Speech interface for an automated endoscopic system
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1. A robotic system that controls a surgical instrument, comprising:
- a mechanism that can move the surgical instrument;
an audio input device that receives a voice command from a user to move the surgical instrument, and provides an output signal that correspond to the voice command; and
, a controller that receives said output signal from said audio input device and provides a movement output signal to said mechanism to move said mechanism and the surgical instrument in accordance with the voice command.
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Abstract
A robotic system which controls the movement of a surgical instrument in response to voice commands from the user. The robotic system has a computer controlled arm that holds the surgical instrument. The user provides voice commands to the computer through a microphone. The computer contains a phrase recognizer that matches the user'"'"' speech with words stored in the computer. 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 will move the robotic arm in accordance with the command.
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1. A robotic system that controls a surgical instrument, comprising:
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a mechanism that can move the surgical instrument;
an audio input device that receives a voice command from a user to move the surgical instrument, and provides an output signal that correspond to the voice command; and
,a controller that receives said output signal from said audio input device and provides a movement output signal to said mechanism to move said mechanism and the surgical instrument in accordance with the voice command. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A robotic system that controls a surgical instrument, comprising:
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a mechanism that can move the surgical instrument;
audio input means for receiving a voice command from a user to move the surgical instrument and providing an output signal that correspond to the voice command; and
,controller means for receiving said output signal from said audio input means and providing a movement output signal to said mechanism to move said mechanism and the surgical instrument in accordance with the voice command. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14)
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13. A method for moving a surgical instrument, comprising the steps of:
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a) generating a voice command to move a mechanism that holds the surgical instrument;
b) comparing the voice command with a robot command; and
,c) moving the surgical instrument with said mechanism if the voice command is a robot command.
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