Patent ID: 8089354

Claim:
A system for backhauling health information over a mesh network, the system comprising: a plurality of tags, each of the plurality of tags representing a first object, each of the plurality of tags transmitting a wireless signal using a first wireless communication format; a mesh network comprising a plurality of sensors located within a facility, each sensor of the plurality of sensors communicating with at least one other sensor of the plurality of sensors utilizing the first wireless communication format wherein at least one sensor of the plurality of sensors also operates as an end point in the mesh network using a second wireless communication format selected from one of ultrasound, infrared, and a radiofrequency medium, wherein the at least one end point transmits only to at least one of the other sensors of the plurality of sensors in the mesh network utilizing the second wireless communication format to backhaul information over the mesh network; and an information engine in communication with the mesh network to receive backhaul information from the at least one end point, the backhaul information comprising at least one of a status of a healthcare device, a service date of the healthcare device, a chemical in the healthcare device, a temperature of the healthcare device, a chemical level of the healthcare device, a motion signature of a healthcare device, and a last person that accessed the healthcare device, the information engine determining a position location of the each of the plurality of tags; wherein the mesh network routes information from each of the at least one end points and each of the plurality of tags to the information engine for processing to track each first object and to collect backhaul information.