Patent ID: 8443279
Filing Date: 2013-05-14
Classification: A61B,G06F,G16H

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving a video stream generated by an endoscopic video camera; receiving and automatically recognizing, by a voice-responsive control system, a spoken utterance of a user while the video stream is being received, wherein the spoken utterance includes a predefined command and additional speech, the voice-responsive control system looks up a non-text annotation corresponding to the additional speech and in response to recognizing the predefined command; sending, from the voice-responsive control system to an image capture device, a control packet including an indication that the annotation is a non-text visual object, an index of the annotation, and display coordinates for the annotation; providing, by the image capture device, the video stream and the annotation to a display device for display, such that the annotation is overlaid on a frame of the video stream displayed on the display device at the display coordinates specified by the control packet to point to or outline an anatomical feature; and associating, by the image capture device, the annotation with the video stream.