Patent ID: 7038588

Claim:
An integrated patient care device comprising: a support structure adapted to support a patient thereon, a computer system coupled to said support structure, a display screen mounted adjacent said support structure, a first camera coupled to said support structure and directed at the patient on said support structure, a second camera located adjacent said display screen, a sound recording means, a sound reproducing means, and a storage means, said first camera being coupled to said computer system and arranged to capture a first image of the patient under control of said computer system, said second camera being coupled to said computer system and arranged to capture a second image of a patient care giver or other person authorized to have access to said patient care device when authorized by said computer system, said second image being arranged to be stored in said storage means, said sound recording means being arranged to record information-bearing sounds from said patient care giver or other person when authorized by said computer system, said display screen being selectively operative to selectively display said first image on a first portion of said display screen and patient point-of-care data on a second portion of said display screen, said display screen being selectively operative when authorized by said computer system to display said second image on a portion of said display screen and to cause said sound reproducing means to reproduce said information-bearing sounds, said computer system being arranged to provide authorization for various functions of said device in response to appropriate input signals provided to said computer system.