INTERACTIVE MONITOR SYSTEM FOR A MEDICAL CAMPUS

• US 20140303994A1
• Filed: 05/26/2014
• Published: 10/09/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Lanny L. Johnson
• Original Assignee: Lanny L. Johnson
• Inventors: Johnson, Lanny L.
• Application Number:
  US14/287,160
• Publication Number:
  US 20140303994A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/36 Image-producing devices or illumination devices not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/80 Implements for cleaning or washing the skin of surgeons or patients
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41415 involving a public display, viewable by several users in a public space outside their home, e.g. movie theatre, information kiosk
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42203 sound input device, e.g. microphone
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44218 Detecting physical presence or behaviour of the user, e.g. using sensors to detect if the user is leaving the room or changes his face expression during a TV program methods or arrangements for recognising human body or animal bodies or body parts G06V40/10; methods or arrangements for acquiring or recognising human faces, facial parts, facial sketches, facial expressions G06V40/16; methods or arrangements for recognising movements or behaviour G06V40/20; arrangements for identifying users in broadcast systems H04H60/45
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4753 for user identification, e.g. by entering a PIN or password cryptographic authentication protocols H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6131 involving transmission via a mobile phone network wireless downlink channel access H04W74/006
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/16 Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/173 with two-way working, e.g. subscriber sending a programme selection signal

Abstract

An interactive systems and method for providing medical or emergency information across a medical campus including a master computer that receives, stores and selectively transmits medical or emergency information to a plurality of interactive monitors, which are accessible by a plurality of users.

Claims

1. An interactive system for providing select medical or emergency information across a medical campus, comprising:

a) a master computer comprising software that receives, stores and transmits a plurality of programs comprising medical or emergency information, wherein transmission of the information is selectively accessed by a plurality of monitor identifiers;

b) a plurality of interactive monitors positioned in various locations across a medical campus, the interactive monitors comprising a central processing unit (CPU) operably connected to memory, a display screen and a transmitter, wherein the monitors each transmit a monitor identifier among the plurality of monitor identifiers to the master computer to authorize receipt of transmitted information, further wherein received information is selectively accessible to a plurality of users according to a plurality of user identifiers; and

c) a plurality of user transmitters that each transmit a user identifier among the plurality of user identifiers to a local interactive monitor among the plurality of interactive monitors for recognition by the CPU, wherein upon recognition of the user identifier the CPU permits access to at least one group of programs for display.

2. The interactive system according to claim 1, wherein the monitor identifier identifies the monitor as belonging to at least one of a plurality of monitor classes.

3. The interactive system according to claim 2, wherein the monitor identifier identifies the monitor as belonging to a monitor class selected from the group consisting of a physician'"'"'s office, a physicians'"'"' lounge, a laboratory, an interventional radiology area, a radiology reading room, a utility instrument reading room, a sterilization room, a patient educational area and a pharmacy.

4. The interactive system according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of programs are selected from the group consisting of pharmaceutical information, medical device information, medical instruction information and emergency information.

5. The interactive system according to claim 1, wherein the interactive monitor is a wireless device loaded with a software application program that recognizes the user identifier, wherein the wireless device is selected from the group consisting of a smart phone, a laptop computer and a tablet computer.

6. The interactive system according to claim 1, wherein the user identifier is transmitted through blue tooth connectivity.

7. The interactive system according to claim 1, wherein the user transmitter transmits a Radio-frequency identification (RFID) signal.

8. An interactive system for providing select medical or emergency information across a medical campus, comprising:

a) a master computer comprising software that receives, stores and transmits a plurality of programs comprising medical or emergency information, wherein transmission of the information is selectively accessed by a plurality of user identifiers;

b) a plurality of interactive monitors for selective display of information positioned in various locations across a medical campus, each interactive monitor comprising a central processing unit (CPU) operably connected to memory, a display screen and a transmitter capable of receiving and transmitting the plurality of user identifiers; and

c) a plurality of user transmitters that each transmit a user identifier among the plurality of user identifiers to a local interactive monitor among the plurality of interactive monitors for recognition by the CPU, wherein upon recognition of the user identifier the master computer the local interactive monitor permits access to at least one group of programs for display.

9. The interactive system according to claim 8, wherein the interactive monitor is a wireless device loaded with a software application program that recognizes the user identifier, wherein the wireless device is selected from the group consisting of a smart phone, a laptop computer and a tablet computer.

10. The interactive system according to claim 8, wherein the user identifier is transmitted through blue tooth connectivity.

11. The interactive system according to claim 8, wherein the user transmitter transmits a Radio-frequency identification (RFID) signal.

12. A method of controlling dissemination of educational content to an interactive monitor system for a medical campus, comprising the steps of:

a) receiving a plurality of programs from an account holder;

b) associating, by at least one master computer, each of the programs with a plurality of user classes to create a content library;

c) associating, by the at least one master computer, each of a plurality of user identifiers with at least one of the plurality of user classes;

d) associating, by the at least one master computer, a plurality of interactive monitor ID'"'"'s with a plurality of monitor classes to create a monitor permission database;

e) receiving a first interactive monitor ID from a first interactive monitor, and a first user identifier from the first interactive monitor; and

f) distributing at least one program from the content library to the first interactive monitor via the master computer, based upon the programs associated with the user class associated with the first user identifier, and the monitor class associated with the first interactive monitor ID.

13. The method of claim 12, further including the step of the first interactive monitor wirelessly receiving the first user identifier from a remote device.

14. The method of claim 12, further including the step of the at least one master computer receiving at least one user preference from a user associated with the first user identifier, and using the at least one user preference to determine the at least one program that is distributed to the first interactive monitor.

15. The method of claim 12, further including the step of receiving at least one emergency content program from the account holder and at least one emergency content program from a system administrator, and associating, by the at least one master computer, each of the emergency content programs with at least one emergency content class, and associating, by the at least one master computer, each of the plurality of user identifiers with at least one of the emergency content classes.