Systems and methods for processing measurement data

• US 20070145137A1
• Filed: 12/27/2005
• Published: 06/28/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Community Blood Services
• Original Assignee: Community Blood Services
• Inventors: Mrowiec, Zbigniew
• Application Number:
  US11/319,864
• Publication Number:
  US 20070145137A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/462.10
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/00 Measuring for diagnostic purposes radiation diagnosis A61B6/00; diagnosis by ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves A61B8/00; Identification of persons
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7445 Display arrangements, e.g. multiple display units
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/06028 using bar codes
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/40 for data related to laboratory analysis, e.g. patient specimen analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

Disclosed are systems and methods for collecting, processing and displaying medical measurement data in human-readable and machine-readable formats. The system may collect medical measurement data using one or more sensors. The system may then analyze the collected measurement data as well as various characteristics of the available display device. Based on these characteristics, the system may select an optimum barcode format for displaying the measurement data. The system may then convert the measurement data into the selected barcode format and display the measurement data in the selected barcode format and an alphanumeric format on the display device. The barcoded measurement data may then be scanned by a scanning device and transmitted to a computer system for storage and further analysis.

Claims

1. A method for processing medical measurement data collected by a medical measuring apparatus having one or more sensors, the method comprising:

receiving one or more sensor readings indicative of at least one medical measurement;

processing the received sensor readings to generate medical measurement data;

converting the medical measurement data into one or more barcode formats; and

electronically displaying the converted medical measurement data in an alphanumeric format and at least one barcode format.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising a step of selecting a barcode format for displaying the medical measurement data.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the barcode format is selected from a group consisting of one or more of a linear barcode formats, two-dimensional barcode formats, and composite barcode formats.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising a step of receiving user input indicating the format in which to display the medical measurement data.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising a step of displaying the time of at least one received sensor reading in the alphanumeric format and at least one barcode format.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein a sensor reading comprises one or more of an optical, acoustic, piezoelectric, magnetic, electromagnetic, thermal and chemical readings.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the medical measurement data is indicative of a vital sign of a living organism.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the medical measurement data is indicative of a chemical composition of a bodily fluid or a tissue specimen.

9. A system for processing medical measurement data, the system comprising:

at least one sensors operable to take a medical measurement reading;

means for generating medical measurement data from the sensor reading;

processing means for convert the medical measurement data into one or more barcode formats; and

an electronic display operable to display the medical measurement data in an alphanumeric format and at least one barcode format.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the processing means are operable to select a barcode format for displaying the medical measurement data.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the barcode format is selected from a group consisting of one or more of a linear barcode formats, two-dimensional barcode formats, and composite barcode formats.

12. The system of claim 9, further comprising an interface for receiving user input indicating the format in which to display the medical measurement data.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein a sensor comprises one or more of an optical, acoustic, piezoelectric, magnetic, electromagnetic, thermal and chemical sensors.

14. The system of claim 9, further operable to display the time of at least one received sensor reading in the alphanumeric format and at least one barcode format.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein the medical measurement data is indicative of a vital sign of a living organism.

16. The system of claim 9, wherein the medical measurement data is indicative of a chemical composition of a bodily fluid or a tissue specimen.

17. A system for processing measurement data, the system comprising:

a measuring apparatus comprising;

(i) at least one sensor operable to take a measurement reading;

(ii) means for generating measurement data from the sensor reading;

(iii) processing means for converting the measurement data into one or more barcode formats;

(iv) an electronic display operable to display the measurement data in an alphanumeric format and at least one barcode format;

a barcode scanner operable to scan the barcode-formatted measurement data from the electronic display of the measuring apparatus; and

a computer system comprising a memory and a processor, the computer system is operable to (i) receive the measurement data from the barcode scanner and (ii) store the measurement data in the memory.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the processing means of the measuring apparatus are operable to select a barcode format for displaying the measurement data.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the barcode format is selected from a group consisting of one or more of a linear barcode formats, two-dimensional barcode formats, and composite barcode formats.

20. The system of claim 17, wherein the measuring apparatus further comprises an interface for receiving user input indicating the format in which to display the measurement data.

21. The system of claim 17, wherein a sensor comprises one or more of the optical, acoustic, piezoelectric, magnetic, electromagnetic, thermal and chemical sensors.

22. The system of claim 17, further operable to display the time of at least one received sensor reading in the alphanumeric format and at least one barcode format.

23. The system of claim 17, wherein the measurement data is indicative of a vital sign of a living organism.

24. The system of claim 17, wherein the measurement data is indicative of a chemical composition of a bodily fluid or a tissue specimen.

25. A method for processing measurement data collected by a measuring apparatus having one or more sensors and a display device, the method comprising:

determining one or more characteristics of the display device;

determining one or more characteristics of the measurement data;

selecting a barcode format for displaying measurement data based on the characteristics of the display device and the characteristics of the measurement data;

converting the measurement data into the selected barcode format; and

electronically displaying the converted measurement data in an alphanumeric format and the selected barcode format.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein a characteristic of the display device comprises one or more of size, resolution, and dot pitch of the display device.

27. The method of claim 25, wherein a characteristic of the measurement data comprises one or more of the number of characters and significant digits in the measurement data.

28. The method of claim 25, wherein the barcode format is selected from a group consisting of one or more of a linear barcode formats, two-dimensional barcode formats, and composite barcode formats.

29. The method of claim 25, wherein the measurement data is indicative of a vital sign of a living organism.

30. The method of claim 25, wherein the measurement data is indicative of a chemical composition of a bodily fluid or a tissue specimen.