Universal communications, monitoring, tracking, and control system for a healthcare facility
US7734476B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 29, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jun 8, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 23, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H10/65
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for a facility including a server coupled to a database, a plurality of tags coupled to a plurality of assets, each tag being configured to transmit a tag ID that is uniquely associated in the database with data describing the asset, a plurality of first transceivers for receiving tag IDs and transmitting the tag IDs and a transceiver ID to the server, which is configured to update the database with location information for the asset to indicate that the asset is adjacent the transceiver, and a plurality of portable client devices configured to wirelessly transmit to the server a client device ID that is uniquely associated in the database with a user of the client device, whereby, in response to receipt of the client device ID, the server is configured to update the database with location information for the user to indicate a location of the user.
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