Patent ID: 7812709
Filing Date: 2010-10-12
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. An office communication system for use in an office having a plurality of examination rooms, the office comprising: a first communication unit associated with at least one of the plurality of examination rooms, the first communication unit comprising: a second communication unit located at a nursing station of the office, the second communication unit comprising: a wearable communication unit comprising: wherein the first communication unit receives a wireless signal from the wearable communication unit, the wireless signal comprises information indicating proximity to the first communication unit and identification information of the user of the wearable communication unit, the first communication unit transmits a wireless signal indicative of the wearable communication unit being located within one of the plurality of examination rooms associated with the first communication unit when the microprocessor determines if the wearable communication unit is within a predetermined vicinity from the first communication unit based on the received proximity information, wherein when the second communication unit receives the wireless signal transmitted by the first communication unit, the microprocessor of the second communication unit activates the indicator to notify others within the office that the wearable communication unit is located within the office associated with the first communication unit.