Patent ID: 9183732
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: A61B,G08B,G16H,H04B,H04W

Abstract:
1. A dual band nurse call system comprising: at least one transmitter assembly to be carried by a health care patient wherein said transmitter is a 900 MHz DSSS radio sub-system using asynchronous frequency hopping, said transmitter providing a transmitter identification signal at 900 MHz; at least one locator assembly constructed and arranged to receive said identification signal at 900 MHz, at least one repeater assembly constructed and arranged to receive said identification signal at 900 MHz and transmit said identification signal at 2.4 GHz; a gateway assembly constructed and arranged to receive said identification signal at 2.4 GHz and forward said identification signal to at least one receiver node for distribution; a network control software constructed and arranged to operate in a plurality of modes to determine network events, said network control software communicates with said nurse call system at 900 MH and operates as a generic interface that controls communication between said repeater, said gateway, said locator and said receiving node.