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US 12,283,375 B2Granted
Remote control device, and remote control system
AssigneeNihon Kohden Corporation
InventorsKazuri Higashi, Ryota Auchi
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Abstract
A memory stores gesture information corresponding to a gesture of a medical worker that is allocated to a function of a medical device. A sensor is configured to detect a gesture. A transmitter is configured to wirelessly transmit a control signal for remotely controlling the function. A processor is configured to cause the transmitter to transmit the control signal in a case where the gesture corresponding to the gesture information is detected by the sensor.
Claims9
A remote control device comprising:
- a memory storing information corresponding to a gesture of a medical worker that is allocated to a function of a medical device;
- a sensor configured to detect a gesture;
- a transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit a signal for remotely controlling the function;
- a physical switch configured to assign a gesture of a medical worker to each of a plurality of functions of the medical device as the information, and to cause the memory to store the information,
- a plurality of channels, and
- a processor configured to:
- identify, based on the information stored in the memory, a function of the medical device being controlled by the gesture, in a case where the gesture corresponding to the information is detected by the sensor;
- and
- cause the transmitter to transmit the signal for remotely controlling the function,
- wherein the physical switch includes a button switch or a dip switch;
- wherein the physical switch being configured to assign the gesture of the medical worker to each of the plurality of functions of the medical device as the information includes being configured to assign each of the plurality of channels to a corresponding function of the plurality of functions;
- and
- wherein the physical switch being configured to assign the gesture of the medical worker to each of the plurality of functions of the medical device as the information also includes being configured to:
- enable a learning mode of the remote control device,
- operate the physical switch to set a state of a specific channel of the plurality of channels,
- detect a particular gesture of the gesture by the sensor,
- assign the particular gesture to the specific channel, and
- disable the learning mode of the remote control device.
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A remote control system comprising:
- a medical device;
- and
- a remote control device configured to remotely control a function of the medical device,
- wherein the remote control device comprises:
- a memory storing information corresponding to a gesture of a medical worker that is allocated to the function;
- a sensor configured to detect a gesture;
- a transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit a signal for remotely controlling the function;
- a physical switch configured to assign a gesture of a medical worker to each of a plurality of functions of the medical device as the information, and to cause the memory to store the information;
- a plurality of channels;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- identify, based on the information stored in the memory, a function of the medical device being controlled by the gesture, in a case where the gesture corresponding to the information is detected by the sensor;
- and
- cause the transmitter to transmit the signal for remotely controlling the function, and wherein the physical switch includes a button switch or a dip switch;
- wherein the physical switch being configured to assign the gesture of the medical worker to each of the plurality of functions of the medical device as the information includes being configured to assign each of the plurality of channels to a corresponding function of the plurality of functions;
- and
- wherein the physical switch being configured to assign the gesture of the medical worker to each of the plurality of functions of the medical device as the information also includes being configured to:
- enable a learning mode of the remote control device,
- operate the physical switch to set a state of a specific channel of the plurality of channels,
- detect a particular gesture of the a gesture by the sensor,
- assign the particular gesture to the specific channel, and
- disable the learning mode of the remote control device.
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A remote control device comprising:
- a memory storing information corresponding to a gesture of a medical worker that is allocated to a function of a medical device;
- a sensor configured to detect a gesture;
- a transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit a signal for remotely controlling the function;
- a physical switch configured to assign a gesture of a medical worker to each of a plurality of functions of the medical device as the information, and to cause the memory to store the information;
- a plurality of channels;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- identify, based on the information stored in the memory, a function of the medical device being controlled by the gesture, in a case where the gesture corresponding to the information is detected by the sensor;
- and
- cause the transmitter to transmit the signal for remotely controlling the function,
- wherein the physical switch includes a button switch or a dip switch;
- wherein the physical switch being configured to assign the gesture of the medical worker to each of the plurality of functions of the medical device as the information includes being configured to assign each of the plurality of channels to a corresponding function of the plurality of functions;
- and
- wherein the physical switch being configured to assign the gesture of the medical worker to each of the plurality of functions of the medical device as the information also includes being configured to:
- enable a learning mode of the remote control device,
- operate the physical switch to set a state of a specific channel of the plurality of channels,
- detect a particular gesture of the a gesture by the sensor,
- assign the particular gesture to the specific channel, and
- disable the learning mode of the remote control device;
- and
- wherein the physical switch is further configured to cause the memory to store the information.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.