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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2009
Williams F. Collins, Jr., Columbus, IN (US);
James M. Allen, Batesville, IN (US);
Keith A. Huster, Sunman, IN (US);
Carl W. Riley, Milan, IN (US);
Patricia A. Glidewell, Cary, NC (US);
Irvin J. Vanderpohl, Iii, Greensburg, IN (US);
Richard J. Schuman, Cary, NC (US);
Christopher A. Mathura, Cary, NC (US);
Williams F. Collins, Jr., Columbus, IN (US);
James M. Allen, Batesville, IN (US);
Keith A. Huster, Sunman, IN (US);
Carl W. Riley, Milan, IN (US);
Patricia A. Glidewell, Cary, NC (US);
Irvin J. Vanderpohl, III, Greensburg, IN (US);
Richard J. Schuman, Cary, NC (US);
Christopher A. Mathura, Cary, NC (US);
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Abstract
A system includes at least one computer device coupled to a hospital Ethernet, the hospital Ethernet having at least one wired access point and at least on wireless access point. The system also includes a hospital bed and a network interface unit (NIU) that facilitates communications from the hospital bed to the at least one computer device.