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General purpose distributed operating room control system

  • US 7,259,652 B2
  • Filed: 06/23/2005
  • Issued: 08/21/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/06/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method comprising:

  • enabling receipt at a first controller of a first voice selection command and a first voice control command spoken by a human operator, the first voice selection command being uniquely associated with a first device;

    enabling a first control signal that corresponds to the first voice control command to be provided to the first device only if no new voice selection command is received first;

    enabling receipt at the first controller of a second voice selection command and a second voiced control command spoken by the human operator, the second voice selection command being uniquely associated with a second device, the first controller being in communication with the second device through a second controller; and

    enabling a second control signal that corresponds to the second voice control command to be provided to the second controller only if no new voice selection command is received first.

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