Wearable Device Tracking via Image Acquisition Transceivers
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Solution Overview
Problem
In medical surgical rooms, the unpredictable environment and multiple factors such as user condition, staff availability, equipment functionality, and communication among medical teams can impact the delivery of care, and there is a need for efficient object detection and localization to ensure accurate subject identification and equipment validation.
Innovation Solution
An object identification system that uses an image acquisition device to communicate with a wearable device, allowing the system to decode data and obtain the identity and localized position of the wearable device within its field of view, thereby tracking objects associated with the wearable device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional RFID bands are used for subject identification, then subject identification is possible, but an overt act by a caregiver is always required to identify the appropriate subject
Solution Approach 1:
The wearable device with transceiver enables the subject to be automatically identified and tracked without requiring active participation from the subject or continuous manual intervention from caregivers. The system performs self-service identification through automated communication between the wearable device and image acquisition device.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the manual mechanical process of visual identification and manual verification with an automated electronic system using transceivers, wireless communication, and image processing to automatically detect, localize, and track the subject.
2Reliability
If manual verification of subject location and equipment configuration is performed, then validation accuracy can be ensured, but the synchronization of care delivery is impacted
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously receives communication data from the wearable device, determines localized position within the field of view, and provides real-time feedback about subject location and equipment status, enabling dynamic adjustment and continuous validation without interrupting care delivery.
Solution Approach 2:
The automated tracking and validation system operates continuously without interruption, maintaining constant monitoring of subject location and equipment configuration, thereby eliminating the need to pause care delivery for manual verification while maintaining high reliability.
3Measurement precision
If an image acquisition device tracks objects in a dynamic medical environment, then object detection accuracy improves, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The image acquisition device integrates multiple functions including capturing images, receiving wireless communication data from transceivers, determining localized positions, and tracking objects. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate specialized devices while maintaining high detection accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines the imaging system with wireless communication capabilities and position determination algorithms into an integrated system. The image acquisition device simultaneously performs visual detection and processes communication data from wearable devices to achieve accurate tracking without requiring multiple separate systems.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The system enables efficient detection and tracking of objects in dynamic environments, improving the accuracy of subject identification and equipment validation, which is critical for ensuring the synchronization of care delivery in medical settings.
Implementation Method 1
the image acquisition device may include a first transceiver, and the wearable device may include a second transceiver
Implementation Method 2
an image acquisition device including a first transceiver and a lens and a field of view
Data Source
AI summary
An object identification system includes a processor; and a non-transitory, processor readable storage medium communicatively coupled to the processor. The non-transitory, processor readable storage medium includes one or more instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause the processor to establish communication between an image acquisition device and a wearable device, the image acquisition device comprising a first transceiver and the wearable device including a second transceiver; receive data at the image acquisition device from the wearable device, the data including a localized position of the wearable device that is located within a field of view of the image acquisition device; and control the image acquisition device to track, based on the data, an object associated with the wearable device.