Intelligent location estimation for assets in clinical environments

A method, comprising:

• determining a first position of a tag in a clinical environment based on first receivers receiving a first wireless signal from the tag, the first wireless signal being transmitted by the tag at a first transmission time;
• determining an estimated second position of the tag in the clinical environment based on second receiving a second wireless signal from the tag, the second wireless signal being transmitted by the tag at a second transmission time;
• determining, using a boundary map of the clinical environment, that a boundary is located between the first position and the estimated second position;
• defining a path range substantially surrounding the first position of the tag based on an estimated movement of the tag, from the first position to the estimated second position, during a time interval between the first transmission time and the second transmission time;
• determining, using the boundary map of the clinical environment, that the boundary comprises a door within the path range;
• and
• transmitting, to a reporting system using the at least one transceiver, a message indicating that the tag is located at the estimated second position at the second transmission time.

A location system, comprising:

• a receiver;
• at least one processor;
• and
• memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
• identifying an original time at which the receiver receives a wireless signal transmitted from a tag in a clinical environment;
• determining that a user associated with the tag was located between the tag and the receiver as the wireless signal was transmitted from the tag to the receiver;
• generating an adjusted time by modifying the original time;
• and
• identifying the location of the tag based on the adjusted time.