Patent ID: 9740822
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: G06K,G06Q,G08B,G16H,G16Z

Claim:
1. A method, comprising: communicating, using a plurality of receivers placed throughout a hospital, with a tag affixed to a moveable object; receiving, via one or more of the plurality of receivers, location data of the tag affixed to the movable object; identifying, using data received from the tag, the movable object; determining, based on the one or more of the plurality of receivers transmitting the location data, a location within the hospital of the movable object; associating, using location information of a database, a use state for the movable object based on the location of the movable object within the hospital, the database storing the location information associated with placements of the plurality of receivers and a use state for a movable object associated with the placements; and updating, using a processor, a use state for the movable object.