Event notification system for alerting the closest appropriate person
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1. An event notification method, comprising:
- detecting, at one or more of a network device, information associated with a tag and an event generated by an event source;
determining, using the information detected at the one or more of a network device, a current physical location associated with each one of the tag and the event source, and mapping the current physical location of the tag to a first logical location and the current physical location of the event source to a second logical location;
calculating a logical distance between the first and the second logical locations; and
generating and sending a message to an object associated with the tag notifying the object of the event provided that the calculated logical distance between the first and second logical locations meets a specified logical distance threshold rule.
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Abstract
A healthcare system includes an event notification system, a real-time location system and a proximity notification function. The event notification system operates to receive event messages from an event generation device, the real-time location system operates to receive tag identity and location information from a tag detector and the proximity notification system operates to receive the tag identity and location information and determine which of a plurality of tags are closest to the source of an event and to send an event alert message to an individual associated with this tag.
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1. An event notification method, comprising:
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detecting, at one or more of a network device, information associated with a tag and an event generated by an event source; determining, using the information detected at the one or more of a network device, a current physical location associated with each one of the tag and the event source, and mapping the current physical location of the tag to a first logical location and the current physical location of the event source to a second logical location; calculating a logical distance between the first and the second logical locations; and generating and sending a message to an object associated with the tag notifying the object of the event provided that the calculated logical distance between the first and second logical locations meets a specified logical distance threshold rule. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An event detection and notification network, comprising:
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a real-time location system connected to the network having one or more tag detectors for detecting a physical location and an identity of a tag associated with an object; an event notification system connected to the network having one or more of an event source for detecting a physical location and an identity of an event; a proximity notification system connected to the network for receiving the physical location of the tag and the event, the proximity notification system operating to separately map each of the physical locations of the tag and the event to a logical location and to calculate a logical distance between the tag and the event source, and the event notification system generating and sending a message over the network to an object associated with the tag notifying the object of the event provided the calculated logical distance between the event source and the tag meets a specified logical distance threshold rule. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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