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Virtual medical assistant methods and apparatus

A medical and assistant technology that can be used in medical automation diagnosis, computer-aided medical procedures, computer-aided drug prescription/delivery, etc., to solve problems such as capacity limitations

Active Publication Date: 2015-12-09
NUANCE COMM INC
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However, conventional virtual assistants are configured to respond to voice commands from the average user, and thus may be limited in their capabilities, often focused on general information retrieval, personal planning arrangements, or engaging in communication functions (e.g., initiating phone calls, text or email messages to individuals in the user's contact list, etc.)

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[0014] As discussed above, conventional virtual assistants are often adapted to be useful to a wide range of users, and thus are generally limited to performing general and often very few tasks in response to user commands. Conventional virtual assistants may therefore not be suitable for performing specialized tasks. The present inventors have recognized the benefits of adapting to the medical field to assist a medical professional in performing an action or task within the context of the medical professional's medical practice and / or healthcare competency. Such domain-specific virtual assistants may be able to perform functions within the medical field beyond the capabilities of conventional virtual assistants.

[0015] According to some embodiments, a virtual medical assistant is implemented at least in part on a host device and is configured to assist a medical professional in performing one or more medical tasks, including, but not limited to, assisting a medical professi...

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In some aspects, a method of using a virtual medical assistant to assist a medical professional, the virtual medical assistant implemented, at least in part, by at least one processor of a host device capable of connecting to at least one network is provided. The method comprises receiving free-form instruction from the medical professional; providing the free-form instruction for processing to assist in identifying from the free-form instruction at least one medical task to be performed, providing at least one first response to the medical professional regarding the free-form instruction prior to the at least one medical task being performed, and receiving first information from the medical professional responsive to the at least one first response.

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Background technique [0001] Many mobile communication devices, such as smartphones, are equipped with virtual assistants (also known as virtual agents) configured to receive voice input from a user and to recognize the user's voice using various resources accessible locally or over a network, Attempts to understand the user's intent and respond by performing one or more desired tasks (eg, perform an Internet search, make a phone call, book an appointment, etc.) based on that understanding. However, conventional virtual assistants are configured to respond to voice commands from the average user, and thus may be limited in their capabilities, often focused on general information retrieval, personal planning arrangements, or engaging in communication functions (e.g., initiating phone calls, text or email messages to individuals in the user's contact list, etc.). Contents of the invention [0002] Certain embodiments include a method of assisting a medical professional using a...

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IPC IPC(8): G06F19/00
CPCG06F19/345G06F19/3456G16H20/10G16H50/20G16Z99/00
Inventor G·加罗平R·W·科勒曼
Owner NUANCE COMM INC
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