Discriminating patient care communications system
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1. A patient care communications system of a care facility comprising:
- a patient bed having a bed ID associated therewith,a bed communications device attached to the patient bed and configured to send and receive bed communications signals, anda local communications device that is associated with a room of the care facility, the local communications device being configured to communicate first signals having a first wavelength and being configured to communicate second signals having a second wavelength different than the first wavelength,wherein the local communications device is configured to receive at least one of the bed communications signals indicating the bed ID of the patient bed, and to send a confirmation signal indicating the bed ID and having an infrared signal, wherein the bed communications device is configured to receive the confirmation signal indicating the bed ID from the local communications device and to establish an ad-hoc personal area network with the local communications device in response to a determination that the bed ID indicated by the confirmation signal corresponds to the patient bed.
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Abstract
According to the present disclosure, devices, systems, and methods for locating, tracking, and conducting communications between care devices and networks of care facilities through local communications hubs.
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22 Claims
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1. A patient care communications system of a care facility comprising:
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a patient bed having a bed ID associated therewith, a bed communications device attached to the patient bed and configured to send and receive bed communications signals, and a local communications device that is associated with a room of the care facility, the local communications device being configured to communicate first signals having a first wavelength and being configured to communicate second signals having a second wavelength different than the first wavelength, wherein the local communications device is configured to receive at least one of the bed communications signals indicating the bed ID of the patient bed, and to send a confirmation signal indicating the bed ID and having an infrared signal, wherein the bed communications device is configured to receive the confirmation signal indicating the bed ID from the local communications device and to establish an ad-hoc personal area network with the local communications device in response to a determination that the bed ID indicated by the confirmation signal corresponds to the patient bed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A patient care communications system of a care facility comprising:
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a patient bed, a bed communications device attached to the patient bed, and a local communications device associated with a room of the care facility and configured for communication with the bed communications device, wherein one of the local communications device and the bed communications device transmits at least one ID signal indicating an ID code of the identity of the one of the devices, and forms an ad-hoc network with the other of the local communications device and the bed communications device responsive to receiving a confirmation signal and determining that the confirmation signal correctly indicates the ID code of the identity of the one of the devices, wherein one of the ID signal and the confirmation signal include an infrared signal. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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