PERSON SUPPORT APPARATUSES WITH COMMUNICATION CHANNEL MONITORING

摘要

A monitoring system includes one or more units that are adapted monitor the radio frequency conditions of a facility or portion of the facility. The units include a packet sniffer and/or an RF spectrum analyzer. Sniffed packets and spectrum data are recorded and made available for analysis and display, either locally on the units or at one or more remote locations. The locations of the units are also gathered, thereby enabling correlation of the sniffed packets and/or RF spectrum data with locations within the facility. Real time RF conditions can thereby be gathered and used to improve the wireless communications within the facility and/or to ensure the wireless communication infrastructure of the facility is operating satisfactorily. The units may be person support apparatuses, such as beds, chairs, stretchers, cots, or the like.

主权项

1. A system comprising:
a plurality of person support apparatuses, each of the person support apparatuses associated with a radio frequency (RF) spectrum analyzer adapted to gather RF spectrum data; and a user interface, the user interface in communication with the plurality of person support apparatuses and adapted to receive the RF spectrum data from the RF spectrum analyzers.