SPEECH-DRIVEN PATIENT CARE SYSTEM WITH WEARABLE DEVICES
First Claim
1. A communication system for care providers comprising:
- a patient communication unit configured to be positioned proximate to a patient and operable to capture a patient call that includes speech input of the patient;
a central console communicably coupled with the patient communication unit for receiving the call from the patient communication unit; and
a portable communication unit configured to be carried by a care provider and communicably coupled with the central console, the portable communication unit operable to receive the call from the central console, to capture speech input of the care provider, and to play at least a portion of the patient speech input, the portable communication unit further operable to convert at least a portion of the care provider speech input into at least one command associated with the call.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide a communication system for care providers and a method of managing patient care utilizing same. The system comprises a patient communication unit configured to be positioned proximate to a patient and operable to capture a patient call that includes speech input of the patient, a central console communicably coupled with the patient communication unit for receiving the call from the patient communication unit, and a portable communication unit configured to be carried by a care provider and communicably coupled with the central console, the portable communication unit operable to receive the call from the central console, to capture speech input of the care provider, and to play at least a portion of the patient speech input, the portable communication unit further operable to convert at least a portion of the care provider speech input into at least one command associated with the call.
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28 Claims
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1. A communication system for care providers comprising:
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a patient communication unit configured to be positioned proximate to a patient and operable to capture a patient call that includes speech input of the patient; a central console communicably coupled with the patient communication unit for receiving the call from the patient communication unit; and a portable communication unit configured to be carried by a care provider and communicably coupled with the central console, the portable communication unit operable to receive the call from the central console, to capture speech input of the care provider, and to play at least a portion of the patient speech input, the portable communication unit further operable to convert at least a portion of the care provider speech input into at least one command associated with the call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of managing patient care with a communication system for care providers, comprising:
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receiving, at a central console, a patient call captured by a patient communication unit, the call including speech input of a patient; transmitting the call to a portable communication unit associated with a care provider, the portable communication unit configured to play at least a portion of the patient speech input; and capturing speech input of the care provider with the portable communication unit, wherein at least a portion of the care provider speech input is converted into at least one command associated with the call. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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