Sanofi
Medical Query Answering Apparatus

Abstract:

The application relates to providing medical information in response to a query, in particular, although not exclusively, to a method of querying a medical database using voice recognition. According to an embodiment, there is provided a medical query answering apparatus that is configured to convert detected audio signals into a natural language data stream; determine from the natural language data stream whether a voice command for information relating to a medical device or a medicament has been issued by a user; in response to a positive determination, convert at least part of the natural language data stream into a query for querying a medical database; supply the query to the medical database and receive a response therefrom; and provide an audio output based at least in part on the response from the medical database.