Patent ID: 8249295
Filing Date: 2012-08-21
Classification: A47K,G07C,G08B

Abstract:
1. A system for monitoring hand cleaning compliance comprising: a plurality of touchless dispensers for metering a cleanser, disinfectant or lotion on the hands of a user, each of said touchless dispensers having a discharge port and a touchless detector which triggers operation of a dispensing mechanism and sends a signal to a controller to date and time stamp the dispensing act when an unidentified user places his or her hands under the discharge port, a touchless input device co-located with each dispenser for acquiring identification information about the user upon receipt of a signal from the touchless dispenser, said input device sending a signal to the controller which sends a report which identifies the dispenser and the date and time of the dispensing act and the user identification information to a central computer, said central computer identifying the user with an algorithm appropriate to the information acquired by the input device, said central computer storing the identity of the user if identified in a database along with the identity of the dispenser and the date and time of the dispensing act for management review.