System, Method, and Computer Program Product for Identifying Device Connections
AssigneeBecton, Dickinson and Company
InventorErik Kurt Witt
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Abstract
A system, method, and computer program product for identifying device connections in a connection area includes receiving a plurality of physical parameters of a plurality of devices from a plurality of transmission sources in a connection area, wherein the plurality of physical parameters indicates physical states of the plurality of devices. At least one physical connection state is determined between the plurality of devices based on the plurality of physical parameters of the plurality of devices.
Claims25
A computer-implemented method for identifying device connections in a connection area, the method comprising:
- receiving, with at least one processor, a plurality of physical parameters of a plurality of devices from a plurality of transmission sources in a connection area, wherein the plurality of physical parameters indicates physical states of the plurality of devices, wherein the plurality of physical parameters is associated with a plurality of event times, and wherein the plurality of event times indicates times of changes in the physical states of the plurality of devices;
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- determining, with at least one processor, at least one physical connection state between the plurality of devices based on the plurality of physical parameters of the plurality of devices and the plurality of event times associated with the plurality of physical parameters.
A method for identifying device connections in a connection area comprising:
- sensing, with at least one first sensor on at least one first device, at least one physical state of the at least one first device to determine at least one first physical parameter of the at least one first device;
- transmitting, with at least one first transmission source on the at least one first device, the at least one first physical parameter of the at least one first device, wherein the at least one first physical parameter is associated with at least one first event time;
- sensing, with at least one second sensor on at least one second device, at least one physical state of the at least one second device to determine at least one second physical parameter of the at least one second device;
- transmitting, with at least one second transmission source on the at least one second device, the at least one second physical parameter of the at least one second device, wherein the at least one second physical parameter is associated with at least one second event time;
- with at least one signal receiver, detecting the at least one first transmission source in a connection area, detecting the at least one second transmission source in the connection area, receiving the at least one first physical parameter from the at least one first transmission source, and receiving the at least one second physical parameter from the at least one second transmission source;
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- determining, with at least one processor, at least one connection state between the at least one first device and the at least one second device based on the at least one first physical parameter, the at least one second physical parameter, the at least one first event time, and the at least one second event time.
A computer program product for identifying device connections in a connection area, the computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium including program instructions that, when executed by at least one processor cause the at least one processor to:
- receive a plurality of physical parameters of a plurality of devices from a plurality of transmission sources in a connection area, wherein the plurality of physical parameters indicates physical states of the plurality of devices, wherein the plurality of physical parameters is associated with a plurality of event times, and wherein the plurality of event times indicates times of changes in the physical states of the plurality of devices;
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- determine at least one physical connection state between the plurality of devices based on the plurality of physical parameters of the plurality of devices and the plurality of event times associated with the plurality of physical parameters.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.