US 11,676,716 B2
System and method for controlling and selecting sources in a room on a network
Eddie E. Mitchell, Harvard, MA (US); and Peter Renzi, Acton, MA (US)
Assigned to Gyrus ACMI, Inc., Westborough, MA (US)
Filed by GYRUS ACMI, INC., Southborough, MA (US)
Filed on Mar. 1, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/188,651.
Application 17/188,651 is a continuation of application No. 16/407,496, filed on May 9, 2019, granted, now 10,965,912.
Application 16/407,496 is a continuation of application No. 15/491,240, filed on Apr. 19, 2017, granted, now 10,397,523.
Application 15/491,240 is a continuation of application No. 13/708,903, filed on Dec. 7, 2012, granted, now 9,654,739.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/568,013, filed on Dec. 7, 2011.
Prior Publication US 2021/0225506 A1, Jul. 22, 2021
Int. Cl. G16H 40/67 (2018.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/313 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 90/20 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); G16H 80/00 (2018.01); H04N 7/14 (2006.01); H04N 7/15 (2006.01); H04N 23/62 (2023.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); H04L 65/60 (2022.01); H04N 5/222 (2006.01); H04N 7/01 (2006.01); H04N 9/79 (2006.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06Q 10/109 (2023.01); G09B 23/28 (2006.01); H04L 67/12 (2022.01); G16H 30/20 (2018.01); H04N 23/50 (2023.01)
CPC G16H 40/67 (2018.01) [A61B 1/00011 (2013.01); A61B 1/3132 (2013.01); A61B 5/0002 (2013.01); A61B 6/56 (2013.01); A61B 8/56 (2013.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 34/25 (2016.02); A61B 90/20 (2016.02); A61B 90/361 (2016.02); A61B 90/37 (2016.02); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06Q 10/109 (2013.01); G09B 23/285 (2013.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01); G16H 80/00 (2018.01); H04L 65/60 (2013.01); H04L 67/12 (2013.01); H04N 5/2228 (2013.01); H04N 7/0125 (2013.01); H04N 7/147 (2013.01); H04N 7/155 (2013.01); H04N 7/181 (2013.01); H04N 9/79 (2013.01); H04N 23/62 (2023.01); G16H 30/20 (2018.01); H04N 23/555 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A system for medical collaboration with a remote viewer, the system comprising:
a medical videoscope configured to provide an internal video stream of an internal view from within a human or animal subject during a medical procedure;
an external camera configured to provide an external video stream of an external view including an outside of the human or animal subject during the medical procedure; and
a monitor controller, coupled to the medical videoscope and the external camera, the monitor controller configured to:
select and locally display a video stream, including at least one of the internal or external video streams, on a local monitor, wherein the local monitor is local to the human or animal subject, in response to a received first selection request, wherein the video stream is selected based on one or more predefined settings corresponding to at least one of a physician associated with the medical procedure, the human or animal subject undergoing the medical procedure, or a type of the medical procedure;
transmit at least one of: the locally displayed video stream, the internal video stream, or the external video stream, to a remote device for remote display on the remote device, in response to a second selection request;
change at least one of the locally displayed video stream, the internal video stream or the external video stream based on a status;
receive, from the remote device, a third selection request selecting at least one of the internal video stream or the external video stream not currently locally displayed on the local monitor; and
in response to the third selection request, update the display on the remote device in accordance with the third selection request.