Device for washing, disinfecting and/or sterilizing medical, dental, laboratory and/or pharmaceutical goods and methods and program products for use therein
First Claim
1. A method performed by a device for washing, disinfecting and/or sterilizing medical, dental, laboratory and/or pharmaceutical goods in order to guide a user of the device through a process of operating the device, the device comprising at least one display for displaying a predetermined number of graphical interactive user interface objects and a chamber for receiving said goods, the method comprising:
- detecting a current first process state of the device;
indicating permitted ways of operating the device in the detected current first process state to the user by indicating on the at least one display a first set of graphical interactive user interface objects, the first set of graphical interactive user interface objects being associated with the detected current first process state and being visually differentiated on the at least one display from other graphical interactive user interface objects not associated with the detected current first process state, wherein the user interacts with the first set of graphical interactive user interface objects to cause the process of operating the device to change from the detected current first process state to a second process state;
detecting that the process of operating the device has changed to the second process state; and
in response to said change, indicating permitted ways of operating the device in the detected second process state to the user by indicating on the at least one display a second set of graphical interactive user interface objects, the second set of graphical interactive user interface objects being associated with the detected second process state and visually differentiated from other graphical interactive user interface objects not associated with the detected second process state, wherein the user interacts with the second set of graphical interactive user interface objects to cause the process of operating the device to change from the detected second process state to a further process state;
wherein the detecting is performed by the device in response to a user interaction with the device via the first and/or the second set of graphical interactive user interface objects, respectively, and/or in response to a detected change in the operation of the device by the device itself; and
wherein the first set of graphical interactive user interface objects and the second set of graphical interactive user interface objects are at least partially different.
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Abstract
A method performed by a device for washing, disinfecting and/or sterilizing medical, dental, laboratory and/or pharmaceutical goods in order to guide a user of the device (100) through a process of operating the device (100) is provided. The device (100) comprises at least one display (130) for displaying a predetermined number of graphical interactive user interface objects (310A-420A, 310B-420B) and a chamber (140) for receiving said goods. The device (100) detects a current first process state of the device (100), and indicates on the display (130) a first set of said graphical interactive user interface objects (310A) associated with the detected current first process state visually differentiated from the other graphical interactive user interface objects of said graphical interactive user interface objects (320A-420A, 310B-420B), with which first set of graphical interactive user interface objects (310A) the user interacts in order to cause the process of operating the device (100) to change from the detected current first process state to a second process state. A device (110) for washing, disinfecting and/or sterilizing medical, dental, laboratory and/or pharmaceutical goods configured to guide a user of the device (100) through a process of operating the device (100), and a computer program product for guiding a user of a device (100) for washing, disinfecting and/or sterilizing medical, dental, laboratory and/or pharmaceutical goods through a process of operating the device (100), are also provided.
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20 Claims
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1. A method performed by a device for washing, disinfecting and/or sterilizing medical, dental, laboratory and/or pharmaceutical goods in order to guide a user of the device through a process of operating the device, the device comprising at least one display for displaying a predetermined number of graphical interactive user interface objects and a chamber for receiving said goods, the method comprising:
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detecting a current first process state of the device; indicating permitted ways of operating the device in the detected current first process state to the user by indicating on the at least one display a first set of graphical interactive user interface objects, the first set of graphical interactive user interface objects being associated with the detected current first process state and being visually differentiated on the at least one display from other graphical interactive user interface objects not associated with the detected current first process state, wherein the user interacts with the first set of graphical interactive user interface objects to cause the process of operating the device to change from the detected current first process state to a second process state; detecting that the process of operating the device has changed to the second process state; and in response to said change, indicating permitted ways of operating the device in the detected second process state to the user by indicating on the at least one display a second set of graphical interactive user interface objects, the second set of graphical interactive user interface objects being associated with the detected second process state and visually differentiated from other graphical interactive user interface objects not associated with the detected second process state, wherein the user interacts with the second set of graphical interactive user interface objects to cause the process of operating the device to change from the detected second process state to a further process state; wherein the detecting is performed by the device in response to a user interaction with the device via the first and/or the second set of graphical interactive user interface objects, respectively, and/or in response to a detected change in the operation of the device by the device itself; and wherein the first set of graphical interactive user interface objects and the second set of graphical interactive user interface objects are at least partially different. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method performed by a device for washing, disinfecting and/or sterilizing medical, dental, laboratory and/or pharmaceutical goods in order to guide a user of the device through a plurality of process states during operation of the device, comprising:
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displaying on a display screen of the device a plurality of graphical interactive user interface objects associated with the operation of the device; detecting a first process state of the device; emphasizing, on the display screen by differential displaying, graphical interactive user interface objects that are associated with the first process state, and suppressing graphical interactive user interface objects that are not associated with the first process state; receiving a user input selecting one of the plurality of graphical interactive user interface objects associated with the detected first current process state; in response to said receiving the user input, transitioning the device from the first process state to a second process state; and emphasizing, on the display screen by differential displaying, graphical interactive user interface objects that are associated with the second process state, and suppressing graphical interactive user interface objects that are not associated with the second current process state; wherein the first process state and second process state are different operational states of the device with respect to a washing, disinfecting, and/or sterilizing process of the device; and wherein the graphical interactive user interface objects associated with the first process state and the graphical interactive user interface objects associated with the second process state are at least partially different. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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