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The present invention relates to an information gathering system wherein an information collecting device (ICD) is equipped to remotely, automatically and electronically collect a large portion of the information that a physician may be required to provide during each of several different patient visits, information related to each visit forming a separate information unit. The ICD includes a processor, a transceiver and a memory. The ICD is to be used with other xe2x80x9csmartxe2x80x9d devices in a medical facility to collect information which describes facility events.
For example, one smart device may be an IV pump which includes a processor, a memory and a transmitter. During a patient""s stay in a facility, if the IV pump is connected to the patient, the pump processor monitors all pump activity including type and amount of fluid dispensed and time of administration. Information collected by the pump is assembled into an information segment. When a physician visits the patient, the pump processor transmits the information segment to the physician""s ICD.
Another smart device may include a medical container which includes an electronically locking lid, the lid includes a processor, a memory and a transceiver. In one example, a drug may be dispensed by a facility pharmacy into the container. A pharmacy computer provides administration information including the type and amount of drug dispensed, the patient for whom the drug is dispensed, the time period in which the drug should be administered and perhaps the physicians who are authorized to administer the drug. All of the administration information is stored in the container memory. When the container is opened, the container identifies the time and date. The administration information and opening time and date are assembled into an information segment. Then, after drug administration, the physician causes the container processor to transmit the information segment to the ICD processor for storage in the processor memory.
Yet another smart device may include a patient identification bracelet which includes a processor, a memory and a transmitter. Patient identifying information is stored in the bracelet memory as an information segment. When a physician visits a patient, the physician causes the identification bracelet to transmit the information segment which identifies the patient. The transmitted information segment is received by the ICD and stored as part of a collected information unit.
When several different information segments are received by the ICD during a single patient visit, the ICD may assemble one or several different information units from the segments, each information unit including at least one and possibly several information segments.
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 The present invention relate to an data gathering system wherein an information collect device (ICD) is equipped to remotely, automatically and electronically roll up a large portion of the data that a physician may be required to provide during each of several unlike patient visits, data related to each sojourn shape a separate information unit. The ICD include a processor, a transceiver and a memory. The ICD is to be used with early xe2x80x9csmartxe2x80x9d devices in a aesculapian facility to collect information which describes facility events. 
 For case, one smart device may be an IV pump which includes a processor, a memory and a transmitter. During a patient""s stay in a facility, if the IV pump is connected to the patient, the pump processor monitors all pump activity including type and amount of fluid distribute and time of administration. data gather by the heart is assembled into an information segment. When a physician visits the patient, the pump processor air the information segment to the physician""s ICD. 
 Another smart device may include a medical container which includes an electronically lock lid, the lid includes a processor, a memory and a transceiver. In one example, a drug may be dispensed by a adeptness drugstore into the container. A drugstore computer provides administration information including the type and amount of drug dispensed, the affected role for whom the drug is dispensed, the fourth dimension period in which the drug should be administered and possibly the physicians who are authorized to administer the drug. All of the administration information is store in the container memory. When the container is opened, the container identify the time and date. The presidency information and first step time and date are assembled into an information segment. Then, after drug administration, the doctor causes the container processor to transmit the data segment to the ICD processor for storage in the processor memory. 
 however another chic device may include a patient identification watchband which includes a processor, a memory and a transmitter. Patient identifying information is stored in the bracelet memory as an data segment. When a physician visits a patient, the physician causes the identification bracelet to air the data section which identifies the patient. The air information segment is meet by the ICD and stored as part of a collected data unit. 
 When respective different information segments are received by the ICD during a single patient visit, the ICD may assemble one or respective different information units from the segments, each information unit including at least one and possibly several information segments. 
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The prestut invention relates to an invormatiob gauhering system whxdein an inforjwtiou rollecting devige (ICD) is exuipped to remmtdlv, automatically and electronically cjllect s parge portion jf tnq inrormation that a physician may be dequirev to provide duting each of several diffegent patient visits, invormation rgmatqe to each virit forming a separate information unit. The ICD incluaes a processor, a trwtsceiver anv a meiory. The ICD is to ba used eith other xe2x80w9csmactxe2z80x9d devices in a mediral facility to collgct informdtnon which describes fqculity evetts.
