Universal communications, monitoring, tracking, and control system for a healthcare facility
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1. A combined communication and asset locating and tracking system, comprising:
- a substantially wireless high resolution locating and tracking system including a plurality of receivers configured to be located in different locations in a facility, the different locations including at least one of floors, rooms, corridors, common areas and portions thereof within the facility;
a substantially wireless communication system including a plurality of access points and voice-activated communicators; and
means for linking the locating and tracking system and the communication system including means for determining a specific location of an asset using a voice command.
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A communication and asset locating and tracking system is provided by a wireless high resolution locating and tracting system having a plurality of receivers that are located in different locations in a facility, such as floors, rooms, corridors, common areas and portions thereof within the facility, the locating system is linked to a wireless communication system having a plurality of access points and voice-activated handfree communicators. By issuing a voice command to the communicator, the location of an asset is determined by the asset location system.
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1. A combined communication and asset locating and tracking system, comprising:
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a substantially wireless high resolution locating and tracking system including a plurality of receivers configured to be located in different locations in a facility, the different locations including at least one of floors, rooms, corridors, common areas and portions thereof within the facility;
a substantially wireless communication system including a plurality of access points and voice-activated communicators; and
means for linking the locating and tracking system and the communication system including means for determining a specific location of an asset using a voice command. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for locating and tracking persons or assets, comprising:
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a plurality of tags, each tag being configured to be assigned to a person or asset;
means for substantially wirelessly transmitting a unique identifier identifying each tag;
a plurality of receivers positioned at known locations in a facility, each receiver being configured to detect the unique identifiers for tags positioned near the receiver;
means operably coupled to the plurality of receivers for monitoring the location of the tags in the facility;
a plurality of voice-activated substantially wireless communicators;
a plurality of transceivers positioned at known spaced-apart locations in the facility, each transceiver being configured to send and receive communication signals to and from the communicators; and
means for locating and tracking the tags in response to a voice command received by a communicator. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for monitoring the location of persons or assets, comprising the steps of:
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assigning a unique identifier to each of a plurality of tags;
assigning each tag to a person or asset;
positioning a plurality of receivers at different locations in a facility;
receiving at the receivers unique identifier transmissions from the tags;
assigning a plurality of communicators to a plurality of persons;
assigning a plurality of transceivers to different locations in the facility;
receiving at a transceiver a voice command from one of the plurality of persons, the voice command relating to at least one of the persons and assets;
linking the voice command to the corresponding tag identifier information; and
identifying the at least one person or asset in response to the voice command. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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