PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a powder medicine dispensing support apparatus 20 capable of automatically correctly reading color bit codes 12b, 14b attached on containers 12, 14 on a working surface 27 of a dispensing counter 24.SOLUTION: The support apparatus supports a manual operation in which a powder medicine is taken out of a medicine bottle 14 (powder medicine supply container) in accordance with a prescription 13 on the dispensing table 24 and puts the medicine into a mortar 12 (powder medicine receiving container). The apparatus includes: a means 31 for dispensing instruction data 39 a color image pickup device 26 for imaging the working surface 27 through the bottom a means 33 for acquiring reading color bit codes from the picked-up image 40 a means 32 for discriminating the code information depending on the container 12, 14 attached with the information a means 36 for collating the code information discriminatedly included in the medicine bottle 14 with the dispensing instruction data 39 a means 34 for determining, depending on a result of collation, the operations of devices 21, 23 presenting work support information based on a change in a code position and the operation of the mortar 12, but determining the operation of the medicine bottle 14 based on a change in the degree of compression-decompression or flatness of the code and order confirming means 35, 37, 38.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】調剤台24の作業面27の上に置かれた容器12,14に付されたカラービットコード12b,14bを自動で的確に読み取る散薬調剤支援装置20を実現する。【解決手段】調剤台24上で処方13に従って散薬を薬瓶14(散薬供給容器)から取り出すとともに乳鉢12(散薬受入容器)に投入する手作業を支援するために、調剤指示データ39を取得する手段31と、作業面27を下から透かして撮るカラーの撮像装置26と、その撮影画像40からカラービットコードを読み取る手段33と、そのコード情報を付された容器12,14で分別する手段32と、薬瓶14に分別されたコード情報を調剤指示データ39と照合する手段36と、その結果で作業支援情報を提示する装置21,23と、乳鉢12の操作はコード位置の変化で判定するが薬瓶14操作はコード拡縮度やコード扁平度の変化で判定する手段34と、順序確認手段35,37,38とを具える。【選択図】 図1
