HYGIENE COMPLIANCE MONITORING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A hygiene compliance monitor for a dispenser maintaining material to be dispensed, said hygiene compliance monitor comprising:
- a dispenser controller that is coupled to an actuator to initiate the dispensement of material from the dispenser when said actuator is actuated;
a data collection unit adapted to be coupled to said dispenser controller, said data collection unit including a data collection memory unit, such that said data collection unit generates at least one time segment of a predetermined duration, said data collection unit associating the number of actuations of said actuator with said time segment in which said actuations occurred; and
a data acquisition unit in wireless communication with said data collection unit to receive the associated number of actuations and said time segments therefrom.
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Abstract
A hygiene compliance monitoring system provides a dispenser that is associated with a data collection unit that collects dispensing events, such as the dispensement of material from the dispenser, which occurs during time segments of a predetermined duration. The hygiene event monitoring system also includes a portable data acquisition unit that is in wireless communication with the data collection unit of the dispenser. As such, when the data acquisition unit is brought within the range of reception of the data collection unit, the hygiene compliance data and time segment information are transmitted to the data acquisition unit and stored at a portable memory unit, which is removable. As such, the hygiene compliance data stored on the portable memory unit can be readily transferred to any desired computing device for analysis and report generation.
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18 Claims
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1. A hygiene compliance monitor for a dispenser maintaining material to be dispensed, said hygiene compliance monitor comprising:
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a dispenser controller that is coupled to an actuator to initiate the dispensement of material from the dispenser when said actuator is actuated; a data collection unit adapted to be coupled to said dispenser controller, said data collection unit including a data collection memory unit, such that said data collection unit generates at least one time segment of a predetermined duration, said data collection unit associating the number of actuations of said actuator with said time segment in which said actuations occurred; and a data acquisition unit in wireless communication with said data collection unit to receive the associated number of actuations and said time segments therefrom. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A hygiene compliance monitor for a dispenser maintaining material to be dispensed, said hygiene compliance monitor comprising:
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a dispenser controller that is coupled to an actuator to initiate the dispensement of material from the dispenser when said actuator is actuated; a data collection unit adapted to be coupled to said dispenser controller, said data collection unit including a data collection memory unit and an internal clock, said data collection unit associating at least one actuation of said actuator with a time stamp generated from said internal clock; and a data acquisition unit in wireless communication with said data collection unit, wherein said data acquisition unit is configured to wirelessly set said clock and is further configured to receive at least one piece of data indicating the associated time stamp information of said at least one actuation.
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14. A hygiene compliance monitor for a dispenser maintaining material to be dispensed, said hygiene compliance monitor comprising:
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a dispenser controller that is coupled to an actuator to initiate the dispensement of material from the dispenser when said actuator is actuated; a data collection unit adapted to be coupled to said dispenser controller, said data collection unit including a data collection memory unit, said data collection unit collecting data from at least one actuation of said actuator; and a data acquisition unit in wireless communication with said data collection unit, wherein said data acquisition unit is configured to wirelessly program said data collection unit with location identifying information and is further configured to receive the collected data stored at said data collection unit.
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15. A hygiene compliance system for a plurality of dispensers maintaining material to be dispensed, said hygiene compliance system comprising:
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a plurality of hand hygiene compliance units, wherein each of said hand hygiene compliance units includes; a dispenser controller coupled to an actuator to initiate the dispensement of material from a dispenser within the plurality of dispensers when said actuator is actuated; and a data collection unit adapted to be coupled to said dispenser controller, said data collection unit including a data collection memory unit, said data collection unit collecting data from at least one actuation of said actuator; and a data acquisition unit in wireless communication with said plurality of data collection units within said plurality of hand hygiene compliance units, wherein said data acquisition unit is configured to wirelessly receive the collected data stored at said data collection unit within at least two of said hand hygiene compliance units within said plurality of said hand hygiene compliance units, wherein said two hand hygiene compliance units are located within a predetermined proximity to one another, and further wherein the data from said at least two hand hygiene compliance units is wirelessly received nearly simultaneously.
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16. A method of hygiene compliance monitoring comprising:
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providing a data collection unit maintained by a dispenser, said dispenser including an actuator to initiate the dispensement of material from a refill container;
wherein said data collection unit;generates a plurality of time segments of a predetermined duration at said data collection unit; monitors the engagement of said actuator; associates the number of engagements of said actuator with the time segment in which said engagements occurred; and stores the number of engagements and associated time segments at said data collection unit; providing a data acquisition unit having a portable memory unit, said data acquisition unit configured to wirelessly communicate with said data collection unit; and further wherein said data collection unit transfers the number of engagements and associated time segments to said portable memory unit. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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