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US 2021/0343380 A1Published application
Location-based healthcare collaboration, data management and access control
AssigneeImprivata, Inc.
InventorMichael S. SAULNIER
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Abstract
The locations of electronic devices in an institutional facility are determined based on interaction with the wireless mobile devices of users who roam though the facility and interact with (or are detected by) the devices.
Claims26
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A movable electronic device configured for interaction with users, the movable electronic device comprising:
- a wireless interface for interaction with portable wireless mobile devices of users;
- an input device for receiving input from the users;
- a processor;
- and
- a computer memory storing agent instructions for execution by the processor, the agent instructions, when executed, causing the movable electronic device to:
- authenticating a user for access to restricted data consistent with a security policy and a privilege level of the user, via an authentication sequence comprising (i) obtaining an authentication credential of the user, via the wireless interface, from a portable wireless mobile device of the user, (ii) verifying the authentication credential, and (iii) granting access, for the user, to the restricted data when the authentication credential is verified, and
- during or after the authentication, (a) interrogating the portable wireless device of the user, via the wireless interface, for local GPS coordinates of the portable wireless mobile device, and (b) registering the local GPS coordinates as a location of the movable electronic device.
4 more elements
A method of tracking and updating the location of a movable electronic device that includes a wireless interface for interaction with portable wireless mobile devices of users, the method comprising:
- establishing an update interval for the movable electronic device;
- and
- only when the update interval has elapsed, (i) opportunistically interrogating a portable wireless device of a user, via the wireless interface, for local GPS coordinates of the portable wireless mobile device only upon occurrence of a proximity event when the portable wireless mobile device is moved into proximity with the mobile electronic device, and (ii) electronically communicating the local GPS coordinates to a location server as a location of the movable electronic device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.