Patent ID: 9041534
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: A62C,F17C,G06Q,G08B

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: a plurality of oxygen tanks in a health care facility, each oxygen tank having a first circuit configured to determine a location of the oxygen tank, a second circuit configured to determine a state of the oxygen tank, and communications circuitry configured to transmit data indicative of the location and the state; a central station coupled in a communicating relationship with each one of the plurality of oxygen tanks and receiving therefrom the data indicative of the location and the state for each one of the plurality of oxygen tanks; and a processor configured to analyze the data from each of the plurality of oxygen tanks, to predict resource allocation needs based on a combination of received data and historical data, and to generate a resource allocation message relating to at least one of the plurality of oxygen tanks based on the predicted resource allocation needs, the resource allocation message including an instruction to replace an oxygen tank on a tank cart, move the tank cart, or add an oxygen tank to the tank cart.