Patent ID: 8626953
Filing Date: 2014-01-07
Classification: G06Q,G16H,H04L

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: a voice activated firewall which controls communication with devices located at a local health care facility; a local area network at the local health care facility, said local area network connected to the firewall and distributing signals to devices located at the local health care facility; a master controller located at the local health care facility and connected to the local area network for controlling the firewall; a plurality of local devices located at the local health care facility and connected to the local area network, each said local device comprising: an audio device at the local health care facility for obtaining a voice permission signal from the local user and for controlling the firewall via the master controller based on said voice permission signal, wherein said voice permission signal is a verbal instruction from the local user to authorize the firewall to permit a remote user to communicate and control at least one of the local devices via the local area network; and a remote device in communication with the local area network, said remote device having a display and user interface for obtaining remote control data for controlling one of the local device from the remote user of the remote device, wherein said display displays a second remote control form for controlling a second set of features of the local health care device and said user interface obtains user input from the remote user, wherein the second remote control form generates the remote control data as a function of the user input from the remote user; and wherein the second set of features of the local health care device controlled via the second remote control form differ from the first set of features of the local health care device controlled via the first local control form; wherein said remote device controls said one local device as permitted by said voice permission signal using said remote control data, said remote control data communicated via the local area network to the local controller of the one local device; and wherein the audio device receives a signal from the master controller and generates an audio signal as a function thereof for the local user, said received signal transmitted from the remote device via the local area network to the master controller; and wherein the master controller controls the firewall to restrict the remote control data communicated via the local area network and the second control form is based on said restrictions and based on said voice permission signal from the local user.