Controls and indicators with on-screen cognitive aids

• US 10,013,260 B2
• Filed: 04/24/2014
• Issued: 07/03/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tahoe Research Limited (f/k/a Learndale Limited) (Vector Capital Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Trethewey, Jim R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Yuan Wu, Qing
• Application Number:
  US14/261,002
• Publication Number:
  US 20140304004A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,531 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1656 Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1684 Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1686 the I/O peripheral being an integrated camera
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1698 the I/O peripheral being a sending/receiving arrangement to establish a cordless communication link, e.g. radio or infrared link, integrated cellular phone details of antennas disposed inside a computer H01Q1/2266
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/203 for portable computers, e.g. for laptops
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/102 where the programme performs an interfacing function, e.g. device driver G06F13/105 takes precedence; scheduling within device drivers G06F9/52; contention policies within device drivers G06F9/4881
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1632 Pen holder integrated in the computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4411 Configuring for operating with peripheral devices; Loading of device drivers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44505 Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/453 Help systems
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/65 stored on portable record carriers, e.g. on smartcards, RFID tags or CD
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

The invention relates to an applet for a mobile computing device, comprising an element to detect user input and perform appropriate associated actions, and to provide a cognitive aid for users of the mobile computing device. The invention also relates to a method for controlling operation of a mobile computing device, comprising detecting user input and performing appropriate associated actions and providing a cognitive aid for users of the mobile computing device. The invention further relates to a cognitive aid for a mobile computing device having a display screen, the cognitive aid being displayed on the display screen and including an on-screen and/or an audio tip, and being associated with an input vehicle of the mobile computing device. The cognitive aid provides relevant information to the user regarding the input vehicle. The invention still further relates to a method for assisting users of a mobile computing device having a display screen. The method comprises providing a vehicle for user input to the mobile computing device and providing a cognitive aid on the display screen, the cognitive aid being associated with the user input vehicle. The cognitive aid provides relevant information to the user regarding the user input vehicle.

Claims

1. A non-transitory machine-readable medium including instructions, which when executed by a mobile computing device, cause the mobile computing device to:

present an applet for the mobile computing device having a user input vehicle, the user input vehicle comprising an element configured to provide an end-user management graphical user interface, the applet to gain knowledge about the user input vehicle by reading a configuration file and communicating via a device driver, the device driver being reusable by multiple applets with only reconfiguration by the configuration file.

2. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the mobile computing device is configured for a variety of sites having different application requirements, and wherein the user input vehicle is configurable for a site-specific application.

3. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 2, wherein a site of the variety of sites is a medical clinic or hospital, and the site-specific application includes one of in-patient electronic medical records, outpatient electronic medical records, and physician medical information reference.

4. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the device driver automatically configures itself from the configuration file.

5. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 4, wherein the configuration file resides in a system registry.

6. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 5, wherein appearance characteristics of the graphical user interface are configured from the system registry.

7. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the element comprises software code or hardware.

8. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the element is a single element.