Head mounted video and touch detection for healthcare facility hygiene
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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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Abstract
A system and method tracks touches in a healthcare environment in order to analyze paths of transmission and contamination for the purpose of eliminating and containing transmission of colonizing, drug-resistant pathogens. Touches are identified and tracked with the use of recording devices. Each touch is logged and a touch graph is generated to identify transmission paths.
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1. A method for touch detection and analysis, comprising
using 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An information processing system for touch detection and analysis comprising:
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a processor device; a memory operably coupled with the processor device, said memory comprising computer-executable instructions for performing; 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;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 transmission graph to identify candidate transmission paths, wherein analyzing the transmission graph further comprises determining the transmission paths that are not candidate transmission paths for pathogens. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for touch detection and analysis, comprising
using 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; 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; analyzing the touch graph to identify candidate transmission paths; proposing a mitigating action to prevent the deleterious entity transmissions, wherein a mitigation benefit derived from performing said mitigating action is a function of the likelihood of the transmission path playing a role in said transmission of the deleterious entity, the expected impact of the said mitigating action on reducing transmission, and costs, benefits or risks associated with said mitigating action; performing evaluating effects of the mitigating action; and ranking the candidate transmission paths based on the mitigation benefit. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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