OFFICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An office communication unit comprising:
- a housing;
a wireless transceiver located within the housing to communicate with at least one other office communication unit;
a microprocessor operable to receive a signal from the wireless transceiver; and
a sensory device in communication with the microprocessor and actuatable by the microprocessor to provide an output signal detectable by a human sensory system, wherein the output signal corresponds to a particular operation for an office.
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Abstract
An office communication system provides intra-office communication within a medical or dental office, for example. The system includes a door or wall unit, a table or desk unit, and a wearable or portable unit. The door and desk units are configured to transmit and receive both infrared and radio frequency type wireless signals. The portable unit may include an infrared light transmitter configured to transmit infrared light encoded with a unique address or identifier. The system operates to non-obtrusively notify office personnel whether a practitioner has entered or is presently within a particular exam room of the office, even if a door of the exam room is closed.
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20 Claims
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1. An office communication unit comprising:
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a housing; a wireless transceiver located within the housing to communicate with at least one other office communication unit; a microprocessor operable to receive a signal from the wireless transceiver; and a sensory device in communication with the microprocessor and actuatable by the microprocessor to provide an output signal detectable by a human sensory system, wherein the output signal corresponds to a particular operation for an office. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An office communication system for an office comprising:
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a wearable communication unit having a wireless transceiver in cooperation with a microprocessor operable to send a wireless signal, wherein the wireless signal encodes a unique identifier associated with the wearable communication unit; a first communication unit having a wireless transceiver in cooperation with a microprocessor operable to receive the wireless signal from the wearable communication unit such that when a particular wearable communication unit is within a predetermined vicinity from the first communication unit, the first communication unit is configured to transmit a wireless signal indicative of the particular wearable communication unit being located within the predetermined vicinity; and a second communication unit having a receiving module to receive the wireless signal from the first communication unit, the receiving module electronically coupled to an indicator detectable by a human sensory system, wherein upon receipt of the wireless signal a microprocessor in the second communication unit activates the indicator to notify others that the particular wearable communication unit is located within the predetermined vicinity. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of communication information within an office, the method comprising:
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transmitting a first wireless signal from a wearable communication unit, the first wireless signal encoding a unique identifier associated with a particular wearable communication unit; receiving the first wireless signal at a first communication unit positioned within a particular region in the office; transmitting a second wireless signal from the first communication unit; receiving the second wireless signal at a second communication unit; and activating an indicator coupled to the second communication unit to notify office personnel outside of the particular region that the particular wearable communication unit is located within the particular region. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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