Use of human input recognition to prevent contamination

摘要

Embodiments of a system and method for processing and recognizing non-contact types of human input to prevent contamination are generally described herein. In example embodiments, human input is captured, recognized, and used to provide active input for control or data entry into a user interface. The human input may be provided in variety of forms detectable by recognition techniques such as speech recognition, gesture recognition, identification recognition, and facial recognition. In one example, the human input recognition techniques are used in connection with a device cleaning workflow used to obtain data and human input during cleaning procedures while minimizing cross-contamination between the contaminated device or person and other objects or persons. In another example, the human input recognition techniques are used in connection with a device tracking workflow used to obtain data and human input while tracking interactions with and locations of the contaminated or uncontaminated device.

主权项

1. A method for preventing contamination with use of non-contact human input, comprising electronic operations performed by an input-controllable electronic system including:
tracking, with an electronic database, a contamination status of an object in a contamination-sensitive environment using an object handling workflow, the object handling workflow including a plurality of stages; outputting a prompt, with an electronic display device, to a human user from the input-controllable electronic system at a stage of the object handling workflow, wherein the prompt is outputted to the human user to obtain a human input from the human user for use during the object handling workflow; capturing the human input in the contamination-sensitive environment with an electronic sensor, the human input provided for control of the input-controllable electronic system, and the human input provided by a form of non-contact human input to the input-controllable electronic system in response to the prompt, wherein the human input is captured at the stage of the object handling workflow; performing input recognition upon data produced from the capturing of the non-contact human input; determining a command from the input recognition to perform in the input-controllable electronic system, wherein the command relates to an activity to be performed within the object handling workflow, wherein the activity is associated with the object; and performing the command in the input-controllable electronic system, the command causing the activity to be performed within the object handling workflow.