Tags for automated location and monitoring of moveable objects and related systems
US9740822B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 14, 2016 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 14, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16Z99/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An example embodiment provides a method, including: communicating, using a plurality of receivers placed throughout a hospital, with a tag affixed to a moveable object; receiving, via one or more of the plurality of receivers, location data of the tag affixed to the movable object; identifying, using data received from the tag, the movable object; determining, based on the one or more of the plurality of receivers transmitting the location data, a location within the hospital of the movable object; associating, using location information of a database, a use state for the movable object based on the location of the movable object within the hospital, the database storing the location information associated with placements of the plurality of receivers and a use state for a movable object associated with the placements; and updating, using a processor, a use state for the movable object. Related methods and products are also described and/or claimed herein.
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