SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING REAL TIME ASSET VISIBILITY
First Claim
1. A method for providing real time asset visibility and management of a plurality of assets comprising the steps of:
- collecting tag data from a plurality of automatic identification technology detectors configured to read said tag data from at least one radio frequency identification tag coupled to said plurality of assets, wherein said automatic identification technology detectors include radio frequency readers;
identifying a particular asset coupled to the tag data and identifying a zone where said particular asset is located; and
associating asset state information, tag data information, zone information and other device information in the environment of the asset.
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Abstract
A method and system for providing real time asset visibility for a plurality of assets and for providing a set of applications based on real time asset visibility, in particular, for the health care facility. The method includes the steps of collecting tag data from a plurality of active readers, identifying a particular asset coupled to the tag data and identifying the zone where the particular asset is located using an algorithm; and associating an asset state information, tag data, zone information, and other device information in the same environment of the asset for providing real time asset visibility. The invention activates an alerts frame work and sends action messages to the respective departments in the health care facility and also supports a set of applications including searching for availability of assets and location, data mining applications, dashboard applications, handheld applications, mapping applications, and reporting services.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for providing real time asset visibility and management of a plurality of assets comprising the steps of:
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collecting tag data from a plurality of automatic identification technology detectors configured to read said tag data from at least one radio frequency identification tag coupled to said plurality of assets, wherein said automatic identification technology detectors include radio frequency readers; identifying a particular asset coupled to the tag data and identifying a zone where said particular asset is located; and associating asset state information, tag data information, zone information and other device information in the environment of the asset. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for providing real time asset visibility and management of a plurality of assets comprising:
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a plurality of radio frequency identification tags coupled to said plurality of assets for transmitting tag data; a plurality of detectors configured for receiving said tag data through a communication network; a location engine for identifying a particular asset and a zone where said particular asset is located from the tag data; a rules engine for analyzing the tag data through a set of pre-defined condition queries and for activating an alerts framework; and a display for displaying asset information and zone information of the particular asset to a user. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of determining which staff members of enterprise facility such as a health facility have encountered a given patient, comprising:
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tagging patients each with a hybrid RFID tag having a unique patient ID number; tagging hospital staff members each with an IR tag that continuously transmits a unique staff ID; detecting, by the hybrid RFID tags, the unique staff ID when a tagged staff member has an encounter within close proximity of a tagged patient; sending, by the hybrid RFID tag, the unique staff ID and the unique patient ID encounter information to one or more RF receivers positioned in the facility; forwarding, by the RF receiver, this information to a tracking service provider; and analyzing and storing the information on encounters in specific zones of the facility. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. A computer program product for providing real time asset visibility and management of a plurality of assets, said computer program product including instructions for causing a computer system to perform the steps of:
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collecting tag data from a plurality of active readers configured to read said tag data from at least one active radio frequency identification tag coupled to said plurality of assets; identifying a particular asset coupled to the tag data and identifying a zone where said particular tag is located; and associating asset state information, tag data, zone information and other device information in the environment of the asset. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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