RFID system and method for ensuring personnel safety
First Claim
1. A method for ensuring that personnel are properly outfitted with necessary equipment for the performance of particular procedures, said method comprising:
- for a given procedure, identifying the equipment that an individual is required to have for performing a procedure;
configuring a smart tag with the identified equipment, the smart tag containing information to identify the respective piece of equipment it is configured with;
locating a smart tag scanner at a location through which the individual must pass prior to performance of the procedure, the smart tag scanner configured to retrieve the equipment identification information from the smart tags; and
conducting an accountability check of the required equipment against the actual equipment identified by the smart tag scanner.
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Abstract
A RFID method and system are provided for ensuring that personnel are properly outfitted with necessary equipment for performance of a particular task or procedure. RFID smart tags are configured with the required pieces of equipment, the smart tags containing information to identify their respective pieces of equipment. A RFID scanner is disposed at a location through which an individual passes prior to performance of the procedure. The scanner interrogates the smart tags and determines if the individual has all of the required pieces of equipment.
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37 Claims
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1. A method for ensuring that personnel are properly outfitted with necessary equipment for the performance of particular procedures, said method comprising:
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for a given procedure, identifying the equipment that an individual is required to have for performing a procedure;
configuring a smart tag with the identified equipment, the smart tag containing information to identify the respective piece of equipment it is configured with;
locating a smart tag scanner at a location through which the individual must pass prior to performance of the procedure, the smart tag scanner configured to retrieve the equipment identification information from the smart tags; and
conducting an accountability check of the required equipment against the actual equipment identified by the smart tag scanner. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for ensuring that personnel are properly outfitted with necessary equipment for the performance of particular procedures, said system comprising:
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predefined equipment pieces that an individual is required to have to perform a procedure;
at least one smart tag configured with each equipment piece,said smart tag containing information to identify said respective piece of equipment it is configured with;
a smart tag scanner disposed at a location through which the individual must pass prior to performance of the procedure, said smart tag scanner configured to retrieve the equipment identification information from said smart tags and conduct an accountability check of said scanned equipment against a stored list of required equipment the particular procedure to be performed. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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