US 11,308,788 B2 · Hygiene management for reducing illnesses and infections caused by ineffective hygiene practices

Abstract

A wearable computing device may be used to track the efficacy of one or more cleaning actions performed. The device can include one or more sensors that detect and measure motion associated with a cleaning event. In different examples, the movement data generated by the device can be compared to reference movement data to determine if the individual has cleaned all the objects they were expected to clean and/or if the individual has cleaned a given object sufficiently well. As another example, the movement data generated by the device can be analyzed to distinguish cleaning and non-cleaning movement actions as well as to distinguish different types of cleaning actions during cleaning movement. The quality of each cleaning action can be evaluated. In any configuration, the device may perform an operation in response to determining that ineffective cleaning is being performed, causing corrected cleaning action to be performed.

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Dependent claims

A method of controlling cleaning effectiveness comprising:

detecting, by a wearable computing device that is worn by an individual performing cleaning on a target surface, movement associated with the wearable device during a cleaning event;
determining, based on the movement associated with the wearable computing device, a quality of cleaning for the target surface by at least comparing movement data generated by the wearable device with reference movement data associated with a threshold quality of cleaning for the target surface, wherein the reference movement data comprises reference movement data obtained during at least one training episode in which a user cleans the target surface or an equivalent thereof while wearing the wearable computing device or an equivalent thereof;
and
responsive to determining that the target surface has not been effectively cleaned to the threshold quality of cleaning, performing, by the wearable computing device, an operation.

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Hygiene management for reducing illnesses and infections caused by ineffective hygiene practices

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Hygiene management for reducing illnesses and infections caused by ineffective hygiene practices

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Abstract

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