Hand hygiene compliance monitoring system
US9965943B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 27, 2017 |
| Grant date | May 8, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H40/20
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A hand hygiene compliance monitoring system includes a method and computer program product for performing sanitation compliance monitoring including receiving sanitation compliance data. The sanitation compliance data includes a zone identifier corresponding to a first device in a zone and an entity identifier corresponding to a second device attached to a mobile entity in the zone. The zone is defined by an area over which the first device and the second device communicate via one-way or two-way communication. It is determined whether the entity is compliant with a sanitation protocol associated with the zone, and a database is updated with results of the determining.
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