Voice controlled medical text and image reporting system
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1. A system for generating a medical record comprising:
- a. video camera interface means to receive and process video data from a video camera, the video data including a series of video frames;
b. video frame storage means operatively connected to the video camera interface means to electronically store at least one of the video frames;
c. image interface means for converting the stored video frames into electronic images, the image interface means operatively connected to the video frame storage means;
d. audio interface means to receive and process audio data, the audio data including medical information associated with a particular electronic image which is dictated by a user of the system;
e. voice processing means, operatively connected to the audio interface means, for processing the audio data, the processing of the audio data including converting the dictated medical information into electronic text; and
f. word processing module means for converting the electronic text into readable text, for converting the electronic images into viewable images, and for integrating the viewable images into the medical record with corresponding portions of the readable text, to create a printable and viewable electronic medical record combining the viewable images with the readable text dictated by the user.
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Abstract
A system for generating electronic and printed medical records provides automatic integration of captured video still images and voice dictated information concerning the image. A voice recognition module allows the system to respond to voice commands and automatically transcribes the dictated text into a word processing document.
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1. A system for generating a medical record comprising:
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a. video camera interface means to receive and process video data from a video camera, the video data including a series of video frames; b. video frame storage means operatively connected to the video camera interface means to electronically store at least one of the video frames; c. image interface means for converting the stored video frames into electronic images, the image interface means operatively connected to the video frame storage means; d. audio interface means to receive and process audio data, the audio data including medical information associated with a particular electronic image which is dictated by a user of the system; e. voice processing means, operatively connected to the audio interface means, for processing the audio data, the processing of the audio data including converting the dictated medical information into electronic text; and f. word processing module means for converting the electronic text into readable text, for converting the electronic images into viewable images, and for integrating the viewable images into the medical record with corresponding portions of the readable text, to create a printable and viewable electronic medical record combining the viewable images with the readable text dictated by the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for making a record of a medical procedure comprising:
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a. a video camera; b. means to convert analog video data from the video camera to digitized video data; c. means to electronically store the digitized video data in individual frames corresponding to a selected still image of the medical procedure; d. means to electronically convert spoken words and phrases into digitized audio data; and e. means to electronically combine the individual frames of digitized video data with the digitized audio data into a word processing document which integrates for viewing and printing viewable and editable text representing the spoken words and phrases and viewable images representing the selected still images. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of generating a record of a medical procedure, the record containing both an image and text associated by a physician with the image, the method comprising the steps of:
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a. capturing the image with a video camera and electronically storing the image; b. capturing voice dictation of the physician associated with the image; c. converting the captured voice dictation in a voice recognition and processing module into electronic text readable by a word processing module; d. converting the image which has been electronically stored into a converted image having a graphics format readable by the word processing module; and e. electronically combining the converted image with the electronic text in the word processing module to create a printable and viewable electronic medical record of the procedure. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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