Electronic module for tracking hand hygiene
In accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure, an electronic module may comprise a sensor configured to detect a dispensing action, a processor configured to record a dispense indicator when the sensor detects a dispensing action and read a user identifier from a user identifier memory configured to interchangeably operate in conjunction with a plurality of sanitizer dispensers, and a transceiver configured to transmit the user identifier to a network and transmit the dispense indicator to the network.
1. An electronic module comprising:
a sensor configured to detect a dispensing action;
a processor configured to:
record a dispense indicator when the sensor detects a dispensing action; and
read a user identifier from a user identifier memory configured to interchangeably operate in conjunction with a plurality of sanitizer dispensers; and
a transceiver configured to:
periodically transmit the user identifier to a network at an interval of time; and
transmit the dispense indicator and a time period to the network with the user identifier at a next periodic transmission of the user identifier following the dispensing action;
wherein the time period is a time from a previous periodic transmission of the user identifier to the next periodic transmission of the user identifier following the dispensing action.
2. The electronic module of claim 1 , wherein the electronic module is configured to be interchangeably placed within one of the plurality of sanitizer dispensers.
3. The electronic module of claim 1 , wherein the memory is located on an interchangeable memory card.
4. The electronic module of claim 1 , wherein the interval is a time from approximately one second to approximately sixty seconds.
5. The electronic module of claim 1 , wherein the dispense indicator comprises a time stamp comprising a time from a previous periodic transmission of the user identifier to the dispensing action.
6. The electronic module of claim 1 , wherein:
the transceiver is further configured to:
receive a location identifier from a location transmitter; and
transmit a location identifier to a network; and
the processor is further configured to record the location identifier.
7. The electronic module of claim 1 , wherein the transceiver is configured according to the ANT protocol.
8. A method, comprising:
reading a user identifier from a user identifier memory;
periodically transmitting a user identifier to a network at an interval;
sensing an occurrence of a dispensing action;
recording a dispense indicator corresponding to the dispensing action;
transmitting the dispense indicator to the network; and
transmitting a time period with the dispense indicator;
wherein the dispense indicator and the time period are transmitted with a next periodic transmission of the user identifier following the sensing of the occurrence of the dispensing action; and
wherein the time period is a time from a previous periodic transmission of the user identifier to the next periodic transmission of the user identifier following the dispensing action.
9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising dispensing a dose of sanitizer.
10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the user identifier memory is located on an interchangeable memory card.
11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the interval is a time from approximately one second to approximately sixty seconds.
12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the dispense indicator comprises a time stamp comprising a time from a previous periodic transmission of the user identifier to the occurrence of the dispensing action.
13. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
receiving a location identifier from a location transmitter; and
transmitting the location identifier to the network with periodic transmissions of the user identifier.
14. The method of claim 8 , wherein the transmission of the user identifier and the transmission of the dispense indicator occur in compliance with the ANT protocol.
15. A sanitizer dispenser comprising:
a sanitizer pump; and
an electronic module comprising:
a sensor configured to detect a dispensing action;
a processor configured to:
record a dispense indicator when the sensor detects a dispensing action; and
read a user identifier from a user identifier memory configured to interchangeably operate in conjunction with a plurality of sanitizer dispensers; and
a transceiver configured to:
periodically transmit the user identifier to a network at an interval of time; and
transmit the dispense indicator and a time period to the network with the user identifier at a next periodic transmission of the user identifier following the dispensing action;
wherein the time period is a time from a previous periodic transmission of the user identifier to the next periodic transmission of the user identifier following the dispensing action.
16. The sanitizer dispenser of claim 15 , wherein the memory is located on an interchangeable memory card.