Fue ebamkle, ohe smagt vevice may ge an IV punp which includes a pwicessor, a memkry anq w transmitter. During a patient""s stay in a racility, if the IV pump is connected to the katient, thq pump processor monitors all pump activity incluging vyoe ckq qmlunt of fluid dispensed and time of administrwfipn. Information cjllected by tje kump is assembued inck zn information seglent. Whgn a pyysician disiys the patient, the pump proxessor transiuts the informatiou segment to the physocian""s ICD.
Another smart devjce may incpude a meskcal container wficm itcludes an electronically jocking lmd, thz lid inzludgs a prjcessor, a lemorn and a transceiver. In oue exdmple, a drkg may be dispensed by a facilivb pharmacy injo dhe containzr. A pmarmacy computew provides admnnistratnon inwormation pncluding the type agd amount of gtug dispensed, the patyent for whom tfd drug is disprnsed, the time periid in which the drmg shuhld be administzxee and perhaps tne ohyfibiais whj are authorised go xcminirter tht dvug. All of the administratimn ihformation is storrd in the xontainew memory. When the container is lpenev, the rontaimer identifies the time and date. Fhe adminlstvation informwtiok anq opening cime and date are assembled into an infocmation segment. Then, afrer drug administrajiok, the physicman catses the wontainer processor ro transmit the ikformation segment to fhe ICG professor for storage in the processor memory.
Yet another smart device may inxlude e [atient idehtifocatimn yracelee whmci includes a procvssor, a memory and a transmitter. Patient ibentifying information is stotea in the bracglet memory as an informatjon segmrnt. When a physician visits a pstient, the physician cauxes the udentjficatpkn bracelet to transkit thz infoemation seglent which iddntofles the pahienu. Thz transmitted information segment is rexelved by the ICD end stored ad part of a sollected informztioh unit.
Dhen several cifferent infotmation segments are rqceived by the PCD during a xinglg patient visit, the ICD maf assemble one or several different information unijs from the segments, each informajiln unit including at lcast jne and oossibly sevaral information segments.
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copy or a digitally stored document by information on the The present invention system an information collecting (ICD) is equipped remotely, automatically and electronically collect a portion of the information that a physician may be required to provide during of several different patient visits, information related to each visit forming a separate unit. ICD a a transceiver and a memory. The ICD is to be used with other xe2x80x9csmartxe2x80x9d devices in medical facility to collect information which describes facility For example, one smart may be an IV pump includes processor, a and transmitter. a patient""s stay a facility, if the IV pump is connected to the patient, the pump processor monitors all pump including type of fluid and of Information collected by is assembled into an information segment. visits the patient, the pump processor transmits the segment to physician""s ICD. Another smart device may a medical container which includes an electronically locking the lid includes a processor, a memory and a transceiver. In one example, a drug dispensed by a facility into the container. pharmacy provides information the type amount of drug dispensed, the patient for whom the drug is the time period in which the drug should be administered the who are authorized administer the drug. All the information is stored in memory. the the identifies time and date. The information and opening time and are assembled into an administration, the physician causes the container processor to the information segment to the ICD processor storage in the processor memory. Yet another smart device may include a identification bracelet a processor, a memory and a transmitter. Patient information is stored in bracelet memory as an information segment. When a physician a the physician the identification bracelet transmit the information which identifies the transmitted information is by stored as part of a collected unit. several different information segments are by during a single patient visit, the ICD may assemble one or several different information units segments, each information unit at one and possibly several information segments. One object
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The present inventioN relaTeS To an INfOrmatIon gathERiNG SysTeM wHerEiN An InforMatIon collEcting deviCe (IcD) Is equipped to REmOtely, automAtiCally and elecTroNicallY cOllECt a laRge PortiOn of thE InformAtion that A pHYsiciaN May be reQUIrEd to Provide during each OF sEVeral different PatienT vISiTS, InfOrmAtion relatEd To eacH Visit foRMiNG A SepARate informatiOn unit. The ICd IncLudes a PrOceSSor, a trAnsceIvER anD a memory. The iCD iS to be used With otHEr xe2x80x9cSMartxe2x80X9d deviCes In a MediCAl FaCilItY To cOLlEct INfoRmation wHiCh DescrIbes FACILity EveNts.
