Systems and methods for determining locations of assets

EP4634681A1Pending Publication Date: 2025-10-22KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV
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Patent Information

Application Number
EP2023822042
Authority / Receiving Office
EP · EP
Patent Type
Applications
Current Assignee / Owner
Priority Date
2022-12-16
Filing Date
2023-12-13
Publication Date
2025-10-22

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

WiFi-based Real-Time Locating Systems (RTLS) in hospitals are prone to inaccuracies, particularly in determining the floor location of assets, leading to 'floor hopping' issues where assets are incorrectly reported to be on a different floor, causing inefficiencies in hospital workflows and requiring costly exciter installations to correct these errors.

Method used

A method and apparatus that track asset locations over time using a first asset location method, such as WiFi, and dynamically determine the need for a second asset location method, like an exciter-based system, in regions with high floor hopping rates, optimizing the placement of localization equipment to reduce costs and improve accuracy.

Benefits of technology

This approach enhances asset tracking accuracy, reduces unnecessary hardware deployment, and saves resources by strategically deploying the second localization method only where needed, thereby improving workflow efficiency and cost-effectiveness in medical settings.

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Abstract

A computer implemented method (200) for use in determining locations of assets in a building of a medical setting comprises a first step of i) tracking (202) locations of the asset in the building over time using locations obtained using a first asset location method. In a second step the method comprises ii) determining (204) to use a second asset location method in a first region of a first storey of the building to locate the asset, if the tracked locations according to the first asset location method indicate that the asset is moving between the first storey of the building and one or more other storeys of the building at a rate higher than a first threshold rate in a second region of the first storey of the building
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