RFID system and method for ensuring personnel safety
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsFung-Jou Chen, Walter C. Reade, Jeffrey Dean Lindsay
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Abstract
A RFID method and system are provided for ensuring that personnel are properly outfitted with necessary equipment for performance of a particular task or procedure. RFID smart tags are configured with the required pieces of equipment, the smart tags containing information to identify their respective pieces of equipment. A RFID scanner is disposed at a location through which an individual passes prior to performance of the procedure. The scanner interrogates the smart tags and determines if the individual has all of the required pieces of equipment.
Claims35
A method for ensuring that personnel are properly outfitted with necessary equipment for the performance of particular procedures, said method comprising:
- for a given procedure, identifying the equipment that an individual is required to have for performing a procedure;
- configuring a smart tag with the identified equipment, the smart tag containing information to identify the equipment it is configured with;
- locating a smart tag scanner at a location through which the individual must pass prior to performance of the procedure, the smart tag scanner configured to retrieve the equipment identification information from the smart tags;
- conducting an accountability check of the required equipment against the actual equipment identified by the smart tag scanner;
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- comprising denying passage for the individual through the location having the smart tag scanner if the individual is lacking a piece of the required equipment.
A method for ensuring that personnel are properly outfitted with necessary equipment for the performance of particular procedures, said method comprising:
- for a given procedure, identifying the equipment that an individual is required to have for performing a procedure;
- configuring a smart tag with the identified equipment, the smart tag containing information to identify the equipment it is configured with;
- locating a smart tag scanner at a location through which the individual must pass prior to performance of the procedure, the smart tag scanner configured to retrieve the equipment identification information from the smart tags;
- conducting an accountability check of the required equipment against the actual equipment identified by the smart tag scanner;
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- comprising displaying the identification of the pieces of equipment identified by the smart tag scanner to the individual.
A method for ensuring that personnel are properly outfitted with necessary equipment for the performance of particular procedures, said method comprising:
- for a given procedure, identifying the equipment that an individual is required to have for performing a procedure;
- configuring a smart tag with the identified equipment, the smart tag containing information to identify the equipment it is configured with;
- locating a smart tag scanner at a location through which the individual must pass prior to performance of the procedure, the smart tag scanner configured to retrieve the equipment identification information from the smart tags;
- conducting an accountability check of the required equipment against the actual equipment identified by the smart tag scanner;
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- wherein the smart tags contain additional information regarding their respective pieces of equipment that is retrieved by the smart tag scanner and processed to determine if the equipment satisfies particular criteria.
A method for ensuring that personnel are properly outfitted with necessary equipment for the performance of particular procedures, said method comprising:
- for a given procedure, identifying the equipment that an individual is required to have for performing a procedure;
- configuring a smart tag with the identified equipment, the smart tag containing information to identify the equipment it is configured with;
- locating a smart tag scanner at a location through which the individual must pass prior to performance of the procedure, the smart tag scanner configured to retrieve the equipment identification information from the smart tags;
- conducting an accountability check of the required equipment against the actual equipment identified by the smart tag scanner;
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- wherein the equipment smart tag information includes a link to a remote database having information regarding the equipment.
A system for ensuring that personnel are properly outfitted with necessary equipment for the performance of particular procedures, said system comprising:
- predefined equipment pieces that an individual is required to have to perform a procedure;
- at least one smart tag configured with each equipment piece, said smart tag containing information to identify said respective piece of equipment it is configured with;
- a smart tag scanner disposed at a location through which the individual must pass prior to performance of the procedure, said smart tag scanner configured to retrieve the equipment identification information from said smart tags and conduct an accountability check of said scanned equipment against a stored list of required equipment for the particular procedure to be performed;
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- wherein said location through which the individual passes comprises a gated entry, said gated entry operationally interfaced with said smart tag scanner so as to open only upon the individual having the required equipment as scanned by said smart tag scanner.
A system for ensuring that personnel are properly outfitted with necessary equipment for the performance of particular procedures, said system comprising:
- predefined equipment pieces that an individual is required to have to perform a procedure;
- at least one smart tag configured with each equipment piece, said smart tag containing information to identify said respective piece of equipment it is configured with;
- a smart tag scanner disposed at a location through which the individual must pass prior to performance of the procedure, said smart tag scanner configured to retrieve the equipment identification information from said smart tags and conduct an accountability check of said scanned equipment against a stored list of required equipment for the particular procedure to be performed;
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- wherein said location through which the individual passes comprises a security check-point.
A system for ensuring that personnel are properly outfitted with necessary equipment for the performance of particular procedures, said system comprising:
- predefined equipment pieces that an individual is required to have to perform a procedure;
- at least one smart tag configured with each equipment piece, said smart tag containing information to identify said respective piece of equipment it is configured with;
- a smart tag scanner disposed at a location through which the individual must pass prior to performance of the procedure, said smart tag scanner configured to retrieve the equipment identification information from said smart tags and conduct an accountability check of said scanned equipment against a stored list of required equipment for the particular procedure to be performed;
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- wherein said smart tags contain additional information regarding their respective said pieces of equipment, said additional information relating to particular standards or requirements for said equipment pieces.
A system for ensuring that personnel are properly outfitted with necessary equipment for the performance of particular procedures, said system comprising:
- predefined equipment pieces that an individual is required to have to perform a procedure;
- at least one smart tag configured with each equipment piece, said smart tag containing information to identify said respective piece of equipment it is configured with;
- a smart tag scanner disposed at a location through which the individual must pass prior to performance of the procedure, said smart tag scanner configured to retrieve the equipment identification information from said smart tags and conduct an accountability check of said scanned equipment against a stored list of required equipment for the particular procedure to be performed;
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- wherein said equipment smart tag information includes a link to a remote database having information regarding said equipment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.