Granted Patent B2

US 10,467,566 · App. 15/428,250 · Granted Nov 5, 2019

Abstract

Claims (89)

1. A computerized system, comprising:

at least one mobile display;

at least one processor; and

a storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving a first set of data related to at least a first request of a department;

receiving a second set of data related to positioning of a plurality of employees of the department and equipment in the possession of the plurality of employees, the second set of data being based on one or more wireless receivers coupled to a real time locating system;

determining a subset of the plurality of employees that is qualified to complete the first request by accessing a look-up table;

generating an assignment for at least one of the employees in the subset based on the positioning of employees in the subset and a location associated with the first request;

generating an electronic message comprising instructions to display, at the at least one mobile display, a first graphical user interface indicative of the assignment, the first graphical user interface comprising:

a first interactive icon indicating a status of the assignment and configured to display a second graphical user interface in the mobile display when selected, the second graphical user interface comprising a plurality of buttons; and

a second interactive icon configured to display a third graphical user interface in the mobile display when selected, the third graphical user interface being different from the second graphical user interface;

monitoring whether the assignment has been accepted based in part on interaction with the first graphical user interface; and

determining whether the assignment has been completed based in part on interaction with the second graphical user interface.

2. The computerized system of claim 1 , wherein the first request includes a transportation request of a patient or an item.

3. The computerized system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a third set of data related to positioning data of equipment of the department,

wherein the assigning is further based on the third set of data.

4. The computerized system of claim 3 , wherein

the third set of data is based on the real time locating system and a predictive model; and

determining a subset of the plurality of employees comprises:

correlating requirements of the first request with employee job title, certifications, and skill sets stored in the look-up table.

5. The computerized system of claim 3 , wherein the operations further comprise:

determining equipment currently not in possession of the plurality of employees based on the third set of data,

wherein the generating the assignment is based on the equipment currently in possession of the plurality of employees.

6. The computerized system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a fourth set of data indicative of a second request of the department; and

comparing a first origin and a first destination of the first request with a second origin and a second destination of the second request to generate a fifth set of data,

wherein the generating the assignment is based on the fifth set of data.

7. A computerized method comprising:

receiving, by at least one processor, a first set of data related to at least a first request of a department;

receiving, with the at least one processor, a second set of data related to positioning of a plurality of employees of the department and equipment in the possession of the plurality of employees, the second set of data being based on one or more wireless receivers coupled to a real time locating system;

determining, with the at least one processor, a subset of the plurality of employees that is qualified to complete the first request by accessing a look-up table;

generating, with the at least one processor, an assignment for at least one of the employees in the subset based on the position of employees in the subset and a location associated with the first request;

generating an electronic message comprising instructions to display, at the at least one mobile display, a first graphical user interface indicative of the assignment, the first graphical user interface comprising:

a first interactive icon indicating a status of the assignment and configured to display a second graphical user interface in the mobile display when selected, the second graphical user interface comprising a plurality of buttons; and

a second interactive icon configured to display a third graphical user interface in the mobile display when selected, the third graphical user interface being different from the second graphical user interface;

monitoring, with the at least one processor, whether the assignment has been accepted based in part on interaction with the first graphical user interface; and

determining, with the at least one processor, whether the assignment has been completed based in part on interaction with the second graphical user interface.

8. The computerized method of claim 7 , wherein the first request includes a transportation request of a patient or an item.

9. The computerized method of claim 7 , further comprising:

receiving, with the at least one processor, a third set of data related to positioning data of equipment of the department,

wherein the assigning is further based on the third set of data.

10. The computerized method of claim 9 , wherein

the third set of data is based on the real time locating system and a predictive model; and

determining a subset of the plurality of employees comprises correlating requirements of the first request with employee job title, certifications, and skill sets stored in the look-up table.

11. The computerized method of claim 9 , further comprising:

determining equipment currently not in possession of the plurality of employees based on the third set of data,

wherein the generating the assignment is based on the equipment currently in possession of the plurality of employees.

12. The computerized method of claim 7 , further comprising:

receiving a fourth set of data indicative of a second request of the department; and

comparing a first origin and a first destination of the first request with a second origin and a second destination of the second request to generate a fifth set of data,

wherein the generating the assignment is based on the fifth set of data.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed, cause one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

receiving a first set of data related to at least a first request of a department;

receiving a second set of data related to positioning of a plurality of employees of the department and equipment in the possession of the plurality of employees, the second set of data being based on one or more wireless receivers coupled to a real time locating system;

determining a subset of the plurality of employees that is qualified to complete the first request by accessing a look-up table;

generating an assignment for at least one of the employees in the subset based on the positioning of employees in the subset and a location associated with the first request;

generating an electronic message comprising instructions to display, at the at least one mobile display, a first graphical user interface indicative of the assignment, the first graphical user interface comprising:

a first interactive icon indicating a status of the assignment and configured to display a second graphical user interface in the mobile display when selected, the second graphical user interface comprising a plurality of buttons; and

a second interactive icon configured to display a third graphical user interface in the mobile display when selected, the third graphical user interface being different from the second graphical user interface;

monitoring whether the assignment has been accepted based in part on interaction with the first graphical user interface; and

determining whether the assignment has been completed based in part on interaction with the second graphical user interface.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the first request includes a transportation request of a patient or an item.

15. The computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein:

the operations further comprise:

receiving a third set of data related to positioning data of equipment of the department, and

the assigning is further based on the third set of data.

16. The computerized system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:

generating a fourth graphical user interface in a supervisor display, the fourth graphical user interface comprising:

a first list comprising the plurality of employees and an associated status, the first list being auto-populated from a database; and

a second list comprising available employees for the first request, the available employees being:

associated in the first list with an available status,

in the subset of the plurality of employees, and

associated with an assign button,

wherein the first set of data is based on user selections in the fourth graphical user interface.

17. The computerized system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:

starting a timer for the assignment;

determining a lack of acceptance of the assignment by the at least one of the employees in the subset when the timer expires; and

generating a push notification for the mobile display to overlay the first graphical user interface, the push notification comprising a reminder message and a button.

18. The computerized system of claim 1 , wherein the first graphical user interface further comprises:

a third interactive icon configured to display messages when selected;

a fourth interactive icon configured to logout users of the at least one mobile display when selected; and

a task bar comprising a plurality of icons.

19. The computerized system of claim 18 , wherein:

the plurality of buttons comprise a job progress button, a resume job button, and a cancel job button; and

when selected, the job progress button is configured to display dynamically generated data fields detailing the assignment, the data fields comprising patient name, date of birth, isolation, original location, destination, mode of travel, and a travel requirements.

20. The computerized system of claim 16 , wherein

the at least one mobile display comprises a plurality of wearable devices associated with a plurality of transporters; and

the supervisor display is located in the department.

Assignments (7)