Command and control using speech recognition for dental computer connected devices
First Claim
1. An apparatus for hands-free command and control of a dental imaging system having a display monitor, a microphone and a storage device storing a plurality of dental images corresponding to a selected dental patient, comprising:
- a speech recognition unit which converts to electronic speech data a voice command received through the microphone to select one of the plurality of dental images for viewing; and
a command and control processor for the electronic speech data received from said speech recognition unit, wherein said command and control processor causes the selected dental image to be retrieved from the storage device and then displayed on the display monitor.
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Abstract
Tools (in the form of apparatus, systems and methods) for hands-free command and control of a dental computer imaging system are provided. A speech recognition unit converts to electronic speech data a voice command received through a microphone to select for viewing, for a selected dental patient, one of a plurality of dental images stored in a computer storage device. A command and control processor causes the selected dental image to be retrieved from the storage device and then displayed on a display monitor.
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18 Claims
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1. An apparatus for hands-free command and control of a dental imaging system having a display monitor, a microphone and a storage device storing a plurality of dental images corresponding to a selected dental patient, comprising:
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a speech recognition unit which converts to electronic speech data a voice command received through the microphone to select one of the plurality of dental images for viewing; and a command and control processor for the electronic speech data received from said speech recognition unit, wherein said command and control processor causes the selected dental image to be retrieved from the storage device and then displayed on the display monitor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A dental imaging system, comprising:
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a microphone; a display monitor; a storage device, wherein the storage device stores a plurality of dental images corresponding to a selected dental patient; and a speech recognition command unit which converts to electronic speech data a voice command received through said microphone to select one of the plurality of dental images for viewing, and processes the electronic speech data to cause the selected dental image to be retrieved from said storage device and then displayed on said display monitor. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A method of hands-free command and control of a dental imaging system, comprising the steps of:
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converting to electronic speech data a voice command from a user through a microphone to select for viewing one of a plurality of dental images stored in a storage device for a selected dental patient; and processing the electronic speech data to cause the selected dental image to be retrieved from the storage device and then displayed on a display monitor. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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