Wireless hand-control of a device by means of a wirelss button
First Claim
1. A system for remotely controlling a device, comprising:
- at least one wireless button that can be configured to control one or more functions of a remote device;
at least one sensor for wirelessly detecting activation of said at least one wireless button; and
a central control unit for issuing control signals to one or more devices in communication with the central control unit in response to receiving a signal from said at least one sensor indicating a state of said at least one wireless button.
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Abstract
A system for providing wireless remote control over one or more devices. Included in the system is at least one wireless button that can be placed at various locations and which communicates with at least one sensor when the wireless button and sensor are brought within close proximity to one another. According to one embodiment, a wireless button can only be activated when the button is located within an authorized activation area. In another embodiment, a wireless button can only be activated by an authorized user. In yet a further embodiment, a wireless button can only be activated by an authorized user when the button is located within an authorized activation area.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for remotely controlling a device, comprising:
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at least one wireless button that can be configured to control one or more functions of a remote device; at least one sensor for wirelessly detecting activation of said at least one wireless button; and a central control unit for issuing control signals to one or more devices in communication with the central control unit in response to receiving a signal from said at least one sensor indicating a state of said at least one wireless button. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A system for remotely controlling one or more surgical devices in a medical or surgical environment, comprising:
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at least one surgical device; a central control unit connected to said at least one surgical device; at least one wireless button for controlling one or more functions of said at least one surgical device; and at least one portable sensor unit secured to an authorized user for wirelessly detecting activation of said at least one wireless button and providing an output to said central control unit, wherein said central control unit receives the output from said at least one portable sensor unit and controls said at least one surgical device in response to the output, and wherein operation of said surgical device is avoided when an unauthorized user operates said wireless button. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for remotely controlling or more devices in a medical or surgical environment, comprising:
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at least one surgical device; a central control unit connected to said at least one surgical device; at least one wireless button for controlling one or more functions of said at least one surgical device; and a sensor unit disposed at a location to define an activation area, said sensor unit for wirelessly detecting activation of said at least one wireless button and for providing an output to said central control unit, wherein said central control unit receives the output from said sensor unit when the wireless button is activated within the activation area and controls said at least one surgical device in response to the output from said at least one sensor, and wherein said sensor unit provides no output to said central control unit if the wireless button is activated away from the activation area. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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