SYSTEM FOR REGIONAL DATA ASSOCIATION AND PRESENTATION AND METHOD FOR THE SAME

• US 20080297527A1
• Filed: 04/21/2008
• Published: 12/04/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Advanced Neuromodulation Systems Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Advanced Neuromodulation Systems Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Inventors: Daignault, Richard J. JR.
• Granted Patent: US 7,671,874 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/581
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36021 for treatment of pain
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/5854 using shape and object relationship
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99931 Database or file accessing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99944 Object-oriented database structure

Abstract

A database methodology that concerns the mapping of any arbitrary object into a plurality of regions, enabling the assignment of multiple region-specific attributes thereto and facilitating the concurrent, graphical presentation of any assigned attributes. Attribute storage, manipulation, and presentation are driven by the individual regions and characteristics of the object.

Claims

1. A graphical database comprising:

an object storage portion to store a predetermined object representation;

a mapping portion to extract the object representation from the object storage portion and to graphically sub-divide the object representation into a plurality of regions, each region representing a data-input field;

a selection portion adapted to allow selection of at least one region of a sub-divided object image; and

an attribute assignment portion to assign conditions to selected regions, wherein the conditions include region-specific information,

wherein each region is adapted to receive a plurality of conditions.

2. A graphical database in accordance with claim 1, wherein each condition attributable to a selected region is graphically represented in a distinguishable manner.

3. A graphical database in accordance with claim 1, wherein the attribute assignment portion further effects of a graphical modification of any region subject to an assigned condition.

4. A graphical database in accordance with claim 3, wherein depending on a condition assigned to a selected region, the attribute assignment portion changes a color of the selected region.

5. A graphical database in accordance with claim 3, wherein depending on a condition assigned to a selected region, the attribute assignment portion applies a graphical pattern to the selected region.

6. A graphical database in accordance with claim 3, wherein depending on a condition assigned to a selected region, the attribute assignment portion alters a dimensional perspective of the selected region relative to the object representation.

7. A graphical database in accordance with claim 1, wherein each region includes a unique designation.

8. A graphical database in accordance with claim 1, wherein each region is static in position and is independent of any overlapping regional boundaries of any adjacent regions.

9. A graphical database in accordance with claim 1, further comprising a conversion portion to convert graphical representations of regions and any assigned conditions into a non-graphical information form for storage.

10. A graphical database in accordance with claim 9, wherein each region includes a unique designation, and the non-graphical information of each converted graphical representation of regions and any assigned conditions are formed into data records that are indexed in accordance with the unique designations.

11. A graphical database in accordance with claim 10, further comprising a comparison mechanism to compare one object representation to another like object representation,

wherein the comparison mechanism is adapted to analyze data records for each object representation based on regional unique designations.

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