Audio system and method for coordinating tasks
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1. A system comprising:
- a hands free mobile communication device;
a controller programmed to cause the hands free mobile communication device to communicate audibly with a field operator performing field operations to instruct the operator regarding operations to be performed, receive oral communications from the operator, and to process the received oral communications and provide further instructions responsive to the received oral communications, wherein the controller further automatically recognizes oral commands from the operator and provides further instructions based on the state of a procedure being executed by an automated process control system; and
multiple hands free mobile communication devices coupled to the controller, wherein the controller coordinates multiple field operators via the devices with each other and with a state of an automated control system.
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Abstract
A system includes a hands free mobile communication device. Software stored on a machine readable storage device is executed to cause the hands free mobile communication device to communicate audibly with a field operator performing field operations. The operator receives instructions regarding operations to be performed. Oral communications are received from the operator and are processed automatically to provide further instructions in response to the received oral communications.
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16 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a hands free mobile communication device; a controller programmed to cause the hands free mobile communication device to communicate audibly with a field operator performing field operations to instruct the operator regarding operations to be performed, receive oral communications from the operator, and to process the received oral communications and provide further instructions responsive to the received oral communications, wherein the controller further automatically recognizes oral commands from the operator and provides further instructions based on the state of a procedure being executed by an automated process control system; and multiple hands free mobile communication devices coupled to the controller, wherein the controller coordinates multiple field operators via the devices with each other and with a state of an automated control system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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providing audible instructions to a field operator via a hands free communication device in accordance with a procedure written in a machine readable form; receiving oral commands from the hands free mobile communication device as an operator performs the procedure in accordance with the audible instructions; converting the oral commands to machine readable form to continue executing the procedure interactively via the hands free communication device; and synchronizing instructions and commands via multiple hands free communication devices and a state of an automated control system such that multiple operators are instructed to perform tasks in the procedure in a manner that is synchronized with the automated control system and with each other operator. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A machine readable device having instructions stored thereon to cause a machine to perform a method comprising:
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providing audible instructions to a field operator via a hands free communication device in accordance with a procedure embodied in the instructions; receiving oral commands from the hands free mobile communication device; converting the oral commands to machine readable form to coordinate performance of the procedure interactively via the hands free communication device; and synchronizing instructions and commands via multiple hands free communication devices and a state of an automated control system such that multiple operators are instructed to perform tasks in the procedure in a manner that is synchronized with the automated control system and with each other operator. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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