SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING PROCEDURE COMPLIANCE
First Claim
1. A method of monitoring a user performing a handwashing procedure, comprising:
- recognizing a user based upon biometric information obtained at a handwashing station;
detecting use of a component of the handwashing station;
capturing image data of the user at the handwashing station;
capturing data describing components and consumables used at the handwashing station;
analyzing, using a processor, the image data;
determining compliance with a handwashing procedure based at least in part on the analysis of the image data and the use of the component; and
communicating compliance information.
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Abstract
A method of monitoring a user performing a handwashing procedure, including: recognizing a user based upon biometric information obtained at a handwashing station, a user; detecting use of a component of the handwashing station; capturing image data of the user at the handwashing station; capturing data describing components and consumables used at the handwashing station; analyzing, using a processor, the image data; determining compliance with a handwashing procedure based at least in part on the analysis of the image data and the use of the component; and communicating compliance information. Other aspects are described and claimed.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of monitoring a user performing a handwashing procedure, comprising:
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recognizing a user based upon biometric information obtained at a handwashing station; detecting use of a component of the handwashing station; capturing image data of the user at the handwashing station; capturing data describing components and consumables used at the handwashing station; analyzing, using a processor, the image data; determining compliance with a handwashing procedure based at least in part on the analysis of the image data and the use of the component; and communicating compliance information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for monitoring a user performing a handwashing procedure, comprising:
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a handwashing station; a biometric sensor that recognizes a user at the handwashing station; a component of the handwashing station that is required to be used during the handwashing procedure; an image sensor that captures image data of the user at the handwashing station; and a processor that; analyzes the image data; determines compliance with a handwashing procedure based at least in part on the analysis of the image data and use of the component; and thereafter communicates compliance information. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for monitoring a user performing an operational process, comprising:
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identifying the user and an operational process being performed by the user; ascertaining a task of the operational process to be performed by the user; and determining whether the user has complied with a compliance step, wherein the compliance step is to be completed prior to the performance of the task; wherein the determining comprises determining whether biometric data from the user has been obtained, wherein the biometric data is obtained using at least one biometric sensor operatively coupled to an object used in completing the compliance step.
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