Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Universal communications, monitoring, tracking, and control system for a healthcare facility
- Patent Title (中): 医疗机构的通用通信,监控,跟踪和控制系统
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Application No.: US10673980Application Date: 2003-09-29
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Publication No.: US07734476B2Publication Date: 2010-06-08
- Inventor: Timothy D. Wildman , Carl W. Riley , Craig A. McNeely , Thomas M. Fleck , Dennis J. Gallant , Keith A. Huster
- Applicant: Timothy D. Wildman , Carl W. Riley , Craig A. McNeely , Thomas M. Fleck , Dennis J. Gallant , Keith A. Huster
- Applicant Address: US DE Wilmington
- Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US DE Wilmington
- Agency: Barnes & Thornburg LLP
- Main IPC: G06Q10/00
- IPC: G06Q10/00 ; G06Q50/00

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.
Public/Granted literature
- US20040193449A1 Universal communications, monitoring, tracking, and control system for a healthcare facility Public/Granted day:2004-09-30
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