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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2002
C. Cameron Brackett, Naperville, IL (US);
Steven L. Fors, Chicago, IL (US);
Mark M. Morita, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
John F. Moehrke, Oostburg, WI (US);
Steven P. Roehm, Waukesha, WI (US);
C. Cameron Brackett, Naperville, IL (US);
Steven L. Fors, Chicago, IL (US);
Mark M. Morita, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
John F. Moehrke, Oostburg, WI (US);
Steven P. Roehm, Waukesha, WI (US);
GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc., Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
A method for updating information about a subject of interest is disclosed. The method comprises assigning the subject a unique signal which signal is physically associated with the subject, identifying the unique signal, and displaying information related to the subject assigned to the unique signal soon after the signal is identified. The method is preferably used in a hospital setting. Also disclosed is a device, a system, and a control program for use in updating information. The device comprises a control logic responsive to an external stimulus, a wireless signal detection unit, and a display unit that displays information about a subject that has been identified. The control program is used with a wireless detector and comprises a feature that controls display, a feature that identifies a signal associated with a subject, and a feature that displays information in response to the identification feature. Security features can also be incorporated.