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Video visitation system and method for a health care location

  • US 20060064324A1
  • Filed: 11/07/2005
  • Published: 03/23/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/23/1999
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A video visitation system for health care locations comprising:

  • a network;

    a patient data server connected to the network;

    a teleconferencing server connected to the network;

    a patient visual monitoring system connected to the network; and

    a visitor visual monitoring system connected to the network, wherein the patient data server is adapted for;

    receiving patient data indicative of the condition of a patient; and

    serving a continuous real time feed of the patient data to the teleconferencing server;

    wherein the patient visual monitoring system is adapted for;

    acquiring patient imaging data of the patient from a patient location within a health care location and conveying the patient imaging data to the teleconferencing server via the network;

    responding to commands from the visitor visual monitoring system; and

    displaying visitor imaging data received from the teleconferencing server via the network at the patient location; and

    wherein the visitor visual monitoring system is adapted for;

    acquiring visitor imaging data of a visitor from a visitor location and conveying the visitor imaging data to the teleconferencing server via the network;

    issuing a control command to the visitor imaging monitoring system; and

    simultaneously displaying patient imaging data and the continuous real time feed of the patient data received from the teleconferencing server via the network.

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