Voice-Controlled Medical Imaging Control Apparatus
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing medical observation systems face inefficiencies when using voice input for operation instructions during surgeries, leading to delays and inaccuracies in focusing due to the time required for voice recognition and processing, resulting in increased system load.
Innovation Solution
A control apparatus that acquires image signals from an imaging device and voice instructions, controls a display device to show images related to the imaging device's state, and adjusts the imaging device's state based on user-selected images, allowing for low-load processing and accurate positioning using voice inputs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If voice input is used for operation instructions, then hands-free operation is achieved, but processing delay increases due to voice recognition time
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-calculates and prepares focus positions based on the current operating state before voice input is processed. When a voice command is received, the lens can immediately move to the pre-calculated position, eliminating the delay that would otherwise occur during recognition and processing.
2Measurement precision
If complex processing is performed to compensate for time delay, then focusing accuracy is improved, but system load increases
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of performing complex real-time calculations to compensate for delay, the system performs simple pre-calculation of focus positions based on current operating parameters. This approach achieves accurate focusing while keeping the processing load minimal and constant.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically adjusts focus based on the relationship between operating state and focus position, without requiring complex external processing or intervention. The control apparatus self-manages the compensation for processing delay through its inherent understanding of the imaging device's operating characteristics.
Data Source
AI summary
A control apparatus includes circuitry configured to: acquire an image signal generated by an imaging device configured to image an observation target; acquire an operation instruction made by a voice input; control a display device to display a plurality of images generated based on the image signal corresponding to an operating state of the imaging device, together with information related to the operating state, in a case where the operation instruction is an operation instruction related to imaging of the imaging device; and control to change the imaging device to an operating state corresponding to the image selected by a user among the plurality of images.