Medic-to-medic/map of medicine
First Claim
1. A graphical user interface (GUI) for interacting with a user during a workflow process, the GUI comprising:
- a page including a plurality of interlinked nodes which graphically represent the structure of a plurality of interlinked steps of a stored workflow process;
data entry means for entering data relating to a particular selected node;
wherein the node has a unique relationship with a step in the workflow process;
pathway means for determining a particular path through the workflow process using the entered data; and
means for graphically representing the resultant path through the workflow process in the page.
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Abstract
A graphical user interface (GUI) for interacting with a user during a workflow process is described. The GUI comprises a page including a plurality of interlinked nodes which graphically represent the structure of a plurality of interlinked steps of a stored workflow process; data entry means for entering data relating to a particular selected node; wherein the node has a unique relationship with a step in the workflow process; pathway means for determining a particular path through the workflow process using the entered data; and means for graphically representing the resultant path through the workflow process in the page.
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85 Claims
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1. A graphical user interface (GUI) for interacting with a user during a workflow process, the GUI comprising:
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a page including a plurality of interlinked nodes which graphically represent the structure of a plurality of interlinked steps of a stored workflow process;
data entry means for entering data relating to a particular selected node;
wherein the node has a unique relationship with a step in the workflow process;
pathway means for determining a particular path through the workflow process using the entered data; and
means for graphically representing the resultant path through the workflow process in the page. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A graphical user interface (GUI) for interacting with a user during a workflow process, the GUI comprising:
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a map comprising a plurality of interlinked nodes which graphically represent the structure of a plurality of interlinked steps of a stored workflow process;
a data entry module for entering data relating to a particular selected node;
wherein the node has a unique relationship with a step in the workflow process;
a pathway module for determining a particular path through the workflow process using the entered data; and
a display module for graphically representing the resultant path through the workflow process in the map.
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45. A graphical user interface (GUI) for providing a user interface to a knowledge base storing a workflow process, the GUI comprising:
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a page including a plurality of interlinked nodes which graphically represent the structure of a plurality of interlinked steps of the stored workflow process;
means for entering data relating to a particular selected node;
wherein the node has a unique relationship with a step in the stored workflow process;
means for determining a particular path through the workflow process using the entered data; and
means for graphically representing the resultant path through the workflow process in the page.
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46. A graphical user interface (GUI) for interacting with a user during a workflow process, the GUI comprising:
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a plurality of pages representing a plurality of interrelated workflows, each page comprising a plurality of interlinked nodes which graphically represent the structure of a plurality of interlinked steps within a stored workflow process;
data entry means for entering data relating to a particular selected node;
wherein the node has a unique relationship with a step in the workflow processdetermining means for determining a particular path through the workflow process using the entered data; and
graphical means for graphically representing the resultant path through the workflow process in the page.
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47. A method of interacting with a user during a workflow process using a graphical user interface (GUI), the method comprising:
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generating a page of the GUI, the page comprising a plurality of interlinked nodes which graphically represent the structure of a plurality of interlinked steps of the workflow process;
entering data relating to a particular selected node;
the node having a unique relationship with a step in the workflow process;
determining a particular path through the workflow process using the entered data; and
graphically representing the resultant path through the workflow process in the page.
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48. A graphical user interface (GUI) for interacting with a user during a workflow process, the GUI comprising:
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searching means for searching an externally accessible knowledge base, the searching means comprising;
conversion means for converting a selected information topic into a predetermined classification code representing that topic; and
transmission means for transmitting that classification code within an information request over a communications network to the knowledge base to access relevant information contained therein. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A method of interacting with a user during a workflow process using a graphical user interface (GUI), the method comprising:
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receiving a user instruction from the GUI to search an externally accessible knowledge base;
initiating a search of the knowledge base by;
converting a selected information topic into a predetermined classification code representing that topic; and
transmitting that classification code within an information request over a communications network to the knowledge base to access relevant information contained therein.
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58. A graphical user interface (GUI) for interacting with a user during a workflow process, the GUI comprising:
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a page including a plurality of interlinked nodes which graphically represent the structure of a plurality of interlinked steps of a stored workflow process;
editing means for editing the plurality of interlinked nodes; and
updating means for updating the plurality of interlinked steps of the stored workflow process with any corresponding changes made to the plurality of interlinked nodes. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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65. A system for supporting distributed interaction with a user during a workflow process, the system comprising:
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a centrally stored graphical representation of the workflow process, a plurality of users located remotely from the centrally stored representation and related to each other in a user hierarchy, each user having access to a version of the representation;
referral means provided within each version of the representation to generate a referral message, the referral means being arranged to send the message to a reviewer in a next higher level in the user hierarchy. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75)
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76. A system for distributing a new version of a graphical user interface (GUI) to a user, the system comprising:
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a central store retaining a GUI representation of a workflow process;
a plurality of users located remotely from the central store and related to each other in a user hierarchy below the central store, each user having access to a version of a previous representation;
comparing means for comparing the new version of the representation with a user'"'"'s previous version of the representation to determine any differences;
forwarding means for forwarding those differences to the user associated with that version of the representation for consideration; and
reviewing means provided within each previous version of the representation, the reviewing means being arranged to accept or reject the differences and to convey an acceptance or rejection to a higher level within the hierarchy. - View Dependent Claims (77, 78, 79, 80, 81)
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82. A method of constructing a graphical user interface, the method comprising:
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collating content regarding a particular workflow, recording that content in a database as a series of steps of a hierarchically structured workflow, and generating a graphical representation of the hierarchical workflow structure, which can be used to guide a user through the workflow;
the graphical representation comprising a plurality of interlinked nodes where each node corresponds to a specific point within the hierarchical workflow structure. - View Dependent Claims (83, 84, 85)
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