Voice Command System for Stitchers

• US 20140122076A1
• Filed: 10/25/2013
• Published: 05/01/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Gammill, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Gammill, Inc.
• Inventors: Stokes, Theodore, Bauman, Joseph W.
• Application Number:
  US14/063,315
• Publication Number:
  US 20140122076A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/246
• CPC Class Codes: D05B 19/12 characterised by control of operation of machine
• CPC Class Codes: D05D 2205/02 Operator to the machine
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/22 Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialogue

Abstract

A voice command system for a stitcher includes a tablet device in operative communication with the stitcher; the tablet device further comprising a display screen; a memory; a microprocessor; a communication module; and a microphone; and a speech recognition algorithm operatively communicating with said tablet device. An associated method includes the steps of digitizing a user'"'"'s spoken command; transmitting the digitized spoken command to the speech recognition algorithm; producing a list of words possibly comprising the spoken command; parsing the list of possible words to identify the spoken command; and initiating execution of the spoken command.

Claims

1. A voice command system for a stitcher, comprising:

a tablet device in operative communication with said stitcher;

said tablet device further comprising;

a display screen;

a memory;

a microprocessor;

a communication module; and

a microphone; and

a speech recognition algorithm operatively communicating with said tablet device.

2. The voice command system for a stitcher as set forth in claim 1, wherein said communication is a wireless communication module.

3. The voice command system for a stitcher as set forth in claim 1, wherein said speech recognition algorithm is stored in said memory of said tablet device.

4. The voice command system for a stitcher as set forth in claim 1, wherein said speech recognition algorithm is accessed by said tablet device via said communication module and a global communication network.

5. The voice command system for a stitcher as set forth in claim 1, wherein said memory further comprises a list of recognized stitcher commands stored within said memory.

6. A method of operating a stitcher by a voice command system, comprising the steps of:

providing a tablet device in operative communication with said stitcher, said tablet device further comprising;

a display screen;

a memory;

a microprocessor;

a communication module; and

a microphone; and

a speech recognition algorithm operatively communicating with said tablet device;

digitizing a user'"'"'s spoken command received by said microphone;

transmitting said digitized spoken command to said speech recognition algorithm;

producing a list of possible words comprising said spoken command;

parsing said list of possible words to identify said spoken command; and

initiating execution of said spoken command.

7. The method of operating a stitcher by a voice command system as set forth in claim 6, wherein the step of producing a list of possible words comprising said spoken command further comprising providing said list as an ASCII array.

8. The method of operating a stitcher by a voice command system as set forth in claim 6, wherein said speech recognition algorithm is stored in said memory of said tablet device.

9. The method of operating a stitcher by a voice command system as set forth in claim 6, wherein said step of transmitting said digitized spoken command to said speech recognition algorithm further comprises accessing said speech recognition algorithm via said communication module and a global communication network.