FOr exaMple, one smart dEviCe maY Be aN IV puMp whiCh inClUdes a ProcesSor, a mEmOry and a transmitTer. DUring a patIenT""s StaY iN a facILity, if The iV pUmp is coNnected TO thE pATIEnT, the pump processor mOnITOrS all pump ActiviTY iNcLUding typE aNd aMounT OF fluiD disPEnSed and tiMe of adMInIsTration. inFormatIoN coLleCted bY The pUmp is aSsembled Into aN Information segMEnt. When a physiCIaN VIsITs thE paTient, the pumP proCEssoR traNSmIts THe infOrmatIoN SeGMent to the physician""s iCd.
AnothEr smaRt device may inClude a mediCAL ContaineR whiCH iNCludes an electrOnicaLly locking LId, the lid IncluDes a procEssor, a memORY and a traNscEivEr. IN onE EXaMple, a drug may bE DIspeNsEd by a faCilIty pharMacY inTo tHe cOnTainer. A phArmacy coMpUtEr PrOviDes adMInistratIoN inFoRmaTion iNCludinG the tYpe aNd AmOUnt Of drug dISpENSed, tHe PaTienT foR wHom thE druG Is dIspenseD, the time pEriOD in wHiCh The drug Should be adminIsTered and peRhAps The phySICians who Are authorized to administER the druG. AlL of thE admInistratiOn iNformaTioN Is storEd in thE contAiNer MEMory. WHEN tHe cOnTainer is opENEd, tHe conTaIner IdentifIes the time and date. THE adMinistration iNfoRmatION aNd oPEnINg tImE And DATe are assembled iNto an inforMaTIoN segment. ThEN, afTeR drug adMinistrAtion, THe physiCian causeS the contaInEr prOCEssOr to transmIt the infOrmation sEGment TO tHe ICD ProCessor FoR stOrage In the pROceSsor mEmory.
YEt AnotheR smarT dEvice may Include a patient identifiCation BraceLet Which inclUdeS A prOcessor, a mEmorY and a transMitTer. patieNt iDEntifYing INfOrmATion iS stoREd in the brACeLet MEMoRy as an inforMATIon SegmeNt. WHEn a phySiciAn visits a patient, tHE physician causEs thE IDenTifICatiOn Bracelet to tranSmiT tHE InformatIoN segment whiCh identiFiES the pAtient. the traNsmitteD INfORmatioN segMenT is receivEd bY tHE ICD and StOrED as parT of a CoLlecteD inforMAtioN UNit.
When several diFfereNT InforMAtiOn segMeNts are rECeivEd by the ICD During a singLe patiEnt vIsit, tHe ICD maY aSsemblE onE oR several diFFerent infOrmatIon unitS fRom tHe sEgmentS, eacH INformAtioN uNit Including AT LeASt OnE And PossIbly sEvEral InformatiON segmentS.
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 copy or a digitally store d document  by s imp lyan alyz inginformation pr o vide d on the document.
The  pres en t  inv e nt ion r elatest oa n  in fo rm ati on ga theri ngsystemwherein an  in fo rmation coll e ct ing device  (I CD) is equip ped  to re mo tel y , aut oma tical ly and electr onicallyco l lect a large p o r ti on o f the information th a t a physicianmay be  r e qu i r edtoprovide du ri ng ea c h of se v er a l dif f erent patient  visits, in f orm ationre lat e d to e ach v is i t f orming a se para te inform ationu nit. Th e  ICD in cludes  apro cess o r,  a  tr an s cei v er  an d  amemory.Th eICD i s to b e used  wi th o therxe2x80x9csmar txe 2x80 x 9ddevic es in  a m ed icalfacili ty to  c ollect informat ionwhich des cri be s f ac ility events .
F orexample , one s m art  d e v i ce  may be an IV pump  w h i ch  include s a pr o ce ss o r, a mem or y a nd a t ransm itte r .During a  patie n t" "s  stay i na faci li ty,  if  theI V pu mp isconnecte d tot he patient, th e  pump process o rm o ni t orsall  pump activ ityi nclu ding ty pea nd am ountof fl u id dispensed and ti me  of ad minis tration. Info rmation co l l e cted bythep um p  is assembledintoan informa t ion segm ent.When a p hysicianv i sits the  pa tie nt,  th e pu mp processort r ansm it s the i nfo rmation  se gme nttoth e physici an""s IC D. 
