A lottery ticket dispenser array includes a plurality of interconnected bins, wherein the bins include a housing having a bottom and an open top. A drawer is slidable into and out of the housing and includes an open top and a ticket compartment configured for receipt of a stack of the interconnected lottery tickets. A component section adjacent in the drawer is configured to automatically dispense the lottery tickets through a dispense slot upon receipt of a dispense command. Spaced-apart ticket guides are configured on an outer side of the bin bottom so as to extend through the open top and into the ticket compartment of the adjacent lower bin in the array. The ticket guides are configured to engage along at least side edges of the interconnected lottery tickets as they are dispensed or retracted relative to the ticket compartment.

A support component for a storage cabinet includes an elongate bar; and a resilient leg formed in the upper surface of the bar and extending between two opposite sides of the bar. The resilient leg includes an engagement protrusion.

A lottery ticket dispenser array includes a plurality of separate bins, each bin having a housing with a back side. A circuit board fixed to the back side of the housing to supply power and control functions to the bin. The circuit boards of adjacent bins are rigidly interconnected via complimentary electronic connectors. At each bin, the circuit board is mounted to the back side of the housing with a defined relative degree of movement between the circuit board and the housing in at least a first direction. The rigidly interconnected circuit boards define a rigid structure and one or more of the bins are movable relative to the rigid structure such that the array absorbs misalignment, movement, and size variations between the bins without disconnection of the electronic connectors between the bins.

A method of configuring a storage system includes the steps of: sending a command to one or more units in the electronic system to enter into an address setting mode; generating a signal for a user to identify units that have entered the address setting mode; and setting up an address for a unit based on an input received from the user.

A method of configuring a storage system includes the steps of: sending a command to one or more units in the electronic system to enter into an address setting mode; generating a signal for a user to identify units that have entered the address setting mode; and setting up an address for a unit based on an input received from the user.

An electronic medication storage cabinet includes a plurality of drawers configured with a plurality of sensors arranged to identify a positioning of storage pockets within the drawers. Upon receiving an indication of a new medicine container to be loaded in the cabinet, a sequence of steps to load the medicine container into the cabinet is generated based on a mapping algorithm. A first step is displayed on a display the cabinet, and a determination is made as to whether the first step is associated with one of the plurality of drawers. In response to determining that the first step is associated with one of the plurality of drawers, the drawer is automatically unlocked. In response to determining that the first step is successfully completed, a determination of whether execution of any additional steps is pending and indicated on the display.

An example automated product locker is described herein. The automated product locker can include a housing and a drawer configured to be slidably stowable within the housing. The drawer can define a storage area configured to receive a product. The automated product locker can include a plurality of visual indicators configured to indicate respective positions of respective units of the product within the storage area, and a machine vision system configured to capture information about the product. The machine vision system can include an optical device. Additionally, the automated product locker can include a controller operably coupled to the machine vision system. The controller can be configured to inventory the product based, at least in part, on the information about the product, and cause one or more of the visual indicators that are associated with a desired unit of the product to actuate.

An example automated product locker is described herein. The automated product locker can include a housing and a drawer configured to be slidably stowable within the housing. The drawer can define a storage area configured to receive a product. The automated product locker can include a plurality of visual indicators configured to indicate respective positions of respective units of the product within the storage area, and a machine vision system configured to capture information about the product. The machine vision system can include an optical device. Additionally, the automated product locker can include a controller operably coupled to the machine vision system. The controller can be configured to inventory the product based, at least in part, on the information about the product, and cause one or more of the visual indicators that are associated with a desired unit of the product to actuate.

The automatic pill dispenser is a timing device. The automatic pill dispenser is configured for use with one or more prescription vials. Each of the one or more prescription vials contains a pharmacologically active media. The pharmacologically active media is maintained as a tablet. The automatic pill dispenser comprises a cabinet, a turntable, a storage rack, a dispensing station, a dispensing drawer, and a control system. The control system manages and regulates the operation of the automatic pill dispenser. The turntable and the storage rack stores the one or more prescription vials. The dispensing station and the dispensing drawer count and dispenses one or more doses of pharmacologically active media that are required by a patient.

The automatic pill dispenser is a timing device. The automatic pill dispenser is configured for use with one or more prescription vials. Each of the one or more prescription vials contains a pharmacologically active media. The pharmacologically active media is maintained as a tablet. The automatic pill dispenser comprises a cabinet, a turntable, a storage rack, a dispensing station, a dispensing drawer, and a control system. The control system manages and regulates the operation of the automatic pill dispenser. The turntable and the storage rack stores the one or more prescription vials. The dispensing station and the dispensing drawer count and dispenses one or more doses of pharmacologically active media that are required by a patient.