Data collection and monitoring for hygiene equipment

Abstract

A data collection unit arranged to collect data indicating hygiene equipment status includes a receiving unit configured to receive inbound data from hygiene equipment; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit outbound data directly to a terminal via device-to-device, D2D, communication; wherein the outbound data is based on the inbound data.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A data collection unit arranged to collect data indicating hygiene equipment status, comprising:
 a receiving unit configured to receive inbound data from hygiene equipment; and   a transmitting unit configured to transmit outbound data directly to a terminal via device-to-device, D2D, communication,   wherein the outbound data is based on the inbound data.   
     
     
         2 . The data collection unit according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a processing unit configured to perform a pairing process between the data collection unit and at least one data acquisition unit located in the hygiene equipment, the at least one data acquisition unit acquiring data indicating the hygiene equipment status.   
     
     
         3 . The data collection unit according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a processing unit configured to process the inbound data,   wherein the transmitting unit is configured to transmit outbound data, the outbound data being based on the processed inbound data.   
     
     
         4 . The data collection unit according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the transmitting unit is further configured to transmit the outbound data to a Cloud system.   
     
     
         5 . A terminal arranged to collect data indicating hygiene equipment status, comprising:
 a receiving unit configured to receive inbound data directly from hygiene equipment via device-to-device, D2D, communication; and   an output unit configured to output outbound data, wherein the outbound data is based on the inbound data.   
     
     
         6 . A data acquisition unit in hygiene equipment arranged to acquire data indicating hygiene equipment status,
 the data acquisition unit being configured to be paired to a data collection unit according to  claim 1 .   
     
     
         7 . A data acquisition unit in hygiene equipment arranged to acquire data indicating hygiene equipment status,
 the data acquisition unit being configured to be paired to a terminal according to  claim 5 .   
     
     
         8 . A data collection and monitoring system, comprising:
 a data collection unit configured to receive, from hygiene equipment, inbound data indicating hygiene equipment status and to transmit outbound data; and   a terminal configured to receive the outbound data from the data collection unit,   wherein the data collection unit is configured to transmit the outbound data directly to the terminal via device-to-device, D2D, communication, and   wherein the outbound data is based on the inbound data.   
     
     
         9 . The data collection and monitoring system according to  claim 8 ,
 wherein the data collection unit and at least one data acquisition unit located in the hygiene equipment are configured to perform a pairing process.   
     
     
         10 . The data collection and monitoring system according to  claim 8 ,
 wherein the data collection unit is further configured to process the inbound data, and   wherein the data collection unit is configured to transmit outbound data, the outbound data being based on the processed inbound data.   
     
     
         11 . The data collection and monitoring system according to  claim 8 ,
 wherein the data collection unit is further configured to transmit the outbound data to a Cloud system.   
     
     
         12 . The data collection and monitoring system according to  claim 8 ,
 wherein the terminal is configured to process the received outbound data.   
     
     
         13 . The data collection and monitoring system according to  claim 8 ,
 wherein the terminal is configured to output data indicating the hygiene equipment status, the data being based on the received outbound data.   
     
     
         14 . The data collection and monitoring system according to  claim 8 ,
 wherein the terminal comprises an application software installed on the terminal, the application software being executable on the terminal,   wherein the application software instructs the terminal to receive the outbound data, and   wherein the application software instructs an output unit of the terminal to output data based on the outbound data.   
     
     
         15 . The data collection and monitoring system according to  claim 8 ,
 wherein the data collection and monitoring system comprises a plurality of data collection units, each of the data collection units configured to collect data indicating the hygiene equipment status,   wherein the plurality of data collection units is configured to transmit outbound data directly to a terminal via D2D communication.   
     
     
         16 . The data collection and monitoring system according to  claim 13 ,
 wherein the plurality of data collection units is further configured to transmit outbound data to a Cloud system.   
     
     
         17 . A method for monitoring a hygiene equipment status, comprising the steps of:
 receiving, by a data collection unit, inbound data indicating the hygiene equipment status from hygiene equipment;   transmitting, by the data collection unit, outbound data directly to a terminal via device-to-device, D2D, communication; and   receiving, by the terminal, the outbound data from the data collection unit,   wherein the outbound data is based on the inbound data.