IP Library Granted Patent US 8,178,042
Granted Patent B2
US 8,178,042 · App. 11/584,435 · Granted May 15, 2012

Methods and systems for monitoring sterilization status

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Patent No.
US 8,178,042
App. No.
11/584,435
Granted
May 15, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods and systems for monitoring sterilization status are provided.

Claims (44)

1. A system comprising:

one or more processing components configured for (i) determining whether one or more object sterilization statuses complies with at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces and (ii) outputting one or more signals for enabling entrance and/or exit if the one or more object sterilization statuses complies with the at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processing components configured for (i) determining whether one or more object sterilization statuses complies with at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces and (ii) outputting one or more signals for enabling entrance and/or exit if the one or more object sterilization statuses complies with the at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces comprises:

one or more processing components configured for (i) determining whether one or more human sterilization statuses complies with at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces and (ii) outputting one or more signals for enabling entrance and/or exit if the one or more human sterilization statuses complies with the at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processing components configured for (i) determining whether one or more object sterilization statuses complies with at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces and (ii) outputting one or more signals for enabling entrance and/or exit if the one or more object sterilization statuses complies with the at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces comprises:

one or more processing components configured for (i) determining whether one or more detected object sterilization statuses complies with at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces and (ii) outputting one or more signals for enabling entrance and/or exit if the one or more detected object sterilization statuses complies with the at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processing components configured for (i) determining whether one or more object sterilization statuses complies with at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces and (ii) outputting one or more signals for enabling entrance and/or exit if the one or more object sterilization statuses complies with the at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces comprises:

one or more processing components configured for (i) determining whether one or more object sterilization statuses that is determined based at least in part on one or more factors complies with at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces and (ii) outputting one or more signals for enabling entrance and/or exit if the one or more object sterilization statuses that is determined based at least in part on one or more factors complies with the at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processing components configured for (i) determining whether one or more object sterilization statuses complies with at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces and (ii) outputting one or more signals for enabling entrance and/or exit if the one or more object sterilization statuses complies with the at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces comprises:

one or more processing components configured for (i) determining whether one or more qualitative object sterilization statuses complies with at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces and (ii) outputting one or more signals for enabling entrance and/or exit if the one or more qualitative object sterilization statuses complies with the at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processing components configured for (i) determining whether one or more object sterilization statuses complies with at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces and (ii) outputting one or more signals for enabling entrance and/or exit if the one or more object sterilization statuses complies with the at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces comprises:

one or more processing components configured for (i) determining whether one or more object sterilization statuses is below at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces and (ii) outputting one or more signals for enabling entrance and/or exit if the one or more object sterilization statuses is below the at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processing components configured for (i) determining whether one or more object sterilization statuses complies with at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces and (ii) outputting one or more signals for enabling entrance and/or exit if the one or more object sterilization statuses complies with the at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces comprises:

one or more processing components configured for (i) determining whether one or more object sterilization statuses is equal to or above at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces and (ii) outputting one or more signals for enabling entrance and/or exit if the one or more object sterilization statuses is equal to or above the at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processing components configured for (i) determining whether one or more object sterilization statuses complies with at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces and (ii) outputting one or more signals for enabling entrance and/or exit if the one or more object sterilization statuses complies with the at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces comprises:

one or more processing components configured for (i) determining whether one or more object sterilization statuses is within range of at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces and (ii) outputting one or more signals for enabling entrance and/or exit if the one or more object sterilization statuses is within range of the at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processing components configured for (i) determining whether one or more object sterilization statuses complies with at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces and (ii) outputting one or more signals for enabling entrance and/or exit if the one or more object sterilization statuses complies with the at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces comprises:

one or more processing components configured for (i) determining whether one or more object sterilization statuses complies with at least one building space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces and (ii) outputting one or more signals for enabling entrance and/or exit if the one or more object sterilization statuses complies with the at least one building space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processing components configured for (i) determining whether one or more object sterilization statuses complies with at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces and (ii) outputting one or more signals for enabling entrance and/or exit if the one or more object sterilization statuses complies with the at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces comprises:

one or more processing components configured for (i) determining whether one or more object sterilization statuses complies with at least one space sterilization range that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces and (ii) outputting one or more signals for enabling entrance and/or exit if the one or more object sterilization statuses complies with the at least one space sterilization range that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processing components configured for (i) determining whether one or more object sterilization statuses complies with at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces and (ii) outputting one or more signals for enabling entrance and/or exit if the one or more object sterilization statuses complies with the at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces comprises:

