Systems and methods for locating hospital assets

Details Systems and methods for locating hospital assets Systems and methods for locating hospital assets

2006-05-01

2009-02-17

Mullen, Thomas J (Department: 2612)

Communications: electrical

Condition responsive indicating system

Specific condition

C340S539130, C340S870030, C455S457000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07492266

ABSTRACT:
A VoIP communicator utilizes an ultrawide band frequency, sufficient to determine a location of the communicator to within 1 meter, 0.1 meters, or less. The communicator preferably includes a display screen that displays a rich colored asset map. Several novel software functionalities are contemplated, including: (a) reporting the location of the responder as being within one of a plurality of business locations; (b) using scalar vector graphics to display the locations with varying degrees of detail; (c) displaying replay of movements of the assets; (d) displaying utilization profiles of the assets; and (e) coordinating the locations of the at least some of the assets data from a global satellite positioning system (GPS). It is still further contemplated that the inventive system can consolidates output from different types of nominally incompatible equipment.

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informationweek.com / Cisco Combines RFID Location Tools With W-Fi, Loring Wirbel, no date.
Exavera.com / Exavera's eShepard combines RFID and 802.11a/b/g (Wireless LAN) technologies to provide location and identification services and optimize hospital workflow, no date.

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