Hospital department navigation system and method

The hospital department navigation system uses a Bluetooth identification module and MySQL database to enhance patient department navigation, addressing inefficiencies and improving patient placement and turnover rates.

CN119211844APending Publication Date: 2024-12-27CHINA JAPAN FRIENDSHIP HOSPITAL
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Application Number
CN202411202258.X
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
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Filing Date
2024-08-29
Publication Date
2024-12-27

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Technical Problem

Existing hospital navigation systems fail to accurately guide patients to specific departments, leading to inefficiencies in patient placement and reduced turnover rates.

Method used

A hospital department navigation system utilizing a positioning Bluetooth identification module to scan key, secondary, and positioning points, coupled with a MySQL database for data initialization, enables precise department location through user terminal Bluetooth scanning.

Benefits of technology

Facilitates efficient patient navigation to hospital departments, enhancing patient placement efficiency and turnover rates by providing accurate department location guidance.

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Abstract

The invention discloses a hospital department navigation system and a hospital department navigation method, which can solve the problem that a current hospital patient is difficult to find a corresponding department, solve the problem that the hospital patient placement efficiency is low, and promote the hospital patient turnover rate. The system comprises a positioning Bluetooth identification module which has Bluetooth identification information and is convenient for an app to scan and monitor key identification points, secondary identification points and positioning points, the key identification points are hospital building numbers, the secondary identification points are elevator entrances and corridor entrances, and the positioning points are positioning points on door frames of all departments; the initialization module initializes sample library information, data is reported from data of each hospital, the data format is excel, and the data is imported into a mysql database; and the position acquisition module is used for enabling the user terminal to start Bluetooth to scan the Bluetooth identification code with the strongest signal nearby to obtain the coordinate position of the user, and then sequentially obtaining the position direction of the key identification point relative to the user, the position direction of the secondary identification point relative to the user and the position direction of the positioning point relative to the user.
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Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of medical data processing, and in particular to a hospital department navigation system and a working method of the hospital department navigation system. Background Art

[0002] When patients or their families are looking for departments in hospitals, they often have to ask around and inquire about the patients or hospital staff. The difficulty of the search depends on how well the inquirer understands the words of the person being inquired, and also on the person being inquired's familiarity with the hospital. Those who are not familiar with the hospital may not be able to give effective answers.

[0003] In addition, patients or their families may also carefully study the layout of the hospital and the department placement map for visiting navigation. Although existing navigation technology can clearly help users locate the rough location of the hospital and the locations of different buildings in the hospital, it cannot locate the distribution of departments in the building. This will greatly affect the efficiency of patients' medical treatment and also restrict the hospital's patient turnover rate and patient capacity. Summary of the invention

[0004] In order to overcome the defects of the prior art, the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a hospital department navigation system, which can solve the problem of difficulty for patients in current hospitals to find corresponding departments, solve the problem of low efficiency of patient placement in hospitals, and promote the turnover rate of patients in hospitals.

[0005] The technical solution of the present invention is: this hospital department navigation system comprises:

[0006] Positioning Bluetooth identification module, which has Bluetooth identification information, is convenient for the app to scan and monitor key identification points, secondary identification points, and positioning points. The key identification point is the hospital building number, the secondary identification point is the elevator entrance and corridor entrance, and the positioning point is the positioning point on the door frame of each department;

[0007] Initialization module, initializes sample library information. The data comes from data reports from various hospitals. The data format is Excel and imported into MySQL database.

[0008] In the location acquisition module, the user terminal turns on Bluetooth to scan the Bluetooth identification code with the strongest signal nearby to obtain the user's coordinate position, and then obtains the position pointing of the key identification point relative to the user, the position pointing of the secondary identification point relative to the user, and the position pointing of the positioning point relative to the user.

