Hygiene apparatus and method
OwnerDavid Iwankowinventor
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Abstract
A system for monitoring and maintaining hand washing compliance. The system may be configured to monitor hand washing compliance at any hand washing station having a water faucet and cleaning agent. The system may comprise a wristband, a wash node, a control unit, and a database. The wash node may be configured to capture the activity within an area encompassing the hygiene station. The system is configured to monitor and notify the user of when to clean their hands. Further, the system can provide real time and historical monitoring of hygiene compliance and policy violation by users. Further, the system can provide the user with notifications of their compliance through visual or wireless device notifications indications of the time elapsed since a previous washing.
Claims20
A method of maintaining compliance with a wash protocol, comprising:
- scanning a portable electronic device with a wash node to start a timer;
- receiving a first indication on the portable electronic device that the wash protocol has been initiated;
- obtaining wash data;
- scanning the portable electronic device with the wash node to stop the timer;
- receiving a second indication on the portable electronic device that the wash protocol has been terminated;
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- determining compliance of the wash protocol based on an elapsed time between the start and the stop of the timer.
A system for monitoring and maintaining compliance with a wash protocol, the system comprising:
- a portable electronic device associated with a unique identifier;
- a wash node communicatively coupled to the portable electronic device, the wash node having a set of sensors, wherein the wash node is configured to capture wash data with the set of sensors, wherein further the wash data comprises photographs, infrared images, or video;
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- a processor communicatively coupled to the wash node and the portable electronic device, wherein the processor is configured to determine compliance with the wash protocol;
- wherein the system is configured to:
- start a timer based on a first scan between the portable electronic device and the wash node, wherein the portable electronic device receives a first indication that the wash protocol has been initiated;
- associate the wash data captured by the wash node with the unique identifier;
- stop the timer based on a second scan between the portable electronic device and the wash node, wherein the portable electronic device receives a second indication that the wash protocol has been terminated;
- determine compliance of the wash protocol based on an elapsed time between the start and the stop of the timer;
- transmit results of the determination to the portable electronic device;
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- store the results of the determination in a database.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.