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Identification of device location in healthcare facility

US11013418B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

13References

17Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Hill-Rom Services, Inc. · US

Inventors

Brandon M. Ayers · Carrboro, US
Collin Davidson · Apex, US
Stephen R. Embree · Chapel Hill, US
Kenzi L. Mudge · Skaneateles, US
Britten J. Pipher · Fuquay-Varina, US
Timothy J. Receveur · Guilford, US
Mickael Audic · Locmiquélic, FR
Jean-Bernard Duvert · Vannes, FR
Alonso De La Vega Gomez · Lorient, FR
Philippe Kaikenger · Kerbarh, FR

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 7, 2020
Grant date	May 25, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 7, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01R2201/12
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system for identifying a location of a device includes a first antenna mounted to a plug. The first antenna surrounds one or more prongs of the plug, and the plug has a memory that stores a device ID. A second antenna receives the device ID from the first antenna when the plug is coupled to a power outlet. A controller uses a communication module to wirelessly transfer the device ID and a power outlet ID to a computer server. The computer server uses the device ID and the power outlet ID to determine the location of the device within a building.

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