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A medication dispensing system capable of connecting to the Internet is provided. The medication dispensing system can be in the form of a periphery device having electronic means for linkage to a personal computer, PDA, cell phone or WEB TV or can be a stand-alone, on-site terminal having means to

A medication dispensing system capable of connecting to the Internet is provided. The medication dispensing system can be in the form of a periphery device having electronic means for linkage to a personal computer, PDA, cell phone or WEB TV or can be a stand-alone, on-site terminal having means to connect to the Internet. The medication dispensing system comprises a rotatable medication tray having a plurality of compartments, a servo-mechanism operatively connected to the medication dispensing tray, a microprocessor based controller electronically connected to the servo-mechanism and being programmable to rotate the dispensing tray at a pre-set time. The controller also comprises a data store for maintaining and transmitting a variety of patient information, including the patient's medication regimen and compliance schedule. When connected to the Internet, the medication dispensing system transmits compliance and non-compliance notifications, allows the patient to order a refill medication or a new pre-filled dispensing tray, and provides the patient with healthcare news and databases.

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A medication dispensing system capable of connecting to the Internet is provided. The medication dispensing system can be in the form of a periphery device having electronic means for linkage to a personal computer, PDA, cell phone or WEB TV or can be a stand-alone, on-site terminal having means to

A medication dispensing system capable of connecting to the Internet is provided. The medication dispensing system can be in the form of a periphery device having electronic means for linkage to a personal computer, PDA, cell phone or WEB TV or can be a stand-alone, on-site terminal having means to connect to the Internet. The medication dispensing system comprises a rotatable medication tray having a plurality of compartments, a servo-mechanism operatively connected to the medication dispensing tray, a microprocessor based controller electronically connected to the servo-mechanism and being programmable to rotate the dispensing tray at a pre-set time. The controller also comprises a data store for maintaining and transmitting a variety of patient information, including the patient's medication regimen and compliance schedule. When connected to the Internet, the medication dispensing system transmits compliance and non-compliance notifications, allows the patient to order a refill medication or a new pre-filled dispensing tray, and provides the patient with healthcare news and databases. ge operation of the remaining recording sheets when the user selects the second mode. 6. An image forming apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising notification means for notifying the data processing apparatus of first information indicating an end of output processing of the job in response to the end of output processing of the job. 7. An image forming apparatus according to claim 6, wherein, when the user selects the first mode, said notification means notifies the data processing apparatus of second information, by which the user can discriminate to which stacking unit of said plurality of stacking units the recording sheets have been discharged. 8. An image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein in an inhibited sheet discharge operation of the remaining recording sheets, said control means releases the discharge operation of the remaining recording sheets from an inhibition state and executes the discharge operation of the remaining recording sheets to the adjacent stacking unit in response to a confirmation of a removal of the recording sheets from the adjacent stacking unit. 9. An image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein in an inhibited discharge operation of the remaining recording sheets, said control means releases the discharge operation of the remaining recording sheets from the inhibition state and executes the discharge operation of the remaining recording sheets to the adjacent stacking unit from which the recording sheets of the job have been removed in response to a confirmation of a removal of the recording sheets of the job from the nonusable, selected stacking unit. 10. An image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein in an inhibited discharge operation of the remaining recording sheets, said control means releases the discharge operation of the remaining recording sheets from the inhibition state in response to one of a confirmation of a removal of the recording sheets from the adjacent stacking unit and a confirmation of a removal of the remaining recording sheets from the selected stacking unit. 11. An image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a stacking unit becomes nonusable upon becoming full of the recording sheets. 12. An image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a stacking unit becomes nonusable upon discharge of the last of the recording sheets of the job. 13. An image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the adjacent stacking unit is a stacking unit, which is one stage lower than the selected stacking unit. 14. An image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the adjacent stacking unit is a stacking unit, which is one stage higher than the selected stacking unit. 15. A control method for an image forming apparatus which is connectable to a sheet processing apparatus having a plurality of stacking units for stacking recording sheets, said control method being capable of selectively discharging the recording sheets to the plurality of stacking units, said control method comprising: a control step of controlling a discharge operation of remaining recording sheets of a job, if a selected stacking unit becomes nonusable during a discharge operation of the job, wherein said control step permits the discharge operation of the remaining recording sheets to an adjacent stacking unit which is adjacent to the selected stacking unit, without an instruction for designating a stacking unit from a user of the job, even if recording sheets have been stacked in another stacking unit which is different from both of the selected stacking unit and the adjacent stacking unit of the plurality of stacking units, when it is not the condition that the adjacent stacking unit is nonusable by other recording sheets which are different from the recording sheets of the job. 16. A control method for an image forming apparatus which is connectable to a sheet processing apparatus having a plurality of stacking units for stacking recording sh