SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING LOCATIONS AND ACTIVITIES
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1. A tracking and monitoring system comprising:
- a wearable advertising device (WAD) comprising a housing having a BLE module and an IR receiver;
said BLE module of said WAD having a unique WAD ID;
a gateway having a BLE module and a WiFi module in an enclosure, said gateway is configured to receive said WAD ID over a BLE-Mesh network of repeaters and forwarding said WAD ID using said WiFi module to a remote server.
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Systems, components, and methods for tracking, monitoring, and optionally reminding for use with hospitals, businesses, and office buildings. The components of the systems can include wearable advertising devices (WAD) that emit BLE signals, repeaters and/or gateways for receiving and relaying the BLE signals over a BLE Mesh network to a remote server. IR codes can be included to detect the presence of a WAD before the WAD is energized to emit a BLE signal.
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1. A tracking and monitoring system comprising:
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a wearable advertising device (WAD) comprising a housing having a BLE module and an IR receiver;
said BLE module of said WAD having a unique WAD ID;a gateway having a BLE module and a WiFi module in an enclosure, said gateway is configured to receive said WAD ID over a BLE-Mesh network of repeaters and forwarding said WAD ID using said WiFi module to a remote server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of tracking a hand wash event comprising:
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emitting a beacon signal comprising a dispenser combination ID comprising a unique ID associated with a wearer and a unique ID associated with a dispenser; wirelessly sending the dispenser combination ID to a remote server.
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16. A method of tracking movement of an individual comprising:
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associating a wearable advertising device (WAD) to the individual, said advertising device comprising a BLE module, an IR receiver, and a WAD ID; transmitting a signal comprising a first location ID from a first IR transmitter to the IR receiver and waking the BLE module on the WAD; transmitting a first combination ID comprising the WAD ID and the first location ID to a remote server; transmitting a signal comprising a second location ID from a second IR transmitter to the IR receiver and waking the BLE module on the WAD; and transmitting a second combination ID comprising the WAD ID and the second location ID to the remote server.
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