IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0631135
(2009-12-04)
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등록번호 |
US-8120471
(2012-02-21)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Collins, Jr., Williams F.
- Allen, James M.
- Huster, Keith A.
- Riley, Carl W.
- Glidewell, Patricia A.
- Vanderpohl, III, Irvin J.
- Schuman, Richard J.
- Mathura, Christopher A.
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
28 인용 특허 :
262 |
초록
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A system includes at least one computer device coupled to a hospital Ethernet, the hospital Ethernet having at least one wired access point and at least on wireless access point. The system also includes a hospital bed and a network interface unit (NIU) that facilitates communications from the hospi
A system includes at least one computer device coupled to a hospital Ethernet, the hospital Ethernet having at least one wired access point and at least on wireless access point. The system also includes a hospital bed and a network interface unit (NIU) that facilitates communications from the hospital bed to the at least one computer device.
대표청구항
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1. A system comprising at least one computer device coupled to a hospital Ethernet, the hospital Ethernet having at least one wired access point and at least on wireless access point,a hospital bed having associated therewith bed identification (ID) data, anda network interface unit (NIU) coupled to
1. A system comprising at least one computer device coupled to a hospital Ethernet, the hospital Ethernet having at least one wired access point and at least on wireless access point,a hospital bed having associated therewith bed identification (ID) data, anda network interface unit (NIU) coupled to the hospital bed, the NIU having associated therewith NIU ID data, the NIU having a communications port that is coupleable to the Ethernet via a data link, the NIU being configured to sense whether the communications port is coupled to the Ethernet via the data link, wherein if the NIU is coupled to the Ethernet via the data link then the bed ID data received by the NIU is transmitted along with the NIU ID data to the Ethernet over the data link, wherein if the NIU is not coupled to the Ethernet via the data link then the NIU ID data received by the hospital bed is transmitted wirelessly by the hospital bed to one of the wireless access points of the Ethernet along with the bed ID data. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer device is operable to communicate with at least one of the following: an electronic medical records database, a nurse call badge, a nurse location badge, a workflow process system, a personal data assistant (PDA), a voice communication badge, a badge having text message capability, and a pager. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the hospital bed has a power plug which plugs into a power outlet to provide power to the hospital bed and the computer device is operable to receive plug-connection data indicative of whether the power plug of the hospital bed is plugged into the power outlet. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the hospital bed communicates bed data to the network interface unit and the network interface unit is operable to convert bed data formatted according to a first protocol into an Ethernet protocol. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the hospital bed has a data cable which plugs into the network interface unit, and the computer device receives cable-connection data indicative of whether the data cable of the hospital bed is plugged into the network interface unit. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the hospital bed has wireless communication circuitry that transmits in-transit data indicating that the hospital bed is in transit. 7. The system of claim 6, wherein the hospital bed transmits the in-transit data in response to a power cord of the hospital bed being unplugged. 8. The system of claim 1, wherein the interface unit is coupled to the hospital bed by a data cable, the network interface unit being configured to transmit in-transit data to the computer device in response to the data cable being unplugged from the network interface unit. 9. The system of claim 1, wherein the NIU is mounted to a wall of a room in which the hospital bed is located. 10. The system of claim 9, wherein the NIU is coupled to the hospital bed via a data cable. 11. The system of claim 1, wherein the hospital bed has an output port, the NIU is mounted to the hospital bed, and the NIU is coupled to the output port via a data cable. 12. The system of claim 1, wherein the hospital bed has bed circuitry and the NIU is included as part of the bed circuitry. 13. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one computer device comprises a nurse call computer, the NIU is configured to receive a nurse call signal from the hospital bed and transmit the nurse call signal to the nurse call computer via the Ethernet. 14. The system of claim 13, wherein the NIU includes a nurse call cancel input that is useable to cancel the nurse call signal. 15. The system of claim 1, wherein the data link comprises one of a wired data link and a wireless data link. 16. The system of claim 1, wherein the network interface unit includes a first coupler that receives data from the hospital bed in a format according to a first protocol, wherein the communications port serves as a second coupler through which data is provided to the Ethernet in a format according to an Ethernet protocol, and wherein the network interface unit includes a third coupler through which data is provided to a nurse call system in a format according to the first protocol. 17. The system of claim 16, wherein the first coupler comprises a 37-pin interface, the second coupler comprises an RJ-45 port, and the third coupler comprises a 37-pin interface. 18. The system of claim 16, wherein the NIU includes a feed through data link between the first coupler and the third coupler. 19. The system of claim 18, wherein the feed through data link is used to feed to the third coupler a signal that is received from the hospital bed at the first coupler and wherein the signal controls one of room lighting and an entertainment device. 20. The system of claim 16, wherein the at least one computer device comprises a computer of the nurse call system.
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