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US 5,544,654 AGranted
Voice control of a medical ultrasound scanning machine
AssigneeAcuson Corporation
InventorsSean Murphy, Daniel E. Need
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AssigneeAcuson Corporation
InventorsSean Murphy, Daniel E. Need
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By using a structured vocabulary where subsets of a total large vocabulary are used for speech recognition to control an ultrasound machine, recognition performance is improved. Where the subsets of voice commands are selected to fit the state of the ultrasound machine so as to afford complete control of the machine, little or no degradation of the control of the machine will result. A two-way communication link between the voice control system and the ultrasound machine permits the monitoring of the state of the ultrasound machine so that subsets of the total vocabulary may be made active. From knowledge of the state of the ultrasound machine, dynamic macros may be implemented for streamlined control of the ultrasound machine. A two-way communication link between the voice control system and the ultrasound machine permits simultaneous control by means of, but not limited to, voice control, keyboard and foot-switch.
A method for voice activation of an ultrasound system having a plurality of voice commands, comprising the steps of:
The method of 8, said providing step providing sub-groups of commands so that a command for turning on a voice-command-determining-state of the ultrasound system and having the word "on" and another command for turning off such voice-command-determining-state and having the word "off" are in different sub-groups.
A method for voice activation of an ultrasound system, said method comprising the steps of:
An apparatus for voice activation of an ultrasound system having a plurality of voice commands, comprising:
An apparatus for voice activation of an ultrasound system, said apparatus comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.