US Patent Issued to Hill-Rom Services on Jan. 27 for "Location based voice recognition system and method" (North Carolina Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,538,072, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Hill-Rom Services Inc. (Batesville, Ind.).

"Location based voice recognition system and method" was invented by Brandon M. Ayers (Carrboro, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for operating a communication device in a healthcare facility includes a locating system configured to determine locations of assets in the healthcare facility. The system also includes a communication device having a microphone array configured to detect sound signals within a detection lobe defined by an angle and an accelerometer to determine an orientation of the device."

The patent was filed on Oct. 5, 2023...