Wireless subject locator
First Claim
1. A system for tracking one or more people in a health care facility, each person having at least one identification device with a unique signal identifier, the system comprising:
- a wireless proximity detector capable of detecting a signal identifier positioned in the health care facility;
a monitoring unit that monitors the proximity detector by monitoring which signal identifier has been detected by the proximity detector, the monitoring unit generating a data signal representative of which signal identifier has been detected by the proximity detector; and
a data output unit that generates location data based upon the data signal.
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Abstract
A system for tracking a subject of interest in a location is disclosed. The system is used with subjects who have an identification device having a unique signal identifier. The system comprises a wireless proximity detector capable of detecting the signal identifier; a monitoring unit that monitors the proximity detector by monitoring which signal identifier has been detected by the proximity detector, the monitoring unit generating a data signal representative of which signal identifier has been detected; and a data output unit that generates location data based upon the data signal. The information can be displayed graphically or as a list and can be sorted by various criteria. The display can provide many options to make the display more useful. Also disclosed is a method for tracking a subject of interest using a unique signal identifier. Additionally, a display to be used with the system is disclosed.
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33 Claims
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1. A system for tracking one or more people in a health care facility, each person having at least one identification device with a unique signal identifier, the system comprising:
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a wireless proximity detector capable of detecting a signal identifier positioned in the health care facility;
a monitoring unit that monitors the proximity detector by monitoring which signal identifier has been detected by the proximity detector, the monitoring unit generating a data signal representative of which signal identifier has been detected by the proximity detector; and
a data output unit that generates location data based upon the data signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for tracking a person in a health care facility, comprising:
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assigning a unique signal identifier to the person;
detecting the signal identifier using a wireless proximity detector positioned in the health care facility;
monitoring the proximity detector for detection of the unique signal identifier; and
displaying output data representative of the location of the person in the health care facility, based on the monitoring. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A display for indicating a location of a health care facility staff person to a second person in response to receiving location data from a proximity detector positioned with the health care facility, the display, comprising:
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an identifier of the health care facility staff person; and
real-time location information representing the position of the health care facility staff person in the health care facility. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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