Scheduling and time management system

• US 20110270622A1
• Filed: 05/03/2010
• Published: 11/03/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/03/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Maxenia Bowers
• Original Assignee: Maxenia Bowers
• Inventors: Bowers, Maxenia
• Application Number:
  US12/662,759
• Publication Number:
  US 20110270622A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms

Abstract

A scheduling and time management system and method including a central processing assembly, remote informational modules placed at critical locations within a facility, and portable data input modules via which users may interact with the system. The system may be entirely self-contained, or may interact with and be implemented in addition to an organization'"'"'s existing computing infrastructure. Illumination of lamps and/or voice prompts from a speaker mounted on the informational modules indicate system status and may be used to confidentially relay information between staff members or provide system-wide information as desired.

Claims

1. A time and schedule management system for a medical environment comprising:

a central processing assembly in communication with a plurality of remote informational modules with a visual light source indicating status information;

said modules displaying scheduling indicia, and;

portable data input modules in communication with said central processing assembly, said data input modules being provided with a plurality of programmable hot keys which interact with said central processing assembly, each said key being directed toward a particular medical situation.

2. A time and schedule management system as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a keyboard, video output device, and mouse in communication with said central processing assembly thereby enabling data input and output.

3. A time and schedule management system as claimed in claim 2 wherein said video output device is a touch sensitive video output device whereby data may be input into said central processing assembly.

4. A time and schedule management system as claimed in claim 1 wherein a printing device chosen from the group consisting of an inkjet printer, laser printer, dot matrix printer, and thermal printer is in communication with said central processing assembly and said printing device outputs status information.

5. A time and schedule management system as claimed in claim 1 wherein said visual light source is a plurality of colored light sources, each said colored light source indicating status information.

6. A time and schedule management system as claimed in claim 1 wherein said remote information modules include a speaker to provide audible indicia of status.

7. A time and schedule management system as claimed in claim 1 wherein said remote informational modules periodically query said central processing assembly in order to display current status information.

8. A time and schedule management system as claimed in claim 1 wherein said central processing assembly includes an integrated flat-screen video output device;

said central processing assembly being generally rectilinear and about ten inches in height and about fourteen inches in width; and

, said remote informational modules being generally rectilinear and about six inches in height and about two inches in width.

9. A time and schedule management system for a medical environment comprising:

a programmable central processing assembly in communication with a plurality of remote informational modules having colored light sources indicating status information;

said modules displaying scheduling indicia;

said modules periodically querying said programmable central processing assembly in order to display current status information said programmable central processing assembly including a keyboard, video output device, and mouse, and;

portable data input modules in communication with said programmable central processing assembly, said data input modules being provided with a plurality of programmable hot keys which interact with said central processing assembly, each of which is directed toward a particular medical situation.

10. A time and schedule management system as claimed in claim 9 wherein said video output device is a touch sensitive video output device whereby data may be input into said central processing assembly.

11. A time and schedule management system as claimed in claim 9 wherein a printing device chosen from the group consisting of an inkjet printer, laser printer, dot matrix printer, and thermal printer is in communication with said central processing assembly and said printing device outputs status information.

12. A time and schedule management system as claimed in claim 9 wherein said remote information modules include a speaker to provide audible indicia of status.

13. A time and schedule management system as claimed in claim 9 wherein said programmable central processing assembly includes an integrated flat-screen video output device;

said programmable central processing assembly being generally rectilinear and about ten inches in height and about fourteen inches in width; and

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said remote informational modules being generally rectilinear and about six inches in height and about two inches in width.

14. A time and schedule management method for a medical environment comprising:

users entering scheduling and time management data into a central processing assembly;

said central processing assembly reserving necessary resources for a specific medical procedure;

said central processing assembly simultaneously resolving conflicting scheduling and time management requests;

said central processing assembly assigning said resources for said specific medical procedure, and;

remote informational modules displaying said assigned resources.

15. A time and schedule management method as claimed in claim 14 further including portable data input modules communicating with said central processing assembly

16. A time and schedule management method as claimed in claim 14 further including visually indicating said assigned resources with colored light sources.

17. A time and schedule management method as claimed in claim 14 further including audibly indicating said assigned resources.

18. A time and schedule management method as claimed in claim 14 further including printing out said assigned resources.