PROXIMITY TRACKING SYSTEMS AND METHOD
Systems and methods to track proximity of articles, locations and people are disclosed herein. Radio frequency tags are configured to communicate proximity of articles, locations and people over time.
1 . A system for proximity tracking comprising:
a patient radio frequency tag comprising a memory; and
a caregiver radio frequency tag configured to communicate with said patient radio frequency tag when said caregiver radio frequency tag and said patient radio frequency tag are within a predetermined spatial distance from each other, said memory of said patient radio frequency tag configured to store information indicative of communication with said caregiver radio frequency tag.
2 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a processing hub, said patient radio frequency tag configured to communicate with said processing huh to convey information indicative of communication with said caregiver radio frequency tag.
3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein said processing hub is a cellular phone.
4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein information indicative of communication comprises a duration of time said caregiver radio frequency tag and said patient radio frequency tag are within a predetermined spatial distance from each other.
5 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a spatial contact zone between patient radio frequency tag and said caregiver radio frequency tag indicative of likelihood of physical contact between wearer of said patient radio frequency tag and wearer of said caregiver radio frequency tag.
6 . The system of claim 5 , further comprising a display device configured to show information indicative of communication between said patient radio frequency tag and said caregiver radio frequency tag.
7 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a device radio frequency tag configured to communicate with said patient radio frequency tag when said device radio frequency tag and said patient radio frequency tag are within a predetermined spatial distance from each other.
8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein compliance with at least one protocol is determined based on information indicative of communication between said caregiver radio frequency tag and said patient radio frequency tag.
9 . A system for tracking contagion comprising:
multiple radio frequency tags configured to identify at least one of people, location and object; and
at least one processing hub configured to track proximity between said multiple radio frequency tag, said at least one processing hub configured to identify potential contact amongst entities assigned said multiple radio frequency tags thereby identifying potential spread of contagion.
10 . The system for tracking contagion of claim 9 , wherein said at least one processing hub is configured to identify a duration of potential contact amongst entities assigned said multiple radio frequency tags.
11 . The system of tracking contagion of claim 9 , further comprising a display device configured to communicate with said processing hub, said display device configured to show potential contact amongst entities assigned said multiple radio frequency contact thereby indicating spread of contagion.
12 . The system for tracking contagion of claim 9 , wherein said at least one processing hub is configured to identify non-compliance with at least one protocol based on proximity between said multiple radio frequency tags.
13 . The system of tracking contagion of claim 12 , further comprising a display device configured to communicate with said processing hub, said display device configured to show information indicative of non-compliance with at least one protocol based on proximity between said multiple radio frequency tags.
14 . The system for tracking contagion of claim 9 , wherein said at least one processing hub is configured to track physical activity of a person based on proximity between said multiple radio frequency tags.
15 . The system of tracking contagion of claim 14 , further comprising a display device configured to communicate with said processing hub, said display device configured to show physical activity of a person based on proximity between said multiple radio frequency tags.
16 . The system for tracking contagion of claim 9 , wherein said at least one processing hub is configured to determine adherence to housekeeping protocol based on a duration of potential contact between multiple radio frequency tags.
17 . The system of tracking contagion of claim 16 , further comprising a display device configured to communicate with said processing hub, said display device configured to show adherence to housekeeping protocol based on the duration of potential contact between multiple radio frequency tags.
18 . A system comprising:
means to track spread of contagion based on proximity of multiple radio frequency tags with respect to each other.
19 . A system comprising:
means to determine adherence to a protocol based on proximity of multiple radio frequency tags with respect to each other.
20 . A system comprising:
means to determine physical activity of a person based on proximity of multiple radio frequency tags with respect to each other.