Patents by Inventor Joan Santos Farras

Joan Santos Farras has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for positioning of wireless medical devices with short-range radio frequency technology
    Patent number: 8417215
    Abstract: In a tracking method for tracking a local wireless device in a medical facility having a medical facility network (10), the local wireless device (50, 51, 52), which is not connected with the medical facility network (10), is detected based on local wireless communication. (54, 55, 56, 58) between the local wireless device and at least one nearby network device (12, 14, 16) that is connected with the medical facility network. A location of the local wireless device within the medical facility is estimated based on the local wireless communication and information indicative of a location of the at least one nearby network device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Heribert Baldus, Karin Klabunde, Guido Musch, Joan Santos Farras
  • Method for Positioning of Wireless Medical Devices with Short-Range Radio Frequency Technology
    Publication number: 20070255111
    Abstract: In a tracking method for tracking a local wireless device in a medical facility having a medical facility network (10), the local wireless device (50, 51, 52), which is not connected with the medical facility network (10), is detected based on local wireless communication. (54, 55, 56, 58) between the local wireless device and at least one nearby network device (12, 14, 16) that is connected with the medical facility network. A location of the local wireless device within the medical facility is estimated based on the local wireless communication and information indicative of a location of the at least one nearby network device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2005
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventors: Heribert Baldus, Karin Klabunde, Guido Musch, Joan Santos Farras