Talking Power Management Utility
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for alerting clinical staff in a hospital environment about a remaining battery charge level on a mobile medical computer cart by monitoring battery charge levels over a period of time using a processor coupled to a memory comprising:
- monitoring and collecting battery charge level data from the mobile medical computer cart using an inverter, hardware, and a software plugin;
detecting whether battery is weak or strong by analyzing battery discharge patterns stored in a database over a period of time, using an algorithm;
determining a battery charge threshold level to generate alerts by analyzing the battery discharge pattern stored in a database over a period of time, using the algorithm;
placing the mobile medical computer cart into a detect and protect mode after a predetermined period of time;
detecting real-time utilization of the mobile medical computer cart by tracking keyboard and mouse clicks on the mobile medical computer cart; and
triggering voice alerts coupled with visual alerts based on real-time active utilization of the mobile medical computer cart by a user; and
wherein the alert is a user customizable computer-generated human voice message which includes visual and animated characters.
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Abstract
An architecture is presented that provides a computer-implemented system and method for monitoring a remaining battery charge level in a mobile computer cart used in a hospital environment and detecting when said battery charge level is reduced to a selected level. The system comprises a monitoring component that monitors remaining battery charge levels for the mobile computer cart. Further, the monitoring component communicates with a detection component which detects when the battery charge levels of the mobile computer cart are low and/or reach a predetermined threshold level. The system further comprises a trigger component that sends a customizable alert to a user once a low battery charge level and/or a predetermined threshold level has been reached. Furthermore, the system comprises a power component that automatically places the mobile computer cart in detect and protect mode after a predetermined period of time after the alerts are sent.
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16 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for alerting clinical staff in a hospital environment about a remaining battery charge level on a mobile medical computer cart by monitoring battery charge levels over a period of time using a processor coupled to a memory comprising:
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monitoring and collecting battery charge level data from the mobile medical computer cart using an inverter, hardware, and a software plugin; detecting whether battery is weak or strong by analyzing battery discharge patterns stored in a database over a period of time, using an algorithm; determining a battery charge threshold level to generate alerts by analyzing the battery discharge pattern stored in a database over a period of time, using the algorithm; placing the mobile medical computer cart into a detect and protect mode after a predetermined period of time; detecting real-time utilization of the mobile medical computer cart by tracking keyboard and mouse clicks on the mobile medical computer cart; and triggering voice alerts coupled with visual alerts based on real-time active utilization of the mobile medical computer cart by a user; and wherein the alert is a user customizable computer-generated human voice message which includes visual and animated characters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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