Patents by Inventor Jerald W. Judy

Jerald W. Judy has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Voice recognition for patient care environment
    Patent number: 11763815
    Abstract: A location monitoring system tracks a location of a user within a healthcare facility. When the user is detected in a patient room an electronic controller activates a voice command database having a plurality of voice commands specific to the user. A microphone located in the patient room receives one of the plurality of voice commands. The electronic controller transmits the one of the plurality of voice commands to a remote device positioned outside of the patient room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerald W. Judy, Bita Akhlaghi, David O. Melgar, Daniel Sampson, Edwin N. Swift, Jennifer A. Gunn, Darren S. Hudgins, Patrick D. Harrison, William B. Richard
  • VOICE RECOGNITION FOR PATIENT CARE ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20210319793
    Abstract: A location monitoring system tracks a location of a user within a healthcare facility. When the user is detected in a patient room an electronic controller activates a voice command database having a plurality of voice commands specific to the user. A microphone located in the patient room receives one of the plurality of voice commands. The electronic controller transmits the one of the plurality of voice commands to a remote device positioned outside of the patient room.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Jerald W. Judy, Bita Akhlaghi, David O. Melgar, Daniel Sampson, Edwin N. Swift, Jennifer A. Gunn, Darren S. Hudgins, Patrick D. Harrison, William B. Richard
  • Voice recognition for patient care environment
    Patent number: 11062707
    Abstract: A location monitoring system tracks a location of a user within a healthcare facility. When the user is detected in a patient room an electronic controller activates a voice command database having a plurality of voice commands specific to the user. A microphone located in the patient room receives one of the plurality of voice commands. The electronic controller transmits the one of the plurality of voice commands to a remote device positioned outside of the patient room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerald W. Judy, Bita Akhlaghi, David O. Melgar, Daniel Sampson, Edwin N. Swift, Jennifer A. Gunn, Darren S. Hudgins, Patrick D. Harrison, William B. Richard
  • VOICE RECOGNITION FOR PATIENT CARE ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20200005783
    Abstract: A location monitoring system tracks a location of a user within a healthcare facility. When the user is detected in a patient room an electronic controller activates a voice command database having a plurality of voice commands specific to the user. A microphone located in the patient room receives one of the plurality of voice commands. The electronic controller transmits the one of the plurality of voice commands to a remote device positioned outside of the patient room.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Jerald W. Judy, Bita Akhlaghi, David O. Melgar, Daniel Sampson, Edwin N. Swift, Jennifer A. Gunn, Darren S. Hudgins, Patrick D. Harrison, William B. Richard