PLANT CONTROL SYSTEM USING VOICE AS A CONTROL MECHANISM

摘要

A system and method for controlling processing equipment. The system includes a control computer communicatively coupled to a terminal computer. Voice data for each of several authorized operators at a plant is stored. The control computer is programmed to implement a voice recognition and authenticated voice-activated control program. The control computer, responsive to receiving a voice-derived input, analyzes the voice-derived input to determine if the voice-derived input matches the voice data for any of the authorized operators. Provided the voice-derived input matches the voice data, the control computer determines at least one command from the voice-derived input for controlling the processing equipment to modify an operation at the plant. The control computer executes the command to control the processing equipment.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
providing a control computer configured for controlling processing equipment or material handling equipment involving a tangible material at a plant, said control computer including non-transitory machine readable storage and at least one processor, wherein voice data for each of a plurality of authorized operators at said plant and an algorithm for voice recognition and authenticated voice-activated control (VR/VAC algorithm) of at least one operation at said plant is stored in said machine readable storage, said VR/VAC algorithm implemented by said processor causing said processor to execute:
responsive to receiving a voice-derived input over a communications path, analyzing said voice-derived input to determine if said voice-derived input matches said voice data for any of said plurality of authorized operators;provided said voice-derived input matches said voice data, determining at least one command from said voice-derived input for controlling said processing equipment or said material handling equipment to modify said operation, andexecuting said command to control said processing equipment or said material handling equipment.