Method for positioning of wireless medical devices with short-range radio frequency technology
US8417215B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 11, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 9, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 11, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10H20/8512
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
In a tracking method for tracking a local wireless device in a medical facility having a medical facility network (10), the local wireless device (50, 51, 52), which is not connected with the medical facility network (10), is detected based on local wireless communication. (54, 55, 56, 58) between the local wireless device and at least one nearby network device (12, 14, 16) that is connected with the medical facility network. A location of the local wireless device within the medical facility is estimated based on the local wireless communication and information indicative of a location of the at least one nearby network device.
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