WO2004093023A3 - Article locating and tracking apparatus and method - Google Patents

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WO2004093023A3
WO2004093023A3 PCT/US2004/011141 US2004011141W WO2004093023A3 WO 2004093023 A3 WO2004093023 A3 WO 2004093023A3 US 2004011141 W US2004011141 W US 2004011141W WO 2004093023 A3 WO2004093023 A3 WO 2004093023A3
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Timothy D Wildman
Thomas M Fleck
Carl W Riley
Williams F Collins Jr
Richard J Schuman
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Timothy D Wildman
Thomas M Fleck
Carl W Riley
Williams F Collins Jr
Richard J Schuman
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Abstract

An activity based monitoring system (10) is disclosed, the activity based monitoring system (10) being configured to monitor a plurality of badges (12) associated with a plurality of assets within a healthcare facility.
PCT/US2004/011141 2003-04-11 2004-04-12 Article locating and tracking apparatus and method WO2004093023A2 (en)

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