Patent ID: 7966008

Claim:
A method of controlling RF interference in a healthcare establishment, said method comprising: receiving data regarding a wirelessly detectable tag associated to a first piece of equipment within the healthcare establishment; determining whether the first piece of equipment is positioned relative to a second piece of equipment within the healthcare establishment such that an RF interference constraint is violated, based at least in part on the data regarding the wirelessly detectable tag, said determining comprising: obtaining an indication of a location of the first piece of equipment within the healthcare establishment based at least in part on the data regarding the wirelessly detectable tag; and obtaining an indication of a distance between the first piece of equipment and the second piece of equipment based at least in part on the location of the first piece of equipment and a location of the second piece of equipment within the healthcare establishment; and responsive to the RF interference constraint being violated, causing a variation in RF power transmitted by at least one of the first piece of equipment and the second piece of equipment.