[0009] The positioning Bluetooth identification module of the present invention has Bluetooth identification information, which is convenient for the app to scan and monitor key identification points, secondary identification points, and positioning points, initialize the data of each hospital, and the user terminal turns on Bluetooth to scan the Bluetooth identification code with the strongest signal nearby to obtain the user's coordinate position, and then obtains the position pointing of the key identification point relative to the user, the position pointing of the secondary identification point relative to the user, and the position pointing of the positioning point relative to the user in turn. Therefore, it can solve the problem of difficulty in patients in finding corresponding departments in the current hospital, solve the problem of low efficiency of patient placement in the hospital, and promote the patient turnover rate of the hospital.

[0010] A method for a hospital department navigation system is also provided, comprising the following steps:

[0011] (1) Install a positioning Bluetooth identification module, which has Bluetooth identification information to facilitate the app to scan and monitor key identification points, secondary identification points, and positioning points. The key identification point is the hospital building number, the secondary identification point is the elevator entrance and corridor entrance, and the positioning point is the positioning point on the door frame of each department;

[0012] (2) Initialize the sample library information. The data comes from the data reported by various hospitals. The data format is Excel and imported into the MySQL database;

[0013] (3) The user terminal turns on Bluetooth to scan the Bluetooth identification code with the strongest signal nearby to obtain the user's coordinate position, and then obtains the position direction of the key identification point relative to the user, the position direction of the secondary identification point relative to the user, and the position direction of the positioning point relative to the user. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] Figure 1 Schematic diagram of a positioning Bluetooth identification module according to the present invention.

[0015] Figure 2 The information of the mysql database according to the present invention is shown.

[0016] Figure 3 is a flow chart of a method of a hospital department navigation system according to the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0017] In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the scheme of the present invention, the technical scheme in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work should fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0018] It should be noted that the term "comprises" and any variations in the specification and claims of the present invention and the above-mentioned drawings are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. For example, a process, method, apparatus, product or equipment that includes a series of steps or units is not necessarily limited to those steps or units clearly listed, but may include other steps or units that are not clearly listed or are inherent to these processes, methods, products or equipment.

[0019] The hospital department navigation system includes:

[0020] Locate the Bluetooth identification module, such as Figure 1 As shown, it has Bluetooth identification information, which is convenient for the app to scan and monitor key identification points, secondary identification points, and positioning points. The key identification point is the hospital building number, the secondary identification point is the elevator entrance and corridor entrance, and the positioning point is the positioning point on the door frame of each department;

[0021] Initialization module, initializes sample library information. The data comes from data reports from various hospitals. The data format is Excel and imported into MySQL database.

[0022] In the location acquisition module, the user terminal turns on Bluetooth to scan the Bluetooth identification code with the strongest signal nearby to obtain the user's coordinate position, and then obtains the position pointing of the key identification point relative to the user, the position pointing of the secondary identification point relative to the user, and the position pointing of the positioning point relative to the user.

[0023] The positioning Bluetooth identification module of the present invention has Bluetooth identification information, which is convenient for the app to scan and monitor key identification points, secondary identification points, and positioning points, initialize the data of each hospital, and the user terminal turns on Bluetooth to scan the Bluetooth identification code with the strongest signal nearby to obtain the user's coordinate position, and then obtains the position pointing of the key identification point relative to the user, the position pointing of the secondary identification point relative to the user, and the position pointing of the positioning point relative to the user in turn. Therefore, it can solve the problem of difficulty in patients in finding corresponding departments in the current hospital, solve the problem of low efficiency of patient placement in the hospital, and promote the patient turnover rate of the hospital.

[0024] Preferably, in the initialization module, the information in the MySQL database includes a general table of positioning and navigation elements, and the information in the general table of positioning and navigation elements includes a hospital identification code, a hospital name, a building identification code, floor information, a department location, and a Bluetooth identification code.

