# US 2014/0153747 A1 · System and method for pairing a command device incorporating a microphone to a remotely controlled medical system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0153747 A1 - Document ID: US20140153747A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/693,801 - Filed: 2012-12-04 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2012-12-04 - Assignees: Storz Endoskop Produktions GmbH - Inventors: Matteo Contolini; Ted H. Applebaum - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140153747A1 ## CPC - G16H 40/40: for the management of medical equipment or devices, e.g. scheduling maintenance or upgrades - A61B 17/00: Surgical instruments, devices or methods (A61B18/00 takes precedence; dental tools A61C3/00; eye surgery A61F9/007; ear surgery A61F11/20) - G16H 40/63: for local operation - G16H 40/67: for remote operation - H04R 3/00: Circuits for transducers (arrangements for producing a reverberation or echo sound G10K15/08; amplifiers H03F) - A61B 2017/00203: {with speech control or speech recognition} - G10L 2015/223: {Execution procedure of a spoken command} - G16H: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) - H04R: LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS (producing sounds with frequency not determined by supply frequency G10K) - G10L: SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING ## Abstract The system includes a remotely controlled medical system having a controller in communication with a command device incorporating a microphone. The system further includes a medical device operable by the controller and a sound generator coupled to the controller. The command device incorporating a microphone is paired to the controller for operating the medical device by detecting the sound. The command device incorporating a microphone transmits a signal in response to the sound to the controller to verify the pairing of the command device incorporating a microphone to the controller such that the controller will only operate the medical device in response to a command issued near the sound generator. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system for pairing a command device incorporating a microphone to a remotely controlled medical system, comprising: a command device incorporating a microphone; a controller in communication with the command device incorporating a microphone; a medical device operable by the controller; and a generator coupled to the controller that generates a sound; said command device incorporating a microphone is paired to said controller for operating said medical device by: said generator produces said sound; said microphone transmits a signal in response to the sound to said controller to verify the pairing of the microphone to the controller such that the controller will only operate the medical device in response to a command issued near the generator. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the sound is one of: a beep, a tone, a sequence of tones, a chord, a sequence of chords, a voice speech sound. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the sound is unique to the controller in a particular operating room. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, further comprising: an input device associated with the microphone that sends the command to the controller. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The system of claim 4, wherein the input device is one of: a tablet, a phone, a portable personal computer, or a dedicated remote control unit. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the command device incorporating a microphone communicates with the controller wirelessly. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The system of claim 6, wherein the command device incorporating a microphone is a component of a wireless voice control headset. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the command is a voice command spoken by a user and the sound is generated after the controller recognizes the command. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the command is a digital command generated in response to one of: touching a button on the command device, making a gesture on a touch screen on the command device, or speaking a voice command. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the medical device is an insufflator, a suction device, a light source, a video camera, a video control unit, a pressure gauge, a pump, an electrosurgical unit, a surgical table, a telephone, room lights, a personal digital assistant, a room camera, or an endoscope. ### Claim 11 (depends on 4) The system of claim 4, further comprising: software executing on said input device for detecting said sound; software executing on said input device for comparing said sound with a lookup table to determine the corresponding controller; and software executing on said input device for transmitting pairing and logon instructions to said corresponding controller. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, further comprising: software executing on said controller for calibrating the volume of said sound. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, further comprising: software executing on said controller to determine the authenticity of the sound by evaluating it based on at least one criterion; and software executing on said controller to adjust the specificity of the evaluation. ### Claim 14 A method of pairing a command device incorporating a microphone to a remotely controlled medical system, comprising: (a) receiving a command for controlling a medical device; (b) producing a sound; (c) detecting the sound through the microphone; (d) if the sound is detected, transmitting a signal in response to the sound; and (e) executing the command to control the medical device only upon receiving the signal. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the sound is one of: a beep, a tone, a sequence of tones, a chord, a sequence of chords, a voice speech sound. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein an input device associated with the microphone generates the command. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein the input device is one of: a tablet, a phone, a portable personal computer, or a dedicated remote control unit. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the command device incorporating a microphone communicates with the controller wirelessly. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The method of claim 18, wherein the command device incorporating a microphone is a component of a wireless voice control headset. ### Claim 20 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the command is spoken by a user. ### Claim 21 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the medical device is an insufflator, a suction device, a light source, a video camera, a video control unit, a pressure gauge, a pump, an electrosurgical unit, a surgical table, a telephone, room lights, a personal digital assistant, a room camera, or an endoscope. ### Claim 22 A method of pairing a command device incorporating a microphone to a remotely controlled medical system, comprising: (a) receiving an audio input from a user via a microphone; (b) reviving a controller from a standby mode; (c) producing a sound; (d) detecting the sound through the microphone; (e) if the sound is detected, transmitting a signal in response to the sound; (f) receiving a first command for controlling a medical device; and (g) executing the first command to control a medical device only upon receiving the signal; (h) receiving a subsequent command for controlling a medical device; (i) executing the subsequent command to control a medical device; (j) repeating steps (h) and (i); (k) putting the controller in standby mode after a standby condition has been met. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) The method of claim 22, wherein the audio input in step (a) is a keyword. ### Claim 24 (depends on 22) The method of claim 22, wherein the audio input in step (a) is a wakeup command. ### Claim 25 (depends on 22) The method of claim 22, wherein the wakeup command is a device command. ### Claim 26 (depends on 22) The method of claim 22, wherein the standby condition is the lapsing of a period of time when no audio input is received. ### Claim 27 (depends on 22) The method of claim 22, wherein the standby condition is the controller rejecting a selected number of commands. ### Claim 28 (depends on 22) The method of claim 22, wherein the standby condition is the controller receiving a command to enter standby mode. ### Claim 29 (depends on 22) The method of claim 22, wherein the sound is unique a controller in a particular operating room.