WO2011062658A8 - Real-time method and system for monitoring hygiene compliance within a tracking environment - Google Patents

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WO2011062658A8
WO2011062658A8 PCT/US2010/035204 US2010035204W WO2011062658A8 WO 2011062658 A8 WO2011062658 A8 WO 2011062658A8 US 2010035204 W US2010035204 W US 2010035204W WO 2011062658 A8 WO2011062658 A8 WO 2011062658A8
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hygiene compliance
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Henry J. Tenarvitz
Robert Wiser
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Versus Technology, Inc.
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B21/00—Alarms responsive to a single specified undesired or abnormal condition and not otherwise provided for
    • G08B21/18—Status alarms
    • G08B21/24—Reminder alarms, e.g. anti-loss alarms
    • G08B21/245—Reminder of hygiene compliance policies, e.g. of washing hands
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S5/00—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations
    • G01S5/02—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations using radio waves
    • G01S5/0295—Proximity-based methods, e.g. position inferred from reception of particular signals
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • G07C9/00—Individual registration on entry or exit
    • G07C9/20—Individual registration on entry or exit involving the use of a pass
    • G07C9/28—Individual registration on entry or exit involving the use of a pass the pass enabling tracking or indicating presence
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G16—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS
    • G16H—HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA
    • G16H40/00—ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices
    • G16H40/20—ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms

Abstract

A real-time method and system are provided for monitoring hygiene compliance within a tracking environment provided by real-time tracking apparatus. Auto-ID personnel tags are associated with personnel whose hygiene compliance is desired to track locations of the personnel within the environment, each capable of transmitting a wireless signal including ID information unique to its associated personnel tag. Personnel location information is generated based on the locations of the personnel tags within the environment. The method includes associating an auto-ID dispenser tag with each cleaning agent dispenser located within the tracking environment. Each of the dispenser tags is capable of transmitting a wireless signal including ID information. The method further includes sensing a state change which indicates activation of a particular dispenser and scanning a region about the activated dispenser for a first period of time in response to the state change to receive a wireless signal including its associated ID information.
PCT/US2010/035204 2009-11-20 2010-05-18 Real-time method and system for monitoring hygiene compliance within a tracking environment WO2011062658A1 (en)

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EP10831926.0A EP2502216A4 (en) 2009-11-20 2010-05-18 Real-time method and system for monitoring hygiene compliance within a tracking environment
MX2012005801A MX2012005801A (en) 2009-11-20 2010-05-18 Real-time method and system for monitoring hygiene compliance within a tracking environment.
BR112012011790A BR112012011790A2 (en) 2009-11-20 2010-05-18 Real-time method for monitoring hygiene compliance in a tracking environment provided by a real-time tracking device and real-time system for monitoring hygiene compliance in a tracking environment provided by a real-time tracking device
AU2010322439A AU2010322439B2 (en) 2009-11-20 2010-05-18 Real-time method and system for monitoring hygiene compliance within a tracking environment
CA2780915A CA2780915A1 (en) 2009-11-20 2010-05-18 Real-time method and system for monitoring hygiene compliance within a tracking environment

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