13. A method comprising: receiving multisensory input from a plurality of input devices, the plurality of devices consisting of a hand-held keypad controller and a microphone; responsive to the receiving of multisensory input, filtering environment background noise from the multisensory input, yielding filtered multisensory input; responsive to the filtering environment background noise from the multisensory input, extracting a patient-lifting-device command from the filtered multisensory input; responsive to the extracting of the patient-lifting-device command from the filtered multisensory input, generating at least one electrical signal from the patient-lifting-device command; and responsive to the generating of the at least one the electrical signal, performing motion of a patient-lifting-device in accordance with the at least one electrical signal.
13. A method comprising: receiving multisensory input from a plurality of input devices, the plurality of devices consisting of a hand-held keypad controller and a microphone; responsive to the receiving of multisensory input, filtering environment background noise from the multisensory input, yielding filtered multisensory input; responsive to the filtering environment background noise from the multisensory input, extracting a patient-lifting-device command from the filtered multisensory input; responsive to the extracting of the patient-lifting-device command from the filtered multisensory input, generating at least one electrical signal from the patient-lifting-device command; and responsive to the generating of the at least one the electrical signal, performing motion of a patient-lifting-device in accordance with the at least one electrical signal. 15. The method of claim 13 wherein the plurality of input devices further comprises: a wireless connection to the receiver.