ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,292,953, issued on May 6, was assigned to WALGREEN Co. (Deerfield, Ill.).
"Communication mode selection based upon device context for prescription processes" was invented by Andrew David Schweinfurth (Chicago), Julija Alegra Petkus (Oak Park, Ill.) and Gunjan Dhanesh Bhow (Menlo Park, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and systems may incorporate voice interaction and other audio interaction to facilitate access to prescription related information and processes. Particularly, voice/audio interactions may be utilized to achieve authentication to access prescription-related information and action capabilities. Additionally, voic...