Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Ultra-wideband locating systems and methods
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Application No.: US16944926Application Date: 2020-07-31
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Publication No.: US11699517B2Publication Date: 2023-07-11
- Inventor: Timothy J. Receveur , Frederick Collin Davidson , Stephen R. Embree , Britten J. Pipher , Eric D. Agdeppa , Steven D. Baker , Bradley T. Smith , Pamela Wells , Laura A. Hassey , Kiana M. Dezelon , Thomas A. Myers , Andrew S. Robinson , Varad N. Srivastava , Douglas A. Seim , Kenzi L. Mudge , Jennifer A. Gunn , John S. Schroder , Brandon Smith , Tanya M. Hawthorne , Elizabeth A. Kowal
- Applicant: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IN Batesville
- Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IN Batesville
- Agency: Barnes & Thornburg LLP
- Main IPC: G16H40/20
- IPC: G16H40/20 ; G16H40/67 ; A61G7/05 ; H04B17/318 ; H04W4/029 ; G06K7/10

Abstract:
High-accuracy locating systems and methods are used for determining successful caregiver rounding, monitoring whether housekeepers have properly cleaned patient beds, or determining whether patients have ambulated sufficient distances during recovery. Patient beds having at least two locating tags are used for establishing patient care zones around the patient beds. Locating anchors and equipment tags are moved around a patient room to determine optimum locating anchor placement within the patient room based on signal quality values. A locating tag on a patient bed switches roles to operate as a locating anchor in response to the patient bed becoming stationary. A locating tag has a digital compass which is used to determine a field of good ranging relative to a front of a caregiver wearing the locating tag.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210065885A1 ULTRA-WIDEBAND LOCATING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Public/Granted day:2021-03-04
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