[0025] Preferably, in the location acquisition module, the GPS coordinate position of the user's mobile phone device is identified, and then the hospital range of the current GPS coordinate position is identified, the hospital data is matched to the corresponding hospital code, and the positioning information of the corresponding buildings and structures is retrieved from the general table of positioning and navigation elements; after the user's mobile phone app downloads various Bluetooth identifications and positioning data of the corresponding hospital, it starts to retrieve Bluetooth information near the mobile phone, and after retrieving more than 3 Bluetooth identification code information as the user walks, the positioning direction is determined to obtain the position of the key identification points relative to the user.

[0026] Preferably, in the position acquisition module, positioning points around the user's mobile phone are identified, and then the relationship between the current mobile phone pointing and the positioning points is clarified based on more than two positioning points and the compass direction of the current mobile phone.

[0027] Preferably, in the location acquisition module, the floor where the current user's mobile phone is located is determined based on the specific positioning mark points identified on different floors, and then the floor where the target department is located is retrieved to remind the user to go up or down further.

[0028] like Figure 3 As shown, a method of a hospital department navigation system is also provided, which includes the following steps:

[0029] (1) Install a positioning Bluetooth identification module, which has Bluetooth identification information to facilitate the app to scan and monitor key identification points, secondary identification points, and positioning points. The key identification point is the hospital building number, the secondary identification point is the elevator entrance and corridor entrance, and the positioning point is the positioning point on the door frame of each department;

[0030] (2) Initialize the sample library information. The data comes from the data reported by various hospitals. The data format is Excel and imported into the MySQL database;

[0031] (3) The user terminal turns on Bluetooth to scan the Bluetooth identification code with the strongest signal nearby to obtain the user's coordinate position, and then obtains the position direction of the key identification point relative to the user, the position direction of the secondary identification point relative to the user, and the position direction of the positioning point relative to the user.

[0032] Preferably, in step (2), Figure 2 As shown, the information in the MySQL database includes a general table of positioning and navigation elements, and the information in the general table of positioning and navigation elements includes a hospital identification code, a hospital name, a building identification code, floor information, a department location, and a Bluetooth identification code.

[0033] Preferably, in the step (3), the GPS coordinate position of the user's mobile phone device is identified, and then the hospital range in which the current GPS coordinate position is located is identified, the hospital data is matched to the corresponding hospital code, and the positioning information of the corresponding buildings and structures is retrieved from the general table of positioning and navigation elements; after the user's mobile phone app downloads various Bluetooth identifications and positioning data of the corresponding hospital, it starts to retrieve Bluetooth information near the mobile phone, and after retrieving more than 3 Bluetooth identification code information as the user walks, the positioning direction is determined to obtain the position of the key identification point relative to the user.

[0034] Preferably, in step (3), positioning points around the user's mobile phone are identified, and then the relationship between the current mobile phone pointing and the positioning points is clarified based on more than two positioning points and the current compass direction of the mobile phone.

[0035] Preferably, in step (3), the two positioning points are respectively on the right side and the left rear side of the mobile phone, and then according to the positional relationship between the positioning point information of the current hospital downloaded by the app, it is determined which direction the current user's target building needs to go.

[0036] Preferably, in step (3), the floor where the current user's mobile phone is located is determined based on the specific positioning mark points identified on different floors, and then the floor where the target department is located is retrieved to remind the user to go up or down further.

[0037] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and does not limit the present invention in any form. Any simple modification, equivalent changes and modifications made to the above embodiments based on the technical essence of the present invention are still within the protection scope of the technical solution of the present invention.

Claims

1. Hospital department navigation system, characterized by: It includes: Positioning Bluetooth identification module, which has Bluetooth identification information, is convenient for the app to scan and monitor key identification points, secondary identification points, and positioning points. The key identification point is the hospital building number, the secondary identification point is the elevator entrance and corridor entrance, and the positioning point is the positioning point on the door frame of each department; Initialization module, initializes sample library information. The data comes from data reports from various hospitals. The data format is Excel and imported into MySQL database. In the location acquisition module, the user terminal turns on Bluetooth to scan the Bluetooth identification code with the strongest signal nearby to obtain the user's coordinate position, and then obtains the position pointing of the key identification point relative to the user, the position pointing of the secondary identification point relative to the user, and the position pointing of the positioning point relative to the user.