one or more processing components configured for (i) determining whether one or more object sterilization statuses complies with at least one qualitative space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces and (ii) outputting one or more signals for enabling entrance and/or exit if the one or more object sterilization statuses complies with the at least one qualitative space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processing components configured for (i) determining whether one or more object sterilization statuses complies with at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces and (ii) outputting one or more signals for enabling entrance and/or exit if the one or more object sterilization statuses complies with the at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces comprises:

one or more processing components configured for (i) determining whether one or more object sterilization statuses complies with at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with usage evaluation of one or more spaces and (ii) outputting one or more signals for enabling entrance and/or exit if the one or more object sterilization statuses complies with the at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with usage evaluation of one or more spaces.

13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processing components configured for (i) determining whether one or more object sterilization statuses complies with at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces and (ii) outputting one or more signals for enabling entrance and/or exit if the one or more object sterilization statuses complies with the at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces comprises:

one or more processing components configured for (i) determining whether one or more object sterilization statuses complies with at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with timing evaluation of one or more spaces and (ii) outputting one or more signals for enabling entrance and/or exit if the one or more object sterilization statuses complies with the at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with timing evaluation of one or more spaces.

14. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processing components configured for (i) determining whether one or more object sterilization statuses complies with at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces and (ii) outputting one or more signals for enabling entrance and/or exit if the one or more object sterilization statuses complies with the at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces comprises:

one or more processing components configured for (i) determining whether one or more object sterilization statuses complies with at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more detected values and (ii) outputting one or more signals for enabling entrance and/or exit if the one or more object sterilization statuses complies with the at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more detected values.

15. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processing components configured for (i) determining whether one or more object sterilization statuses complies with at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces and (ii) outputting one or more signals for enabling entrance and/or exit if the one or more object sterilization statuses complies with the at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces comprises:

one or more processing components configured for (i) determining whether one or more object sterilization statuses complies with at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces and (ii) outputting one or more signals for enabling opening of at least one door if the one or more object sterilization statuses complies with the at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces.

16. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processing components configured for (i) determining whether one or more object sterilization statuses complies with at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces and (ii) outputting one or more signals for enabling entrance and/or exit if the one or more object sterilization statuses complies with the at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces comprises:

one or more processing components configured for (i) determining whether one or more object sterilization statuses complies with at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces and (ii) outputting one or more signals for enabling one or more switches if the one or more object sterilization statuses complies with the at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces.

17. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processing components configured for (i) determining whether one or more object sterilization statuses complies with at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces and (ii) outputting one or more signals for enabling entrance and/or exit if the one or more object sterilization statuses complies with the at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces comprises:

one or more processing components configured for (i) determining one or more object sterilization statuses, (ii) determining whether the one or more object sterilization statuses complies with at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces; and (iii) outputting one or more signals for enabling entrance and/or exit if the one or more object sterilization statuses complies with the at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces.

18. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processing components configured for (i) determining whether one or more object sterilization statuses complies with at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces and (ii) outputting one or more signals for enabling entrance and/or exit if the one or more object sterilization statuses complies with the at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces comprises:

one or more processing components configured for (i) determining at least one space sterilization level based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces; (ii) determining whether one or more object sterilization statuses complies with the at least one space sterilization level; and (iii) outputting one or more signals for enabling entrance and/or exit if the one or more object sterilization statuses complies with the at least one space sterilization level.

19. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processing components configured for (i) determining whether one or more object sterilization statuses complies with at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces and (ii) outputting one or more signals for enabling entrance and/or exit if the one or more object sterilization statuses complies with the at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces comprises:

one or more processing components configured for (i) determining whether one or more object sterilization statuses complies with at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces and (ii) (a) outputting one or more signals for enabling entrance and/or exit if the one or more object sterilization statuses complies with the at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces or (b) outputting one or more other signals if the one or more object sterilization statuses does not comply with the at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces.

20. A method at least partially implemented using one or more processing components comprising:

determining whether one or more object sterilization statuses complies with at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces; and

outputting one or more signals for enabling entrance and/or exit if the one or more object sterilization statuses complies with the at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces.

21. One or more non-transitory media bearing one or more instructions for facilitating operations comprising:

determining whether one or more object sterilization statuses complies with at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces; and

outputting one or more signals for enabling entrance and/or exit if the one or more object sterilization statuses complies with the at least one space sterilization level that is determined based at least in part on recorded data associated with one or more criteria evaluations of one or more spaces.

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