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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2013
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Ingrid Christina Maria Flinsenberg, Eindhoven, NL;
Roel Peter Geert Cuppen, Venlo, NL;
Rosemarie Jolanda Elise Rajae-Joordens, Asten, NL;
Elke Marieke Lambert Daemen, Meerhout, BE;
Evert Jan Van Loenen, Waalre, NL;
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A method for routing a medical alert to a selected staff member-, the method comprising receiving an alert signal generated by an alert generation device-, obtaining the current location and identity of multiple staff members from a location tracking system-configured to track the locations of the multiple staff members, upon receiving the alert signal, selecting from the multiple staff members a selected staff member by at least determining that the distance between a location of the alert generation device and the location of the selected staff member is shorter than the distance between the location of the alert generation device and the location of at least one of the multiple staff members other than the selected staff member, and sending an alert signal to an individually addressable mobile device associated with the selected staff member.