Medical System Language Interface for Multi-Apparatus Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Complex medical technology systems require extensive training and practice to operate correctly, and the lack of standardized interfaces between apparatuses complicates information exchange, leading to suboptimal use of system functions.
Innovation Solution
A central computer-implemented language model (CIS) is used to capture user inputs and generate prompts for domain-specific CISs assigned to medical technology apparatuses, allowing for automated control and configuration of these systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a complex medical technology system with multiple apparatuses is used to provide comprehensive medical functions, then the system's functionality and versatility are improved, but the device complexity and difficulty of operation increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple domain-specific CISs (one for each medical apparatus) with a central coordinating CIS into a unified system. This merging allows the system to maintain the functional capabilities of individual apparatuses while providing centralized control that simplifies the user interface and reduces operational complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The central CIS serves as a universal interface that can control and coordinate multiple different types of medical apparatuses through natural language processing. This universal interface allows a single user input to trigger coordinated actions across multiple specialized systems, reducing the need for users to learn multiple separate control interfaces.
2Ease of operation
If multiple domain-specific CISs are deployed for different medical apparatuses, then the ease of operation for each apparatus is improved, but the loss of information increases due to lack of coordination
Solution Approach 1:
The central CIS acts as an intermediary between the user and multiple domain-specific CISs. It receives natural language input from the user, processes it to determine the appropriate domain-specific CIS to engage, and coordinates information exchange between different apparatuses. This intermediary role prevents information loss by ensuring that context is properly transmitted across domain boundaries.
3Ease of operation
If manual control and configuration of medical apparatuses is used, then the ease of operation is maintained through direct user control, but the productivity and efficiency decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The domain-specific CISs enable the medical apparatuses to perform self-service operations by automatically interpreting natural language commands and executing appropriate control actions. This allows the system to autonomously configure and operate apparatuses based on user intent, improving productivity while maintaining ease of operation through natural language interfaces.
4Ease of operation
If standardized interfaces are implemented between medical apparatuses, then the ease of operation is improved through automated information exchange, but the adaptability to specialized apparatuses decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically changes parameters based on the specific domain and apparatus being controlled. The central CIS adapts its communication parameters and control strategies according to the target apparatus type, allowing automated information exchange while maintaining adaptability to specialized equipment through parameter adjustment rather than fixed standardized interfaces.
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AI summary
For human-machine interaction for controlling and/or configuring a medical technology system, a user input for a central computer-implemented language model (CIS) that relates to a performance of a medical examination and/or intervention using the medical technology system is captured. Using the central CIS, a first prompt for a first CIS is generated as a function of the user input. Using the first CIS, first instructions for controlling and/or configuring a first medical technology apparatus of the medical technology system are generated as a function of the first prompt. As a function of the first instructions, the first apparatus is at least partially automatically controlled and/or configured, and/or as a function of the first instructions, user information for controlling and/or configuring the first apparatus are output.