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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2005
Heribert Baldus, Aachen, DE;
Karin Klabunde, Aachen, DE;
Guido Musch, Aachen, DE;
Joan Santos Farras, Terrassa, ES;
Heribert Baldus, Aachen, DE;
Karin Klabunde, Aachen, DE;
Guido Musch, Aachen, DE;
Joan Santos Farras, Terrassa, ES;
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
In a tracking method for tracking a local wireless device in a medical facility having a medical facility network (), the local wireless device (), which is not connected with the medical facility network (), is detected based on local wireless communication. () between the local wireless device and at least one nearby network device () that is connected with the medical facility network. A location of the local wireless device within the medical facility is estimated based on the local wireless communication and information indicative of a location of the at least one nearby network device.