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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2025
Hill-rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Frederick Collin Davidson, Apex, NC (US);
Brandon M. Ayers, Carrboro, NC (US);
Mark F. Hettig, Denver, CO (US);
Kiana M. Dezelon, Batesville, IN (US);
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Abstract
A healthcare communication system includes a voice communication badge to be worn or otherwise transported by a caregiver. The voice communication badge has a display, a microphone, buttons that are used to select or alter first information appearing on the display, and circuitry including a wireless fidelity (WiFi) module configured to (i) send and receive long range wireless signals to and from one or more of the wireless access points, and (ii) send and receive short range wireless signals. The circuitry also includes a location module to emit beacon signals that are received by at least one receiver of a real-time locating system which includes a locating computer that determines a location of the voice communication badge based on the beacon signals.