Patent ID: 6259355
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: G06K,G07C,G08B,G16H,H04M,Y10S

Abstract:
A patient communication system, which comprises:at least one central station and a plurality of remote stations, at least one remote station located within at least one room in a health care facility, said remote stations connected to said central station to facilitate audio and data communications therebetween, each said plurality of remote stations having a processor for facilitating said audio and data communications, and for communicating with an environmental control device connected thereto; anda plurality of portable badges, each configured for attachment to individual personnel and having stored information including identity information about the individual personnel to which said respective badge is attached, and configured to transmit at least a portion of said information to one of a plurality of receivers, said plurality of receivers being coupled to said central station to transfer signals representing information received from said badges to permit said central station to determine the location of each individual personnel, wherein said central station communicates with individual personnel located from information received from said badges by calling a remote station identified as closest to said individual personnel.