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US 12,749,568 B2Granted
Intelligent display corridor light
AssigneeRauland-Borg Corporation
InventorsKarthik Srivathsa, Carl Renaghan, Paul Chartouni, Patrick Fitzgerald, Gina Pampalone Brody
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Abstract
A corridor display unit is configured for mounting to a surface of a corridor in a hospital or health care facility. The corridor display unit includes one or more flat panel displays and a mounting frame that outlines and encloses the flat panel display. To annunciate information about patient status or location status to caregivers, the flat panel display can display an annunciation image rendered from image files that may include a textual component and a graphical component. The annunciation image may also include real-time data and prerecorded data about the patient status or the location status.
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A hospital network system comprising:
- a plurality of corridor display units each associated with a facility location, the plurality of corridor display units each including a first flat panel display, a second flat panel display in an opposed arrangement to the first flat panel display, and a mounting frame adapted for mounting to a corridor surface proximate the facility location;
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- a display controller operatively associated with one or more of the plurality of corridor display units, the display controller programmed to generate a plurality of image files indicative of data input to the display controller, wherein the plurality of image files are for rendering a contextual annunciation image on the first and/or the second flat panel display that includes both a textual component and a graphical component associated with the data input to the display controller;
- wherein the display controller is operatively associated with a logic base comprising logic rules for selection of an image file from the plurality of image files for display in the contextual annunciation image on at least one of the plurality of corridor display units;
- wherein the plurality of image files comprise an image file associated with real-time data and an image file associated with prerecorded data;
- wherein the logic base includes prioritization rules for selection of both the image file associated with real-time data and the image file associated with prerecorded data for inclusion in the contextual annunciation image;
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- wherein the display controller is further programmed to display both the image file associated with real-time data and the image file associated with the prerecorded data in the contextual annunciation image based on the prioritization rules such that the image file associated with real-time data is displayed with emphasis over the image file associated with the prerecorded data.
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A corridor display unit for annunciating information within a corridor of a hospital or health facility comprising:
- a flat panel display for displaying a contextual annunciation image including a textual component and a graphical component;
- a mounting frame for mounting the corridor display unit to a corridor surface, the mounting frame outlining and enclosing the flat panel display;
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- a display controller operatively associated with the corridor display unit and programmed to generate a plurality of image files for rendering the contextual annunciation image indicative of data input to the display controller;
- wherein the display controller is operatively associated with a logic base comprising logic rules for selection of an image file from the plurality of image files for display in the contextual annunciation image on the flat panel display;
- wherein the plurality of image files comprise an image file associated with real-time data and an image file associated with prerecorded data;
- wherein the logic base includes prioritization rules for selection of both the image file associated with real-time data and the image file associated with prerecorded data for inclusion in the contextual annunciation image;
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- wherein the display controller displays both the image file associated with real-time data and the image file associated with the prerecorded data in the contextual annunciation image based on the prioritization rules such that the image file associated with real-time data is displayed with emphasis over the image file associated with the prerecorded data.
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A hospital network system comprising:
- a corridor display unit including a first flat panel display, a second flat panel display in an opposed arrangement with the first flat panel display, and a mounting frame adapted for mounting to a corridor surface proximate the patient location;
- a display controller networked to the corridor display unit and programmed to generate a plurality of image files corresponding to a contextual annunciation image for rendering on the flat panel display, the contextual annunciation image indicative of data input to the display controller;
- one or more network servers storing patient status data and communicatively networked to the display controller to communicate the patient status data for selection and inclusion in the contextual annunciation image;
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- a caregiver call system including one or more call devices communicatively networked to the display controller for communicating patient status data for generating and inclusion in the contextual annunciation image;
- wherein the display controller is operatively associated with a logic base comprising logic rules for selection of an image file from the plurality of image files for display in the contextual annunciation image on the flat panel display;
- wherein the plurality of image files comprise an image file associated with real-time data and an image file associated with prerecorded data;
- wherein the logic base includes prioritization rules for selection of both the image file associated with real-time data and the image file associated with prerecorded data for inclusion in the contextual annunciation image;
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- wherein the display controller displays both the image file associated with real-time data and the image file associated with the prerecorded data in the contextual annunciation image based on the prioritization rules such that the image file associated with real-time data is displayed with emphasis over the image file associated with the prerecorded data.
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