Eye Tracking Voice Control Hanging Protocol Creation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Healthcare environments face challenges with cluttered workspaces, inefficient data access, and repetitive motion injuries due to the complexity and lack of interoperability of devices, particularly in imaging systems and radiology information systems, which hinder workflow and patient care.
Innovation Solution
Implementing eye tracking and voice command and control systems to create and manage hanging protocols, allowing for touch-free navigation and control of imaging systems and data access, reducing the need for multiple devices and minimizing repetitive motions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple devices are used for data entry and access in healthcare facilities, then functionality and interoperability are improved, but device complexity and workspace clutter increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple input methods (eye tracking, voice commands, and traditional keyboard/mouse) into a single integrated system for controlling imaging equipment and accessing patient information. This merging reduces the need for separate devices and simplifies the workspace while maintaining all necessary functionalities.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated control system provides universal functionality by enabling users to interact with various systems (imaging equipment, PACS, RIS) through a single interface that supports multiple input modalities. This multi-functional approach eliminates the need for device-specific controls and reduces overall system complexity.
2Manufacturing precision
If traditional keyboard and mouse input methods are used, then data entry accuracy is maintained, but repetitive motion injuries increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces mechanical input methods (keyboard and mouse) with non-contact input methods including eye tracking and voice commands. This substitution eliminates repetitive hand movements that cause injuries while maintaining accurate data entry through precise eye movement tracking and voice recognition technologies.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces eye tracking and voice recognition as intermediary mechanisms between the user and the computer system. These intermediaries translate biological signals (eye movements and voice) into digital commands, eliminating the need for direct mechanical interaction with input devices and preventing repetitive motion injuries.
3Loss of information
If practitioners use computers and telephones in the facility for data access, then information access is improved, but ease of operation during operational situations deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service operation by allowing practitioners to access patient information and control imaging equipment through intuitive eye tracking and voice commands without requiring manual interaction with keyboards or telephones. The system automatically detects user intent through eye movements and executes commands through voice recognition, making information access seamless and hands-free during operational situations.
Data Source
AI summary
Certain embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems for hanging protocol generation using eye tracking and/or voice command and control. Certain embodiments provide a method for creating a hanging protocol based on at least one of eye tracking and voice command and control input in a clinical environment. The method includes specifying a hanging protocol specification using input including at least one of eye tracking and voice command and control. The method also includes translating the input into a hanging protocol. The method further includes facilitating display of clinical information based on the hanging protocol.