Hygiene monitoring system
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1. A method of monitoring hygiene compliance, comprising:
- detecting an encounter between a person and a movable object,determining whether the encounter results in contamination of the person,generating an indication signal indicative of whether the person is contaminated, and transmitting at least a portion of the indication signal over a wireless communications channel.
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Abstract
A method is provided for monitoring hygiene compliance.
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1. A method of monitoring hygiene compliance, comprising:
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detecting an encounter between a person and a movable object, determining whether the encounter results in contamination of the person, generating an indication signal indicative of whether the person is contaminated, and transmitting at least a portion of the indication signal over a wireless communications channel.
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2. A method of monitoring hygiene compliance, comprising:
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detecting an encounter between a person and a movable object, determining whether the encounter results in contamination of the person, and generating an indication signal indicative of whether the person is contaminated, wherein the indication signal generates a visual indication.
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3. A method of monitoring hygiene compliance, comprising:
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detecting an encounter between a person and a movable object, determining whether the encounter results in contamination of the person, generating an indication signal indicative of whether the person is contaminated, and storing instances of information relating to encounters in a memory over time. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5)
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6. A method of monitoring hygiene compliance, comprising:
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detecting an encounter between a person and a movable object, determining whether the encounter results in contamination of the person, generating an indication signal indicative of whether the person is contaminated, and monitoring changes in location of the person and the object. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. A method of monitoring hygiene compliance of a person or movable object, the method comprising:
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receiving information relating to a contamination zone, receiving information uniquely identifying an item, receiving information indicative of a location of the item, receiving an item type indicator indicative of whether the item is a person or a movable object, assigning a status of ‘
contaminated’
to the item if the location information indicates entry of the item into the contamination zone,receiving information relating to a cleaning device, evaluating the information relating to the cleaning device and the information relating to the item, including the item type indicator, to determine whether to change the status of the item, storing instances of status information in a memory over time, and evaluating stored instances of status information to determine compliance with a predetermined hygiene policy. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-readable medium storing a computer program comprising instructions for monitoring hygiene executable by a computing device to:
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access a predetermined hygiene policy, receive usage information indicative of use of a cleaning device to clean an item, receive identification information uniquely identifying an item, receive location information indicative of a location of an item, receive contact information indicative of an instance of contact between a first item and a second item, evaluate the usage information, identification information, location information, and contact information to detect compliance or non-compliance with the hygiene policy, and generate an output indicative of such compliance or non-compliance. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of monitoring hygiene compliance of a person and a movable object, the method comprising:
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receiving information relating to a contamination zone, receiving information uniquely identifying a person, receiving information uniquely identifying a movable object, receiving information indicative of a location of the person and the movable object, assigning a status of ‘
contaminated’
to the person if the location information indicates entry of the person into the contamination zone,assigning a status of ‘
contaminated’
to the movable object if the location information indicates entry of the person into the contamination zone,receiving information relating to a cleaning device, evaluating the information relating to the cleaning device, the information relating to the person, and the information relating to the movable object to determine whether to change the status of one or both of the person and the movable object, storing instances of status information in a memory over time, and evaluating stored instances of status information to determine compliance with a predetermined hygiene policy.
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