Tracking system for hand hygiene
First Claim
1. A system for tracking hand hygiene, comprising:
- a plurality of dispensers, each dispenser configured to;
detect a hand-hygiene event; and
wirelessly transmit hand-hygiene event information associated with the hand-hygiene event;
a room hub configured to wirelessly transmit location information; and
a user circuit module configured to;
wirelessly receive the hand-hygiene event information from any of the plurality of dispensers;
wirelessly receive the location information from the room hub;
store the hand-hygiene event information and a first time stamp associated with the hand-hygiene event information in a memory;
store the location information and a second time stamp associated with the location information in the memory; and
transmit the hand-hygiene event information, the first time stamp, the location information, the second time stamp, and a user identifier, to a central server.
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Abstract
In accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure, a system for tracking hand hygiene may comprise a plurality of dispensers, each dispenser configured to detect a hand-hygiene event and wirelessly transmit hand-hygiene event information associated with the hand-hygiene event. The system may also include a room hub configured to wirelessly transmit location information. Further, the system may include a user circuit module configured to wirelessly receive the hand-hygiene event information, wirelessly receive the location information, and store the hand-hygiene event information, a first time stamp associated with the hand-hygiene event information, the location information, and a second time stamp associated with the location information, in a memory. The user circuit module may also be configured to transmit the hand-hygiene event information, the first time stamp, the location information, the second time stamp, and a user identifier to a central server.
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40 Claims
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1. A system for tracking hand hygiene, comprising:
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a plurality of dispensers, each dispenser configured to; detect a hand-hygiene event; and wirelessly transmit hand-hygiene event information associated with the hand-hygiene event; a room hub configured to wirelessly transmit location information; and a user circuit module configured to; wirelessly receive the hand-hygiene event information from any of the plurality of dispensers; wirelessly receive the location information from the room hub; store the hand-hygiene event information and a first time stamp associated with the hand-hygiene event information in a memory; store the location information and a second time stamp associated with the location information in the memory; and transmit the hand-hygiene event information, the first time stamp, the location information, the second time stamp, and a user identifier, to a central server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for tracking hand hygiene, comprising:
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detecting a hand-hygiene event at one of a plurality of dispensers; wirelessly transmitting hand-hygiene event information associated with the hand-hygiene event from the one of the plurality of dispensers; wirelessly receiving the hand-hygiene event information at a user circuit module; wirelessly transmitting location information from a room hub; wirelessly receiving the location information at the user circuit module; storing the hand-hygiene event information and a first time stamp associated with the hand-hygiene event information in a memory of the user circuit module; storing the location information and a second time stamp associated with the location information in the memory; and transmitting the hand-hygiene event information, the first time stamp, the location information, the second time stamp, and a user identifier from the user circuit module to a central server. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A device for tracking hand hygiene, comprising:
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a user circuit module comprising a wireless transceiver and a memory, the wireless transceiver configured to receive hand-hygiene event information and location information; the user circuit module configured to; store the hand-hygiene event information, and a first time stamp associated with the hand-hygiene event information, in the memory; store the location information, and a second time stamp associated with the location information, in the memory; and read a user identifier from the memory; the wireless transceiver further configured to transmit the hand-hygiene event information, the first time stamp, the location information, the second time stamp, and the user identifier to a central server. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method, comprising:
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wirelessly receiving hand-hygiene event information and location information at a user circuit module; storing the hand-hygiene event information, and a first time stamp associated with the hand-hygiene event information, in a memory; storing the location information, and a second time stamp associated with the location information, in the memory; reading a user identifier from the memory; and transmitting the hand-hygiene event information, the first time stamp, the location information, the second time stamp, and the user identifier, from the user circuit module to a central server. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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