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Method and apparatus for localizing components and/or persons assigned to an image recording scanner in a spatial environment

  • US 10,034,267 B2
  • Filed: 01/12/2017
  • Issued: 07/24/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/12/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for localizing items associated with a medical image recording scanner, said method comprising:

  • providing and uniquely assigning a wireless transmit device to each of a plurality of items, which are associated with operation of a medical image recording scanner, that are separable from but are situated in an environment of the medical image recording scanner, said items being selected from the group consisting of components that are optionally usable in said operation of said medical image recoding scanner, components of said medical image recording scanner that are exchangeable with other components of said medical image recording scanner, and persons to be examined by said operation of said medical image recording scanner;

    with at least one receive device situated in said environment receiving at least one localization signal from a respective transmit device that identifies the respective transmit device as a transmitting transmit device;

    providing said localization signal from said at least one receive device to a computer and, in said computer, identifying, and determining position information of, the item uniquely associated with the transmitting transmit device;

    emitting an output signal from said computer that electronically represents said position information in a form allowing recall of the item uniquely associated with the transmitting transmit device; and

    registering said items in said computer and, if a localization signal from an item is not received, emitting a warning signal that indicates an inability to localize that item.

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