IP Library Granted Patent US 12,394,507
Granted Patent B1
US 12,394,507 · App. 18/397,442 · Granted Aug 19, 2025

User interface for providing drug pricing information

Inventors: Jason Rubin (Libertyville, IL); Ekta Anand (Schaumburg, IL)
Assignee: WALGREEN CO.
G16H15/00G06F3/0482G06F21/6218G06Q10/10G06Q30/0206G06Q40/08G16H10/60G16H20/10G16H40/20G16H50/70G16H70/40
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,394,507
App. No.
18/397,442
Granted
Aug 19, 2025
Kind
B1
Abstract

Methods and systems are disclosed providing drug pricing information for display on a graphical user interface (GUI). The methods and systems may receive an electronic request from an electronic device that includes information that identifies the user and a prescription drug. The systems and methods transmit the information and an overriding indicator to a database management module configured to access information for the prescription drug, and prevent access to the drug pricing information without additional information unless the overriding indicator is received. Based upon the information and the overriding indicator, the systems and methods determine drug pricing information for the prescription drug, which includes a cash price for the prescription drug. The systems and methods generate a notification that includes the drug pricing information, and transmit the notification to the electronic device for display via the GUI.

Claims (45)

1. A server for providing drug pricing information for display on a graphical user interface (GUI) executing on an electronic device for a user, the server comprising one or more processors configured to:

receive an electronic request from an electronic device associated with the user, wherein the electronic request includes information that identifies the user, and a prescription drug;

transmit the information and an overriding indicator to a database management module that is configured to interact with a database to access information for the prescription drug stored in the database, the database management module further configured to prevent access to the drug pricing information without additional information unless the overriding indicator is received;

determine, based upon the information and the overriding indicator, the drug pricing information for the prescription drug, wherein the drug pricing information includes at least a cash price for the prescription drug identified in the information;

generate, in response to the electronic request, a notification that includes the drug pricing information for display via the GUI executing on the electronic device; and

transmit the notification to the electronic device via a communication network.

2. The server of claim 1 , wherein the information that identifies the user id automatically captured from one or more of a driver's license, an insurance card, a passport, a student identification card, a health care plan identification card, and a membership card.

3. The server of claim 1 , wherein the information that identifies the user includes an identifier of a health care plan associated with the user.

4. The server of claim 1 , wherein the drug pricing information includes a co-pay price and/or a membership price.

5. The server of claim 1 , wherein the drug pricing information includes a price for the prescription drug that is partially covered by a health care plan.

6. The server of claim 1 , wherein:

the information includes a location of a pharmacy; and

determining the drug pricing information is further based on the location of the pharmacy.

7. The server of claim 1 , wherein the server is further configured to:

determine a lowest price of the prescription drug corresponding to a lowest dosage of the prescription drug, and

determine a highest price for the prescription drug corresponding to a highest dosage of the prescription drug.

8. A computer-implemented method for providing drug pricing information for display on a graphical user interface (GUI) executing on an electronic device for a user, the method comprising:

receiving, by one or more processors, an electronic request from an electronic device associated with the user, wherein the electronic request includes information that identifies the user, and a prescription drug;

transmitting, by the one or more processors, the information and an overriding indicator to a database management module that is configured to interact with a database to access information for the prescription drug stored in the database, the database management module further configured to prevent access to the drug pricing information without additional information unless the overriding indicator is received;

determining, by the one or more processors based upon the information and the overriding indicator, the drug pricing information for the prescription drug, wherein the drug pricing information includes at least a cash price for the prescription drug identified in the information;

generating, by the one or more processors based upon the electronic request, a notification that includes the drug pricing information for display via the GUI executing on the electronic device; and

transmitting, by the one or more processors, the notification to the electronic device via a communication network.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein the information that identifies the user id automatically captured from one or more of a driver's license, an insurance card, a passport, a student identification card, a health care plan identification card, and a membership card.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein the information that identifies the user includes an identifier of a health care plan associated with the user.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein the drug pricing information includes a co-pay price and/or a membership price.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein the drug pricing information includes a price for the prescription drug that is partially covered by a health care plan.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein:

the information includes a location of a pharmacy; and

determining the drug pricing information is further based on the location of the pharmacy.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , further comprising:

determining, by the one or more processors, a lowest price of the prescription drug corresponding to a lowest dosage of the prescription drug, and

determining, by the one or more processors, a highest price for the prescription drug corresponding to a highest dosage of the prescription drug.

15. A non-transitory, tangible computer-readable medium storing machine readable instructions to provide drug pricing information for display on a graphical user interface (GUI) executing on an electronic device for a user that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to at least:

receive an electronic request from an electronic device associated with the user, wherein the electronic request includes information that identifies the user, and a prescription drug;

transmit the information and an overriding indicator to a database management module that is configured to interact with a database to access information for the prescription drug stored in the database, the database management module further configured to prevent access to the drug pricing information without additional information unless the overriding indicator is received;

determine, based upon the information and the overriding indicator, the drug pricing information for the prescription drug, wherein the drug pricing information includes at least a cash price for the prescription drug identified in the information;

generate, in response to the electronic request, a notification that includes the drug pricing information for display via the GUI executing on the electronic device; and

transmit the notification to the electronic device via a communication network.

16. The non-transitory, tangible computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the information that identifies the user id automatically captured from one or more of a driver's license, an insurance card, a passport, a student identification card, a health care plan identification card, and a membership card.

17. The non-transitory, tangible computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the information that identifies the user includes an identifier of a health care plan associated with the user.

18. The non-transitory, tangible computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the drug pricing information includes a co-pay price and/or a membership price.

19. The non-transitory, tangible computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the drug pricing information includes a price for the prescription drug that is partially covered by a health care plan.

20. The non-transitory, tangible computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

determine a lowest price of the prescription drug corresponding to a lowest dosage of the prescription drug, and

determine a highest price for the prescription drug corresponding to a highest dosage of the prescription drug.

Assignments (3)
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 28, 2025
From: WALGREEN CO.
To: SIXTH STREET LENDING PARTNERS, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 072606/0878 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 28, 2025
From: WALGREEN CO.; DUANE READE; WALGREENS SPECIALTY PHARMACY LLC; WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE, INC.
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 072679/0926 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 25, 2024
From: RUBIN, JASON; ANAND, EKTA
To: WALGREEN CO.
Reel/Frame 066247/0308 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 18111021 · Feb 17, 2023
Continuation 17088792 · Nov 4, 2020
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