Contact tracing systems and methods for tracking of shipboard pathogen transmission
US11152124B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 8, 2021 |
| Grant date | Oct 19, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/80
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Contract tracing systems and methods for infectious disease tracking are disclosed. An infectious disease tracking system includes a plurality of user devices, each user device configured to detect, using a wireless communication module, a signal emitted by another one of the plurality of user devices. The user device can determine that a strength of the signal exceeds a predetermined event initiation signal strength threshold corresponding to a physical proximity between users of the devices and can store a contact tracing event record in response to determining that the strength of the signal exceeds the predetermined event initiation signal strength threshold. The user device can transmit the contact tracing event records to a data center where they can be stored and used to identify close contacts when an index case of an infectious disease is identified.
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