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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2014
Storz Endoskop Produktions Gmbh, Tuttlingen, DE;
Matteo Contolini, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Ted Applebaum, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Storz Endoskop Produktions GmbH, Tuttlingen, DE;
Abstract
The system includes a controller having first and second speech recognition modules and a decision module. The system includes at least one medical device operable by the controller. The system includes a first microphone in communication with the first speech recognition module, and a second microphone in communication with the second speech recognition module. The first speech recognition module generates a first set of commands from voice signals it receives from the first microphone. The second speech recognition module generates a second set of commands from voice signals it receives from the second microphone. The decision module receives the first and second sets of commands, accepts a subset of the commands in the first and second sets, rejects the remainder of the commands, and assembles a third set of commands comprising the accepted commands. The controller executes the third set of commands to operate the at least one medical device.