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Head mounted video and touch detection for healthcare facility hygiene

  • US 9,659,367 B2
  • Filed: 04/04/2014
  • Issued: 05/23/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2014
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for touch detection and analysis, comprisingusing a processor device, performing steps of:

  • receiving from a first device, data comprising an indication that a touch has occurred within a setting comprising a plurality of identified persons, a plurality of identified objects, and a plurality of identified surfaces, the data received from the first device including touch identification from a touch identification system comprising at least one of;

    a head-mounted display camera and an intrabody near-field communication network;

    automatically analyzing the data to identify the touch;

    logging the touch occurrence in a touch store;

    generating a transmission graph from logged touches to identify deleterious entity transmission paths, said transmission graph comprising;

    a node representing each person, each object, and each surface involved in the touch occurrence; and

    edges between the nodes representing the touch occurrence; and

    analyzing the touch graph to identify candidate transmission paths; and

    using the touch identification system to increase confidence levels in the identification of the candidate transmission paths from the touch graph.

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