SMART TAGS FOR COVERTLY PROMOTING HAND HYGIENE COMPLIANCE IN FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRIES
Exemplary embodiments of smart tags for covertly alerting a service worker to perform a hand hygiene event are disclosed herein. An exemplary smart tag includes a housing, a processor, memory, one or more rechargeable batteries, and a vibrator. The vibrator vibrates the badge and the vibrating badge produces less than 30 decibels of sound. The smart tag further includes a plurality of LEDs. The LEDs illuminate in a first sequence to indicated one of the service worker has washed or sanitized her hands and service worker needs to wash or sanitizer her hands. The smart tag further includes a graphic image that depicts one or more hands.
1 . A smart tag for covertly alerting a service worker to perform a hand hygiene event comprising:
a housing;
a processor;
memory;
one or more rechargeable batteries;
a vibrator;
wherein the vibrator vibrates the badge,
wherein when the badge is in use and vibrates, the vibrating badge produces less than 30 decibels of sound;
a plurality of LEDs,
wherein the LEDs illuminate in a first sequence to indicated one of the service worker has washed or sanitized her hands and service worker needs to wash or sanitizer her hands; and
a graphic image;
wherein the graphic image depicts one or more hands.
2 . The smart tag of claim 1 wherein the plurality of LEDs illuminate in a second sequence to indicate the other of the service worker has washed or sanitized her hands and service worker needs to wash or sanitizer her hands.
3 . The smart tag of claim 1 further comprising wireless communication circuitry for receiving a signal from a soap or sanitizer dispenser that the service worker has obtained a dose of soap or sanitizer.
4 . A smart tag for covertly alerting a service worker to perform a hand hygiene event comprising:
a housing;
a processor;
memory;
one or more rechargeable batteries;
a covert indicator;
wherein the covert indicator is one of a vibrator for vibrating the badge at a decibel rating of below 30 decibels and one of a plurality of LEDs that illuminate in one or more sequences.
5 . The smart tag of claim 4 further comprising a graphic image.
6 . The smart tag of claim 5 wherein the graphic image is one of one or more hands and a company logo, wherein the company logo is a logo for one of a soap or sanitizer.
7 . The smart tag of claim 4 wherein the housing has an upper surface and a lower surface and wherein the upper surface and lower surface have arcuate shapes.
8 . A smart tag for covertly alerting a service worker to perform a hand hygiene event comprising:
a housing;
a processor;
memory;
a vibrator;
wherein the vibrator vibrates the badge,
wherein when the badge is in use and vibrates, the vibrating badge produces less than 30 decibels of sound; and
a power source.
9 . The smart tag of claim 8 wherein the vibrating badge produces less than 25 decibels of sound.
10 . The smart tag of claim 8 further comprising a plurality of LEDs.
11 . The smart tag of claim 10 wherein the plurality of LEDs are located along a periphery of the smart tag.
12 . The smart tag of claim 10 wherein the plurality of LEDs are illuminated in a sequential order.
13 . The smart tag of claim 10 further comprising logic to cause the sequence of lights to illuminate in a first order to indicate the service worker as completed a hand hygiene event;
14 . The smart tag of claim 10 further comprising logic to cause the sequence of lights to illuminate in a second order to indicate the service worker needs to perform a hand hygiene event.
15 . The smart tag of claim 8 wherein the housing has a upper side that has an arcuate shape and a lower side that has an arcuate shape and wherein the arcuate shapes are mirror images of one another.
16 . The smart tag of claim 8 further comprising a graphic image that contains one or more hands.
17 . The smart tag of claim 8 further comprising a graphic image that contains a brand that is indicative of a soap or sanitizer.
18 . The smart tag of claim 8 further comprising logic stored in the memory for controlling a timer for the vibrator to operate and logic for turning off the vibrator.
19 . The smart tag of claim 18 further comprising a push button for resetting timer;
20 . The smart tag of claim 8 further comprising wireless communication circuitry for receiving a signal from a soap or sanitizer dispenser.
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