Hygiene compliance
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring user compliance with a washing requirement, the system comprising:
- at least a first cleaning station associated with a facility;
an identification apparatus operatively associated with the first cleaning station, the identification apparatus being operable to at least automatically identify the user when the user is within a predetermined distance from the cleaning station;
a cleaning station operations monitor operatively associated with the first cleaning station;
a memory associated with the cleaning station operations monitor, the memory comprising a compliance module in communication with the identification apparatus, the compliance module being operable to record data associated with use of the first cleaning station by the user; and
an administration computer in communication with at least the cleaning station operations monitor, the administration computer being operable to generate a compliance report based on at least a portion of the data associated with a user'"'"'s use of the first cleaning station and with a user'"'"'s movement throughout the facility.
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Abstract
A system and method of monitoring compliance with a hygiene protocol is disclosed. The movement of person within or otherwise associated with a facility may be tracked and hygiene requirements may be imposed based on the movement. In monitoring hygiene compliance, a number of hygiene levels may be defined that are associated with difference hygiene requirements. A hygiene level may be associated with an individual and that level may be raised or lowered based on hygiene related activity associated with the individual. An individual'"'"'s hygiene level and/or his compliance with multi-level hygiene requirements may be tracked through the use of monitored hygiene stations and/or location tracking stations.
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30 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring user compliance with a washing requirement, the system comprising:
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at least a first cleaning station associated with a facility; an identification apparatus operatively associated with the first cleaning station, the identification apparatus being operable to at least automatically identify the user when the user is within a predetermined distance from the cleaning station; a cleaning station operations monitor operatively associated with the first cleaning station; a memory associated with the cleaning station operations monitor, the memory comprising a compliance module in communication with the identification apparatus, the compliance module being operable to record data associated with use of the first cleaning station by the user; and an administration computer in communication with at least the cleaning station operations monitor, the administration computer being operable to generate a compliance report based on at least a portion of the data associated with a user'"'"'s use of the first cleaning station and with a user'"'"'s movement throughout the facility. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A hygiene compliance monitoring method, comprising:
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detecting a transition of an individual across a boundary between hygiene zones;
a hygiene zone being defined as portion of a facility assigned a hygiene level value from a range of possible hygiene level values;in response to detecting the transition, updating a working radius value associated with the individual, wherein the working radius value corresponds to the hygiene level value associated with a section of the facility in which the individual is currently located; in response to updating the working radius value, comparing the working radius value to a hygiene radius value associated with the individual, wherein the hygiene radius value is indicative of the individual'"'"'s current state of hygiene; and in response to determining that the individual'"'"'s working radius value is greater than the individual'"'"'s hygiene radius value, registering a hygiene radius violation; wherein the hygiene radius violation indicates that the individual is potentially out of compliance with a hygiene protocol associated with the facility. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A hygiene compliance monitoring system, comprising:
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a hygiene compliance monitor operable to; (a) detect a transition of an individual across a boundary between hygiene zones;
a hygiene zone being defined as a portion of a facility assigned a hygiene level value from a range of possible hygiene level values;(b) in response to the detection of the transition, update a working radius value associated with the individual, wherein the working radius value corresponds to a hygiene level value associated with a section of the facility in which the individual is currently located; (c) in response to the update of the working radius value, compare the working radius value to a hygiene radius value associated with the individual, wherein the hygiene radius value is indicative of the individual'"'"'s current state of hygiene; and (d) in response to the detection that the individual'"'"'s working radius value is greater than the individual'"'"'s hygiene radius value, register a hygiene radius violation; wherein the hygiene radius violation indicates that the individual is potentially out of compliance with a hygiene protocol associated with the facility. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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