2. The hospital department navigation system according to claim 1, characterized in that: In the initialization module, the information in the MySQL database includes a general table of positioning and navigation elements, and the information in the general table of positioning and navigation elements includes a hospital identification code, a hospital name, a building identification code, floor information, a department location, and a Bluetooth identification code.

3. The hospital department navigation system according to claim 2, characterized in that: In the location acquisition module, the GPS coordinate position of the user's mobile phone device is identified, and then the hospital range of the current GPS coordinate position is identified, the hospital data is matched to the corresponding hospital code, and the positioning information of the corresponding buildings and structures is retrieved from the general table of positioning and navigation elements; after the user's mobile phone app downloads various Bluetooth identifiers and positioning data of the corresponding hospital, it starts to retrieve Bluetooth information near the mobile phone. After retrieving more than 3 Bluetooth identification code information as the user walks, the positioning direction is determined to obtain the position of the key identification point relative to the user.

4. The hospital department navigation system according to claim 3, characterized in that: In the position acquisition module, the positioning points around the user's mobile phone are identified, and then the relationship between the current mobile phone direction and the positioning points is clarified based on more than two positioning points and the current compass direction of the mobile phone.

5. The hospital department navigation system according to claim 4, characterized in that: In the location acquisition module, the floor where the current user's mobile phone is located is determined based on the specific positioning mark points identified on different floors, and then the floor where the target department is located is retrieved to remind the user to go up or down further.

6. The method of the hospital department navigation system according to claim 1, characterized in that: It includes the following steps: (1) Install a positioning Bluetooth identification module, which has Bluetooth identification information to facilitate the app to scan and monitor key identification points, secondary identification points, and positioning points. The key identification point is the hospital building number, the secondary identification point is the elevator entrance and corridor entrance, and the positioning point is the positioning point on the door frame of each department; (2) Initialize the sample library information. The data comes from the data reported by various hospitals. The data format is Excel and imported into the MySQL database; (3) The user terminal turns on Bluetooth to scan the Bluetooth identification code with the strongest signal nearby to obtain the user's coordinate position, and then obtains the position direction of the key identification point relative to the user, the position direction of the secondary identification point relative to the user, and the position direction of the positioning point relative to the user.

7. The method of the hospital department navigation system according to claim 6, characterized in that: In the step (2), the information in the MySQL database includes a general table of positioning and navigation elements, and the information in the general table of positioning and navigation elements includes a hospital identification code, a hospital name, a building identification code, floor information, a department location, and a Bluetooth identification code.

8. The method of the hospital department navigation system according to claim 7, characterized in that: In the step (3), the GPS coordinate position of the user's mobile phone device is identified, and then the hospital range in which the current GPS coordinate position is located is identified, the hospital data is matched to the corresponding hospital code, and the positioning information of the corresponding buildings and structures is retrieved from the positioning navigation element general table; after the user's mobile phone app downloads various Bluetooth identifiers and positioning data of the corresponding hospital, it starts to retrieve Bluetooth information near the mobile phone. After retrieving more than 3 Bluetooth identification code information as the user walks, the positioning direction is determined to obtain the position of the key identification point relative to the user.

9. The method of the hospital department navigation system according to claim 8, characterized in that: In the step (3), the positioning points around the user's mobile phone are identified, and then the relationship between the current mobile phone direction and the positioning points is clarified based on more than two positioning points and the current compass direction of the mobile phone.

10. The method of the hospital department navigation system according to claim 9, characterized in that: In step (3), the floor where the current user's mobile phone is located is determined based on the specific positioning mark points identified on different floors, and then the floor where the target department is located is retrieved to remind the user to go up or down further.