Patent ID: 8368544
Filing Date: 2013-02-05
Classification: A47K,G08B,G16H

Abstract:
1. A handwashing monitoring system, comprising a sensor associated with a handwashing device positioned in a facility and configured to detect the presence of a person in a handwashing monitoring area, a badge configured to transmit an identification signal to the sensor, the identification signal being associated with a person, a handwashing monitoring device operably coupled to the handwashing device, the handwashing monitoring device being configured to generate a compliance signal indicative of whether the person has or has not used the handwashing device, a network, the sensor and the handwashing device being operably coupled to the network, and a master station operably coupled to the network, the master station including memory and a processor, the master station being configured to receive via the network a combined signal including information indicating that an identification signal from the badge has been received by the sensor and information indicating that a compliance signal has been generated by the handwashing monitoring device, the master station being configured to determine whether the person is or is not in compliance with a handwashing policy of the facility.