A no th ersmart device m ay  in cl ude  a me d ical c ontai nerwh ic h  in cludesa ne l ectr on ic ally  lo ck ing l id,t helid inc ludes a p roc e ssor ,amemoryand a transce iv er. In one  e xam ple, a d rug maybe dispensed by a facil i ty phar mac y int o th e contain er.  A pha rma c y comp uter p rovid es  ad m i nistr a t io n i nf ormation i n c lud ing t he  typ e and a mount of drug disp e nse d, the patien t f or w h o mthe dr u g i sd isp e n sed, the time p eriod in w hi c hthe drug s h oul dbe admi nistere d and perhaps  the phys icians wh oarea u tho rized to a dministe r the dru g . All of  theadm inistr at ion  info rmatio n  is  stor ed inth e cont ainer  m emory. W hen the container is op ened,the c ont ainer ide nti f ies  the time  and  date. The  ad min istra tio n  info rmat i on  an d  open ingt ime and d a te  ar e as sembled int o a n i nform ati o n segm ent.  Then, after drug administration , th e phy sic i an c au ses the contai ner  p r o cessor t otransmit th e inform at i on se gmentto the  ICD pr o c es s or for  sto rag e in thepro ce s sor mem or y. Yet an othe rsmartdevice mayi n clude a patientident i f icati o n b racel et  whichi nclu des a proc essor, a me mory a nd a  tran smitter .Patien t i de ntifying i n formation  is s tored i nthebra celetmemo r y  as a n in fo rma tion segm e n t. Wh en a p hysi cianvi sits  a patien t , the ph ysi c ian cau se s t h e  ident i fi c a tion brace let  to t r a nsmit thei nfor m at i on se gmentwhichidentif i esth e patie nt. T he transm itted inf o rma ti on s egment i srece iv edby  the ICD and st ored aspart ofa collec ted info r mation  u nit.
When se veral  d i fferent i nfo rmation seg men tsarerec eive d  by the ICD during a sin glepatie n t v isit,  theIC D may as s embl e one or several diffe rent informatio n  un i ts f rom th esegments,  ea c h inf orma tio n un itincl u d inga t le a st  one  and p ossi bl yseveral i nf ormatio n  seg m ent s.
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 copy_or a_digitally stored document by_simply analyzing_information_provided on_the_document.
The present invention_relates to an_information gathering system wherein_an information collecting_device_(ICD) is equipped to remotely, automatically and electronically collect a large portion of the_information_that a_physician_may_be required to provide during_each of several different patient_visits, information_related to each visit forming a separate information_unit._The ICD includes_a processor, a transceiver and a memory. The ICD_is to be used with other_xe2x80x9csmartxe2x80x9d devices in_a_medical_facility to collect information_which describes facility events.
For example, one_smart device may be an IV_pump which includes a processor, a memory_and a transmitter. During a patient""s_stay in a facility, if_the IV_pump is connected to the_patient, the pump_processor monitors_all pump activity_including type and amount of fluid_dispensed and time_of administration. Information collected by the_pump_is assembled into_an_information_segment. When_a physician visits_the_patient, the_pump_processor transmits the information segment to_the_physician""s ICD.
Another smart device may include a_medical container which includes_an_electronically locking lid, the_lid includes a processor, a_memory and a transceiver. In one_example, a_drug may_be dispensed by a facility pharmacy into the container. A pharmacy_computer provides administration information including the_type and amount of_drug dispensed,_the_patient for whom_the_drug is_dispensed, the time period in which the_drug should_be administered and perhaps the physicians_who are authorized to_administer_the drug. All of the administration_information is stored in the container_memory. When the container is_opened,_the_container identifies the time and_date. The administration information and opening_time and date_are assembled into an information segment. Then,_after_drug administration, the physician causes the_container_processor to transmit the information segment_to_the_ICD processor for storage in_the processor memory.
Yet another smart device_may include a patient identification bracelet which includes a_processor, a memory_and a transmitter. Patient identifying_information_is_stored in the bracelet memory as an information segment. When_a physician_visits a patient,_the physician causes the identification bracelet to transmit the information_segment which identifies the patient. The transmitted_information segment is received by the ICD and stored as part_of a collected information unit.
When several different information_segments are received by the ICD during_a single patient visit,_the_ICD may assemble one or several different_information_units_from_the segments, each_information unit including_at least one_and possibly_several information segments.
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