METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING LOCATION OF FIXED WIRELESS ASSET IN A HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENT
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- at least one fixed wireless asset (FWA) having an asset tracking number;
a database comprising information associating a patient with a location; and
a computer coupled to the at least one FWA and to the database;
wherein the at least one FWA is configured to forward to the computer at least a portion of data including patient registration information along with the asset tracking number;
wherein the computer is configured to receive the data and the asset tracking number from the at least one FWA and retrieve the information associating the patient with the location from the database; and
wherein the computer is further configured to determine the location of the at least one FWA based at least in part on the data received by the computer from the at least one FWA and the information associating the patient with the location retrieved from the database.
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Abstract
A system is disclosed for determining the location of fixed wireless assets (FWAs). The system includes at least one FWA having an asset tracking number, at least one mobile device wirelessly coupled to the FWA via a first communication link, and a database having information that associates people with locations. The mobile device is assigned to one of these people. The system also includes a computer that is coupled to the FWA via a second communication link and to the database. The FWA is configured to forward the data received from the mobile device to the computer along with the FWA'"'"'s asset tracking number. The computer is configured to determine the location of the FWA based at least in part on the data received from the FWA and the information retrieved from the database.
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1. A system comprising:
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at least one fixed wireless asset (FWA) having an asset tracking number; a database comprising information associating a patient with a location; and a computer coupled to the at least one FWA and to the database; wherein the at least one FWA is configured to forward to the computer at least a portion of data including patient registration information along with the asset tracking number; wherein the computer is configured to receive the data and the asset tracking number from the at least one FWA and retrieve the information associating the patient with the location from the database; and wherein the computer is further configured to determine the location of the at least one FWA based at least in part on the data received by the computer from the at least one FWA and the information associating the patient with the location retrieved from the database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for locating a fixed wireless asset (FWA) within a hospital, the system comprising:
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a plurality of FWAs having respective asset tracking numbers; a database comprising associations of a plurality of patients having patient registration information with respective identified rooms in the hospital; and a computer coupled to the plurality of FWAs and to the database via a communication network, wherein; the plurality of FWAs are configured to provide data including patient registration information along with an asset tracking number of a respective FWA providing the data to the computer, the computer is configured to receive from the FWA the data and the asset tracking number of the respective FWA and to retrieve from the database at least a patient-room association for the patient identified in the data, and the computer is further configured to determine the location of the respective FWA based on the patient registration information, the asset tracking number of the of the respective FWA, and patient-room association retrieved from the database. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A method of determining a location of a fixed wireless asset (FWA) in a hospital environment, comprising the steps of:
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receiving, by a computer, at least one message from the FWA that comprises patient registration information associated with a patient; retrieving from a database, by the computer, patient-room information comprising the patient registration information of a plurality of patients admitted to the hospital and identification of hospital rooms that are assigned to the plurality of patients; and determining, by the computer, the location of the FWA based on the at least one message received from the FWA and the patient-room information retrieved from the database. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon for execution by a processor to perform a method of determining a location of a fixed wireless asset (FWA) in a hospital environment, the method including the steps of:
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receiving at least one message from the FWA that comprises patient registration information; retrieving from a database patient-room information comprising the patient registration information of a plurality of patients admitted to the hospital and identification of hospital rooms that are assigned to the plurality of patients; and determining the location of the FWA based on the at least one message received from the FWA and the patient-room information retrieved from the database. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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