Universal communications, monitoring, tracking, and control system for a healthcare facility
First Claim
1. An asset management and communication system for a healthcare facility, including:
- a server coupled to a database;
a plurality of tags coupled to a corresponding plurality of assets, each tag being configured to transmit a tag ID that is uniquely associated in the database with asset data describing the corresponding asset;
a first network coupled to the server including a plurality of first transceivers configured to receive the tag IDs and transmit the tag IDs and a transceiver ID to the server via the first network, whereby, in response to receipt of a tag ID and a transceiver ID from a transceiver, the server is configured to update the database with location information for the asset corresponding to the tag ID to indicate that the corresponding asset is adjacent the transceiver;
a second network coupled to the server including a plurality of access points; and
a plurality of portable client devices, each client device including a display and a transceiver configured to wirelessly transmit to the server via one of the plurality of access points a client device ID that is uniquely associated in the database with a user of the client device, whereby, in response to receipt of the client device ID, the server is configured to update the database with location information for the user to indicate that the user is within a reception range of the one access point, wherein each portable client device of the plurality of portable client devices is capable of being used to establish voice communications with each of the other portable client devices, wherein each of the portable client devices has a reader configured to read data directly from each of the plurality of tags, wherein each of the portable client devices is configured to control equipment associated with a patient room, and wherein each of the portable client devices are capable of being used to access information that relates to patients and that is stored on the server.
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Abstract
A system for a facility including a server coupled to a database, a plurality of tags coupled to a plurality of assets, each tag being configured to transmit a tag ID that is uniquely associated in the database with data describing the asset, a plurality of first transceivers for receiving tag IDs and transmitting the tag IDs and a transceiver ID to the server, which is configured to update the database with location information for the asset to indicate that the asset is adjacent the transceiver, and a plurality of portable client devices configured to wirelessly transmit to the server a client device ID that is uniquely associated in the database with a user of the client device, whereby, in response to receipt of the client device ID, the server is configured to update the database with location information for the user to indicate a location of the user.
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36 Claims
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1. An asset management and communication system for a healthcare facility, including:
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a server coupled to a database; a plurality of tags coupled to a corresponding plurality of assets, each tag being configured to transmit a tag ID that is uniquely associated in the database with asset data describing the corresponding asset; a first network coupled to the server including a plurality of first transceivers configured to receive the tag IDs and transmit the tag IDs and a transceiver ID to the server via the first network, whereby, in response to receipt of a tag ID and a transceiver ID from a transceiver, the server is configured to update the database with location information for the asset corresponding to the tag ID to indicate that the corresponding asset is adjacent the transceiver; a second network coupled to the server including a plurality of access points; and a plurality of portable client devices, each client device including a display and a transceiver configured to wirelessly transmit to the server via one of the plurality of access points a client device ID that is uniquely associated in the database with a user of the client device, whereby, in response to receipt of the client device ID, the server is configured to update the database with location information for the user to indicate that the user is within a reception range of the one access point, wherein each portable client device of the plurality of portable client devices is capable of being used to establish voice communications with each of the other portable client devices, wherein each of the portable client devices has a reader configured to read data directly from each of the plurality of tags, wherein each of the portable client devices is configured to control equipment associated with a patient room, and wherein each of the portable client devices are capable of being used to access information that relates to patients and that is stored on the server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. An asset management and communications system for a healthcare facility, including:
- a server coupled to a database;
a plurality of tags associated with a corresponding plurality of assets, each tag having a unique ID; a plurality of sensors, each sensor configured to read the tag IDs of tags adjacent the sensor and to transmit a signal to the server indicating that the tags are adjacent the sensor, thereby permitting the server to update the database with location information indicating that the tags are adjacent a known location of the sensor; and a plurality of portable client devices coupled to the server via access points positioned at known locations within the facility, each client device including a transceiver configured to transmit a unique ID signal to the server via an access point, thereby permitting the server to update the database with location information indicating that the client device is within a reception range of the access point; the client device transceivers being further configured to access the tag location information in the database, wherein each portable client device of the plurality of portable client devices is capable of being used to establish voice communications with each of the other portable client devices, wherein each of the portable client devices has a reader configured to read data directly from each of the plurality of tags, wherein each of the portable client devices is configured to control equipment associated with a patient room, and wherein each of the portable client devices are capable of being used to access information that relates to patients and that is stored on the server.
- a server coupled to a database;
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