alone, or may be configured by a combination thereof.

[0057] When the series of processes are executed by software, the program constituting the software is installed in a computer or the like from a network or a recording medium. The computer may be a computer incorporated in dedicated hardware. Also, the computer may be a computer capable of executing various functions by installing various programs, for example, a general-purpose smartphone or a personal computer in addition to a server.

[0058] A recording medium containing such a program is not only constituted by a removable medium (not shown) distributed separately from the apparatus main body for providing the program to the user, but also constituted by a recording medium or the like provided to the user in a state pre-installed in the apparatus main body.

[0059] In addition, in this specification, the step of describing a program recorded on a recording medium includes not only processes that are performed in chronological order according to that order, but also processes that are executed in parallel or individually, even if they are not necessarily processed in chronological order.

[0060] To summarize the above, it is sufficient for the information processing apparatus to which the present invention is applied to have the following configuration, and various embodiments can be adopted. That is, the information processing apparatus (for example, the server 1 in FIGS. 1, 5 to 7) to which the present invention is applied transmission information acquisition means (for example, the transmission information acquisition unit 51 in FIGS. 1 and 7) for acquiring data of transmission information (for example, the transmission information SJ in FIG. 1) transmitted by FAX from a first terminal (for example, the patient terminal 2 in FIGS. 1 and 7); information addition means (for example, the information addition unit 52 in FIGS. 1 and 7) for generating data of transmission information with additional information (for example, the transmission information FSJ with additional information in FIG. 1), which is information obtained by adding additional information to the transmission information; FAX transmission control means (for example, the FAX transmission control unit 53 in FIGS. 1 and 7) for executing control to transmit the data of the transmission information with additional information to a second terminal (for example, the pharmacy terminal 3 in FIGS. 1 and 7) by FAX; and includes. Here, the first terminal transmits, as the transmission information, an image (for example, the image SHG in FIG. 1) of a predetermined prescription (for example, the prescription SH in FIG. 1) issued to a predetermined patient (for example, the patient U in FIG. 1) by FAX, the additional information is information (for example, advertisements and upgrade notices in FIGS. 1 and 3) transmitted by a person different from the predetermined patient, the second terminal is a terminal (for example, the pharmacy terminal 3 in FIG. 1) managed by a pharmacist (for example, the pharmacist YZ in FIG. 1) who dispenses a predetermined prescription drug (for example, the prescription drug M in FIG. 1) based on the predetermined prescription or a pharmacy (for example, the pharmacy YK in FIG. 1) to which the pharmacist belongs, and can be configured in this way.

[0061] By adopting such a configuration for the information processing apparatus, it becomes possible to introduce the prescription pre - sending technology at low cost until the introduction effect such as whether customers can be attracted is confirmed, and the operation cost can also be made appropriate.

[0062] The pharmacy or the pharmacist can issue an instruction to prohibit the reception of the additional information (for example, refer to the "×" for advertising in the FAX transmission form of the paid plan B in FIG. 4), When the instruction is issued, the FAX transmission control means can prohibit the transmission of the data of the transmission information with additional information and execute control to transmit the data of the transmission information to the second terminal.

[0063] Online medication guidance control means (for example, the online medication guidance control unit 54 in FIG. 7) for controlling the exchange of information between the first terminal and the second terminal so that the pharmacist who has received the prescription can perform online medication guidance for the prescribed patient. can be further provided.

[0064] Settlement processing means (for example, the settlement processing unit 55 in FIG. 7) for communicating with the first terminal to execute processing related to the settlement of the consideration for the prescription drug (for example, the prescription drug M in FIG. 1) obtained by the dispensing action based on the prescription by the pharmacist. can be further provided.

[0065] Delivery arrangement means (for example, the delivery arrangement unit 56 in FIG. 7) for executing control of the arrangement to deliver the prescription drug (for example, the prescription drug M in FIG. 1) obtained by the dispensing action based on the prescription by the pharmacist to the place designated by the prescribed patient, the pharmacist, or the pharmacy (for example, the locker device R in FIG. 1) can be further provided.

Explanation of Signs

[0066] 1... Server, 2... Patient terminal, 3... Pharmacy terminal, 11... CPU, 12... ROM, 13... RAM, 14... Bus, 15... Input / output interface, 16... Input section, 17... Output section, 18... Storage section, 19... Communication section, 20... Drive, 30... Removable media, 51... Transmission information acquisition section, 52... Information addition section, 53... FAX transmission control section, 54... Online medication guidance control section, 55... Settlement processing section, 56... Delivery arrangement section, 71... Transmission information DB, 72... Added information DB

Claims

1. A transmission information acquisition means for acquiring data of transmission information transmitted by FAX from the first terminal; an information adding means for generating data of transmission information with additional information, which is information obtained by adding additional information to the transmission information; a facsimile transmission control means for controlling the transmission of the data of the transmission information with the additional information to a second terminal by facsimile; An information processing device comprising:

2. The first terminal transmits an image of a prescribed prescription issued to a prescribed patient by FAX as the transmission information, The additional information is information transmitted by a person other than the specified patient, The second terminal is a terminal managed by a pharmacist who dispenses the prescribed drug based on the prescribed prescription or a pharmacy to which the pharmacist belongs. The information processing device according to claim 1 .

3. The pharmacy or the pharmacist can issue an instruction to prohibit the receipt of the additional information, the FAX transmission control means, when the instruction has been issued, executes control to prohibit transmission of the data of the transmission information with the additional information and to transmit the data of the transmission information to the second terminal. The information processing device according to claim 2 .

4. an online medication instruction control means for controlling the exchange of information between the first terminal and the second terminal so that the pharmacist who has received the prescription can provide online medication instruction to the specific patient; The information processing device according to claim 2 , further comprising:

5. A payment processing means for executing a process related to payment of the price of the prescribed drug obtained by the dispensing action based on the prescription by the pharmacist through communication with the first terminal. The information processing device according to claim 2 , further comprising:

6. A delivery arrangement means for controlling arrangements for delivering the prescription drug obtained by the dispensing action based on the prescription by the pharmacist to a location designated by the specified patient, the pharmacist, or the pharmacy; The information processing device according to claim 2 , further comprising:

7. An information processing method executed by an information processing device, a transmission information acquisition step of acquiring data of transmission information transmitted by FAX from the first terminal; an information adding step of generating data of transmission information with additional information, which is information obtained by adding the additional information to the transmission information; a FAX transmission control step of executing control for transmitting the data of the transmission information with the additional information to a second terminal by FAX; An information processing method comprising:

8. On the computer, a transmission information acquisition step of acquiring data of transmission information transmitted by FAX from the first terminal; an information adding step of generating data of transmission information with additional information, which is information obtained by adding the additional information to the transmission information; a FAX transmission control step of executing control for transmitting the data of the transmission information with the additional information to a second terminal by FAX; A program that executes control processing including:

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