Hand care reporting panel

• US 9,183,729 B2
• Filed: 03/13/2013
• Issued: 11/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: DEB IP Limited (SC Johnson & Son Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Debmed Usa LLC
• Inventors: Hines, John, Limbert, Dean Philip
• Primary Examiner(s): PHAM, TOAN NGOC
• Application Number:
  US13/801,539
• Publication Number:
  US 20140266730A1
• Time in Patent Office: 972 Days
• Field of Search: 340/573.1, 340/539.1, 340/539.13, 340/521, 340/3.1, 340/5.8, 340/13.24, 707/722, 707/769, 222/1, 222/52
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A47K 5/1217 Electrical control means for the dispensing mechanism
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/245 Reminder of hygiene compliance policies, e.g. of washing hands
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 90/10 Information and communication technologies [ICT] supporting adaptation to climate change, e.g. for weather forecasting or climate simulation

Abstract

A reporting panel reports a selected basis for hand care. The reporting panel may be mounted at a location near one or more hand care product dispensers and may be associated with one or more hand care product dispensers. The reporting panel may communicate with a monitoring system or with a hand care product dispenser.

Claims

1. A method of monitoring compliance with two or more recommended bases for hand care, the method comprising steps of:

receiving an indication identifying a recommended basis for hand care;

receiving an indication that a hand care product dispenser has operated to dispense a hand care product; and

associating the indication of the basis for hand care with the indicated use of the hand care product dispenser.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of receiving the indication identifying a recommended basis for a hand care receives the indication from a reporting panel with which one of a plurality of recommended bases for hand care may be selected.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of receiving an indication of a basis for hand care and the step of receiving an indication that a hand care product dispenser has operated comprise receiving both indications from the hand care product dispenser.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of receiving an indication of a basis for hand care includes receiving a time that the indication was created, the step of receiving an indication that a hand care product dispenser has operated includes receiving a time that the hand care dispenser operated and the step of the associating the indication of a basis for hand care with the indicated use of the hand care product dispenser comprises determining a length of time between creation of the indication of the basis for hand care and operation of the hand care product dispenser.

5. A method for monitoring bases for use of a hand care product, method comprising the steps of:

providing a reporting panel with which a basis for use of a hand care product is identified and that communicates an indication of the identified basis and

providing a monitoring system for receiving an indication of the basis for use of a hand care product from the reporting panel.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the one of a plurality of recommended bases for use of a hand care product may be selected with the reporting panel.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the reporting panel is sized and constructed to be carried by a person.

8. The method of claim 5, further comprising the step of providing a hand care product dispenser that communicates an indication that a hand care product has been dispensed and the step of associating the indication of a basis for use of a hand care product with the indication that a hand care product has been dispensed, and wherein the step of providing a monitoring system further comprises providing a monitoring system that receives an indication that a hand care product has been dispensed.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the step of associating the indication of a basis for use of a hand care product with the indication that a hand care product has been dispensed comprises determining a length of time between identification of the basis for hand care and dispensing of the hand care product.

10. A reporting panel for reporting a basis for use of a hand care product dispenser, the reporting panel comprising:

a plurality of selectable sensors, at least a subset of the sensors each associated with a basis for hand care;

a transmitter that communicates an identification of the selected sensor to a monitoring system.

11. The reporting panel of claim 10, wherein the transmitter is a wireless transmitter.

12. The reporting panel of claim 10, wherein the transmitter transmits via a wired connection.

13. A hand care product dispenser comprising:

a receiver that receives an indication that a basis for hand care has been identified; and

a dispensing apparatus for dispensing hand care product after the receiver receives indication that a basis for hand care has been identified.

14. The hand care product dispenser of claim 13, wherein the receiver receives wireless communication.

15. The hand care product dispenser of claim 13, further comprising a reporting panel for reporting a basis for use of a hand care product dispenser, the reporting panel including a wireless transmitter and wherein the receiver receives wireless communication from the reporting panel.

16. The hand care product dispenser of claim 13, further comprising a reporting panel for reporting the basis for use of a hand care dispenser, the reporting panel including a wired transmitter, a wired connection connects the reporting panel to the receiver and wherein the receiver receives communication via the wired connection from the reporting panel.