TOUCH FREE OPERATION OF ABLATOR WORKSTATION BY USE OF DEPTH SENSORS
FIG1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the inventive system
As shown in FIG1, the system in one embodiment comprises various components including a depth sensor 10, a computer or CPU 12, a communication medium 14 and a client computer 16 which is part of the ablator workstation. A Motion Detection Software Module 18 can reside in the CPU 12. The client computer 16 can control a Target Software Module 20. A Communication Client Module 22 can reside in the client computer 16. In one embodiment, the system can also include voice recognition, such as a microphone or a microphone array 28.
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Voice Recognition
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communication medium
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CPU
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Communication Client Module
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client computer
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depth sensor
['1. A system for touch free operation of an ablator workstation comprising: a depth sensor for detecting a movement; a motion software module operable to receive the detected movement from the depth sensor, deduce a gesture based on the detected movement, and filter the gesture to accept an applicable gesture; and a client software module operable to receive the applicable gesture at a client computer in the ablator workstation for performing a task in accordance with client logic based on the applicable gesture.', '5. The system according to claim 1, further comprising voice recognition providing voice input for enabling the client to perform the task based on the voice input in conjunction with the applicable gesture.', '13. A computer readable storage device storing a program of instructions executable by a machine to perform a method for touch free operation of an ablator workstation as claimed in any of claims 6, 7 or 11 wherein the step of deducing is performed using a CPU.']