Methods and apparatus for secure communication with implants and for the manipulation of implants.

Abstract

This document describes a method for enabling a voice-controlled medical implant to recognize voice commands. The method includes the steps of inputting a first voice training phrase into the medical implant while it is implanted in the patient's body; generating a transfer function based on the first voice training phrase; the transfer function being configured to adjust the amplitude of at least one frequency of the voice received by the medical device to enhance the voice received by the medical implant and facilitate the detection of voice commands; inputting a second voice training phrase into the medical implant; the second voice training phrase containing a voice command, which contains instructions for controlling the medical implant; generating an enhanced second voice training phrase within the medical implant using the transfer function; and associating the enhanced second voice training phrase with instructions for controlling the medical implant.

Claims

1. A method for training a voice-controlled medical implant to recognize voice commands, The process involves inputting a first voice training phrase into the medical implant while the medical implant is implanted in the patient's body, The process includes the step of creating a transfer function based on a first voice training phrase, The transfer function is configured to adjust the amplitude of at least one frequency of the sound received by the medical device in order to enhance the sound received by the medical implant and facilitate the detection of voice commands in the medical implant. The above method further, A step of inputting a second voice training phrase into the medical implant, which includes a voice command, the voice command including instructions for controlling the medical implant; A step of generating a second voice training phrase that is enhanced using the transfer function within the medical implant, The process includes the step of associating the emphasized second voice training phrase with the instructions for controlling the medical implant, method.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the amplitude adjustment includes at least one of filtering, canceling, and amplifying the at least one frequency.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein at least one of the first and second voice training phrases is a spoken voice training phrase.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the spoken voice training phrase is spoken by the patient in whom the medical implant has been implanted.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the first voice training phrase includes at least one voice command relating to instructions for controlling the medical implant.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the first and second voice training phrases are the same voice command.

7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the first and second voice training phrases are different from each other.

8. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the creation of the transfer function includes amplifying frequencies that are muffled by the placement of the medical implant in the patient's body.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the transfer function is created by filtering or canceling noise generated by the human body.

10. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the medical implant is configured to receive voice commands relating to instructions for controlling the medical implant.

11. The aforementioned voice command relates to at least one of the following: Performing the functions of a medical device; Measuring parameters related to the patient's condition or the condition of medical implants using sensors; Sending and receiving data from medical implants, The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10.

12. A method for controlling medical implants using voice commands, The process of receiving voice command phrases for medical devices, The process of creating an emphasized voice command phrase by applying a transfer function, The process of determining a command corresponding to a medical device based on the emphasized voice command phrase, The steps include sending the command to the medical device, A method that includes this.

13. The method according to claim 12, further comprising the step of the medical device executing the command.

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