System, method, and computer program product for identifying device connections
AssigneeBecton, Dickinson and Company
InventorErik Kurt Witt
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Abstract
A system, method, and computer program product for identifying device connections in a connection area includes receiving a plurality of physical parameters of a plurality of devices from a plurality of transmission sources in a connection area, wherein the plurality of physical parameters indicates physical states of the plurality of devices. At least one physical connection state is determined between the plurality of devices based on the plurality of physical parameters of the plurality of devices.
Claims26
A system for identifying device connections in a connection area, comprising at least one computer including at least one processor, the at least one computer programmed and/or configured to:
- receive a plurality of physical parameters of a plurality of devices from a plurality of transmission sources in a connection area, wherein the plurality of physical parameters indicates identity and/or physical states of the plurality of devices;
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- determine at least one identity and/or physical connection state between the plurality of devices based on the plurality of physical parameters of the plurality of devices,
- wherein the plurality of physical parameters is associated with a plurality of event times, wherein the plurality of event times indicates times of changes in the physical states of the plurality of devices, and wherein the at least one computer is programmed and/or configured to determine the at least one physical connection state based on the plurality of physical parameters of the plurality of devices and the plurality of event times associated with the plurality of physical parameters.
A system for identifying device connections in a connection area comprising:
- at least one first device;
- at least one second device, wherein the at least one first device is configured to be physically connected to the at least one second device;
- at least one first sensor on the at least one first device, wherein the at least one first sensor is configured to sense at least one physical state of the at least one first device to determine at least one first physical parameter of the at least one first device;
- at least one first transmission source on the at least one first device, wherein the at least one first transmission source is configured to transmit the at least one first physical parameter of the at least one first device;
- at least one second sensor on the at least one second device, wherein the at least one second sensor is configured to sense at least one physical state of the at least one second device to determine at least one second physical parameter of the at least one second device;
- at least one second transmission source on the at least one second device, wherein the at least one second transmission source is configured to transmit the at least one second physical parameter of the at least one second device;
- at least one receiver configured to detect the at least one first transmission source in a connection area, detect the at least one second transmission source in the connection area, receive the at least one first physical parameter from the at least one first transmission source, and receive the at least one second physical parameter from the at least one second transmission source;
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- at least one computer including at least one processor, the at least one computer programmed and/or configured to:
- receive at least one first event time associated with the at least one first physical parameter;
- receive at least one second event time associated with the at least one second physical parameter;
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- determine at least one connection state between the at least one first device and the at least one second device based on the at least one first physical parameter, the at least one second physical parameter, the at least one first event time, and the at least one second event time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.