Remote Generation and Distribution of Command Programs for Programmable Devices

• US 20130304806A1
• Filed: 07/12/2013
• Published: 11/14/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/07/1997
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Automation Middleware Solutions, Inc. (Quarterhill Inc. (f/k/a Wi-LAN Inc.))
• Original Assignee: ROY-G-BIV Corporation
• Inventors: Brown, Stephen J., Brown, David W.
• Application Number:
  US13/941,327
• Publication Number:
  US 20130304806A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2034/258 providing specific settings for specific users
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0493 controlled by voice
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 34/25 User interfaces for surgical systems
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 2200/00 Computerized interactive toys, e.g. dolls
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 3/28 Arrangements of sound-producing means in dolls; Means in dolls for producing sounds
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/22 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/14 with provision for individual teacher-student communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1078 Resource delivery mechanisms

Abstract

A motion control system including at least one patient device, a server, and a workstation. The medical user uses the workstation to operate the software application to generate at least one script program, assign at least one script program to at least one associated patient user, convert each assigned script program into at least one control program, and transfer the at least one control program to the at least one patient device in the possession of the associated patient user. Each script program is associated with at least one notification sequence related to medical care of at least one patient user. Each notification sequence contains at least one instruction phrase and at least one movement. The patient device performs the at least one notification sequence related to medical care such that each associated patient user perceives the at least one instruction phrase and the at least one movement and transmits to the server verification data acknowledging perception of the performance of the at least one notification sequence by each associated patient user.

Claims

1. A motion control system comprising:

at least one patient device, where each patient device is in the possession of at least one patient user, and configured to operate based on at least one control program;

a server operatively connected to the at least one patient device, where the server

is configured to store a database of script programs, and

comprises a software application for facilitating the generation of script programs; and

a workstation operatively connected to the server, where the workstation defines a remote interface for allowing a medical user to operate the software application;

whereby

the medical user uses the workstation to operate the software application to

generate at least one script program, where each script program is associated with at least one instruction phrase and at least one movement related to medical care of at least one patient user, and

assign at least one script program to at least one associated patient user;

convert each assigned script program into at least one control program, and

transfer the at least one control program to the at least one patient device in the possession of the associated patient user; and

each associated patient user operates the patient device in the

possession of the associated user such that the patient device

performs the at least one instruction phrase and at least one movement related to medical care such that each associated patient user perceives the at least one instruction phrase and the at least one movement, and

transmits to the server verification data acknowledging perception by each associated patient user of the performance of at least one of the at least one instruction phrase and the at least one movement.

2. A motion control system as recited in claim 1, in which the patient user is at least one of a patient and a caregiver in the presence of the patient.

3. A motion control system as recited in claim 1, in which the software application allows the medical user to assemble script programs by selecting script commands from a list of at least one script command.

4. A motion control system as recited in claim 3, in which the list of at least one script command comprises at least one of a speak command, a recognize command, and a delay command.

5. A motion control system as recited in claim 1, in which the medical user generates a script program for each of a plurality of medical conditions.

6. A motion control system as recited in claim 5, in which the medical user assigns at least one script program to at least one associated patient user based on at least one medical condition associated with the at least one associated patient user.

7. A motion control system as recited in claim 1, in which the patient device:

prompts the patient user to generate a patient response; and

generates the verification data based on the patient response.

8. A motion control system as recited in claim 7, in which the patient device prompts the patient user to generate a patient response by instructing the patient user to say a phrase.