METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING AND ENFORCING HAND HYGIENE AND SANITIZATION
First Claim
1. A method for monitoring hand sanitization policy compliance comprising:
- initializing a sanitization monitoring sensor (SMS) to a deactivated state, the SMS being configured to be wearable by a user;
activating the SMS by an SMS activator that is disposed in a predetermined location of a structure, wherein the SMS is activated upon a determination of at least one of a low hand sanitization condition or a contamination condition, a geographic location of the user, and a predetermined duration has elapsed since a last sanitization activity;
deactivating the SMS by an SMS deactivator configured to deactivate the SMS upon use of an associated sanitization dispenser by the user;
monitoring SMS activation/deactivation activity by a network integrated SMS monitoring module, wherein when the SMS changes activation states, the network integrated SMS monitoring module receives a log of SMS activities, including credentials and time of activation/deactivation; and
negotiating access credentials by the SMS with at least one access point wherein the access point restricts access to the SMS if the SMS is activated.
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Abstract
A method for monitoring hand sanitization policy compliance including initializing a sanitization monitoring sensor (SMS) to a deactivated state, the SMS being configured to wearable by a user, activating the SMS by an SMS activator that is disposed in at least one predetermined location of a structure, wherein the SMS is activated upon a determination of at least one parameter, deactivating the SMS by an SMS deactivator configured to deactivate the SMS upon use of an associated sanitization dispenser by the user, monitoring SMS activation/deactivation activity by a network integrated SMS monitoring module, wherein when the SMS changes activation states, the network integrated SMS monitoring module receives a log of SMS activities, including credentials and time of activation/deactivation; and negotiating access credentials by the SMS with at least one access point wherein the access point restricts access to the SMS if the SMS is activated.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for monitoring hand sanitization policy compliance comprising:
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initializing a sanitization monitoring sensor (SMS) to a deactivated state, the SMS being configured to be wearable by a user; activating the SMS by an SMS activator that is disposed in a predetermined location of a structure, wherein the SMS is activated upon a determination of at least one of a low hand sanitization condition or a contamination condition, a geographic location of the user, and a predetermined duration has elapsed since a last sanitization activity; deactivating the SMS by an SMS deactivator configured to deactivate the SMS upon use of an associated sanitization dispenser by the user; monitoring SMS activation/deactivation activity by a network integrated SMS monitoring module, wherein when the SMS changes activation states, the network integrated SMS monitoring module receives a log of SMS activities, including credentials and time of activation/deactivation; and negotiating access credentials by the SMS with at least one access point wherein the access point restricts access to the SMS if the SMS is activated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for monitoring hand sanitization policy compliance comprising:
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a sanitization monitoring sensor (SMS) configured to be wearable by a user and further configured to be initialized to a deactivated state, said SMS having a transceiver configured to transmit and receive SMS activation commands and status information stored on a microcontroller integrated within the SMS and configured to store SMS activation commands and status information and further configured to control an indicia integrated within the SMS, such that the indicia indicates at least three activation level signals; an SMS activator operatively configured be disposed in at least one predetermined location of a structure such as to communicate with the SMS when the SMS is within a predetermined proximity, and further configured to activate the SMS upon a determination of a predetermined location of a structure, wherein the SMS is activated upon a determination of at least one of a low hand sanitization condition or a contamination condition, or a geographic location of the user, and a predetermined duration has elapsed since a last sanitization activity; an SMS deactivator configured to deactivate the SMS upon use of an associated sanitization dispenser by the user; a network integrated SMS monitoring module configured to monitor the SMS, wherein when the SMS changes activation states, the network integrated SMS monitoring module receives a log of SMS activity, including credentials and time of activation/deactivation; and at least one access point configured to negotiate access credentials with the SMS wherein the access point is configured to restrict to the SMS if the SMS is activated. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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