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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2009
Roger Graham Byford, Apollo, PA (US);
David M. Findlay, Freeport, PA (US);
Michael Laughery, Monroeville, PA (US);
James R. Logan, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Mark B. Mellott, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
James E. Shearon, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Kathleen A. Tellish, Hookstown, PA (US);
Christopher M. Winters, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Roger Graham Byford, Apollo, PA (US);
David M. Findlay, Freeport, PA (US);
Michael Laughery, Monroeville, PA (US);
James R. Logan, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Mark B. Mellott, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
James E. Shearon, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Kathleen A. Tellish, Hookstown, PA (US);
Christopher M. Winters, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Vocollect Healthcare Systems, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses to assist a user in the performance of a plurality of tasks are provided. The method may comprise storing at least one care plan in a voice assistant, the care plan defining a plurality of tasks to be performed, capturing speech input from the user, determining, from the speech input, a selected interaction with a care plan, and in response to the selected interaction, providing a speech dialog with the user reflective of the care plan. Alternatively, the method may comprise capturing speech input from a user, determining from the speech input, a first weight associated with a resident, associating the first weight with a care plan in turn associated with the resident, comparing the first weight to a second weight associated with the resident and the care plan, and providing a speech dialog regarding reweighting the resident based on the comparison.