A speech interface for an automated endoscopic system
CA 2200716 C · Owner: Uecker, Darrin · Inventors: Uecker, Darrin; Wang, Yulun
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A robotic system (10) which controls the movement of a surgical instrument (16) in response to voice commands from the user. The robotic system (10) has a computer controlled arm (14) that holds the surgical instrument (16). The user provides voice commands to the computer (20) through a microphone (40). The computer (20) contains a phrase recognizer that matches the user's speech with words stored in the computer (20). Matched words are then processed to determine whether the user has spoken a robot command. If the user has spoken a recognized robot command the computer (20) will move the robotic arm (14) in accordance with the command.
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- Filed September 21, 1995 and granted June 17, 2003. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 21, 2015.
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