Automatic determination of location for ethernet devices
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1. A method for automatically locating an Ethernet patient monitor in one or more buildings, the method comprising:
- querying, by a computing device of a central monitoring system, a switch comprising a plurality of ports, the patient monitor being connected to one of the plurality of ports, a Media Access Control address of the patient monitor being included in the query;
receiving from the switch a port number of the switch to which the patient monitor is connected, the port number being associated with the Media Access Control address;
using first coordinates in a configuration file to determine a location of the patient monitor based on the port number;
displaying a representation of the location of the patient monitor on a user interface representing at least a portion of the one or more buildings;
using second coordinates in the configuration file to identify a route from the central monitoring system to the location of the patient monitor, the second coordinates being different from the first coordinates; and
displaying the route on the user interface.
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Abstract
A method for automatically locating an Ethernet patient monitor in one or more buildings includes querying, by a computing device of a central monitoring system, a switch using a Media Access Control address of the patient monitor, and receiving a port number to which the patient monitor is connected from the switch. The method also includes consulting a configuration file to determine a location of the patient monitor, and displaying a representation of the location of the patient monitor on a user interface representing at least a portion of the one or more buildings.
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1. A method for automatically locating an Ethernet patient monitor in one or more buildings, the method comprising:
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querying, by a computing device of a central monitoring system, a switch comprising a plurality of ports, the patient monitor being connected to one of the plurality of ports, a Media Access Control address of the patient monitor being included in the query; receiving from the switch a port number of the switch to which the patient monitor is connected, the port number being associated with the Media Access Control address; using first coordinates in a configuration file to determine a location of the patient monitor based on the port number; displaying a representation of the location of the patient monitor on a user interface representing at least a portion of the one or more buildings; using second coordinates in the configuration file to identify a route from the central monitoring system to the location of the patient monitor, the second coordinates being different from the first coordinates; and displaying the route on the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for automatically locating an Ethernet patient monitor in one or more buildings, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a computing device of a central monitoring system, a rendezvous request from a patient monitoring device; consulting a configuration file to determine whether or not a switch is handled by the central monitoring system; querying the switch by sending a Simple Network Management Protocol Management Information Base using a Media Access Control address of the patient monitor received in the rendezvous request; receiving a port number to which the patient monitor is connected from the switch; consulting the configuration file to determine whether or not the port is handled by the central monitoring system; establishing communication with the patient monitor; using first coordinates in a configuration file to determine a location of the patient monitor using coordinates in the configuration file; displaying a representation of the location of the patient monitor on a user interface representing at least a portion of the one or more buildings; using second coordinates in the configuration file to identify a route from the central monitoring system to the location of the patient monitor, the second coordinates being different from the first coordinates, and the second coordinates including a string of two or more numbers, with each of the numbers representing a position on the map and the numbers being used to plot a path from the central monitoring system to the patient monitor; displaying the route on the user interface; and altering a state of the representation of the location of the patient monitor on the user interface based on the status of the patient monitor. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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