Teleconsultation Cabin with Automated Locking and Anomaly Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current teleconsultation terminals require the presence of a healthcare assistant for security reasons, limiting their use and increasing the responsibility on pharmacists and assistants, while also reducing available space due to the need for rapid intervention in emergencies.
Innovation Solution
A private cabin for medical teleconsultation with a frame, access door, locking mechanisms, user detection means, and control systems that generate alerts via a remote network if security thresholds are not met, including optional features like ultraviolet cleaning and voice communication, allowing secure and autonomous operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a healthcare assistant is present at the teleconsultation terminal for security reasons, then patient safety is improved, but the available space is reduced and the responsibility burden on pharmacists and assistants increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service through automated access control where patients can independently enter their identification codes to unlock the cabin door, and the system automatically detects patient presence and monitors security conditions without requiring continuous human intervention for security functions
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual security monitoring by pharmacists and assistants with an automated control system that uses electronic sensors, code-based locking mechanisms, and computer-based detection to monitor security conditions and control access, thereby reducing the need for human presence while maintaining safety
2Reliability
If a healthcare assistant is present at the teleconsultation terminal for security reasons, then patient safety is improved, but the responsibility burden on pharmacists and assistants increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system transfers security monitoring responsibilities from human operators to an automated system that continuously monitors security conditions, detects anomalies, and manages access control without requiring human judgment or intervention
Solution Approach 2:
The control system continuously receives feedback from sensors detecting patient presence, door status, and security conditions, automatically adjusts access control accordingly, and triggers alerts when anomalies are detected, creating a closed-loop security system that operates independently of human operators
3Extent of automation
If automated access control and anomaly detection are implemented, then the need for on-site personnel is reduced, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The control system performs multiple functions within a single integrated unit: it manages access control by validating identification codes, detects patient presence using sensors, monitors door status, evaluates security conditions, and triggers alerts when anomalies are detected, thereby achieving high automation without proportionally increasing complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines the access control mechanism, patient detection system, security monitoring functions, and alert generation into a single integrated control unit that operates autonomously, reducing the need for separate complex systems and minimizing overall device complexity while maintaining high automation
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Facilitates secure and reliable teleconsultations without the need for on-site health or security personnel, ensuring patient safety and efficient use of space by automating access control and anomaly detection.
Implementation Method 1
The cabin comprises means for cleaning the interior of the cabin controlled by the control means. The cleaning means comprise ultraviolet irradiation means connected to electricity supply means controlled by the control means.
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AI summary
The invention relates mainly to a private booth (1) for conducting a medical teleconsultation, comprising a frame (2) and an access door (3), locking means (4) for the door (3) operable between a locked state and an unlocked state, a medical teleconsultation terminal (5) configured to be connected to a remote computer network, means for detecting a user (6) inside the booth (1), control means (8) connected to the locking means (4) for the door (3) and to the user detection means (6), and which are configured to generate a level of correlation between data from the detection means (6, 7) on the one hand and the locking means (4) on the other hand and, if the level of correlation is less than a determined threshold, to generate an alert signal and send it via the remote network.