Medical cabinet communication system and methods
AssigneeWavemark, Inc.
InventorsNATHAN JOHN WICKS, RICHARD EUGENE LEITERMANN, JEAN-CLAUDE JACQUES SAGHBINI, LARS ROHRBERG
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Abstract
Described is an RFID-enabled medical item storage, organization, and/or tracking device, such as a cabinet or shelf, that includes a limited-range wireless network communication capability, such as low-energy Bluetooth or Zigbee, to communicate with nearby cabinets, shelves or mobile devices, any of which may serve as a communication aggregator to coordinate the communication of multiple cabinets, shelves and other devices with an inventory management system or other back-end computer system or other device via back haul wireless or wired networks (e.g., the Internet).
Claims21
1-20. (canceled)
A storage cabinet, comprising:
- a shelf configured to support an item within the cabinet;
- a first communication device configured to communicate with an inventory management system via a first communication channel;
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- a second communication device configured to transmit a beacon signal via a short-range wireless network channel.
A storage cabinet, comprising:
- a shelf configured to support an item within the cabinet;
- a first communication device configured to communicate with an inventory management system via a first communication channel;
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- a second communication device configured to communicate with a mobile device via a second communication channel, the second communication channel comprising a short-range wireless network channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.