METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REPORT GENERATION INCLUDING EXTENSIBLE DATA

• US 20080319942A1
• Filed: 05/14/2007
• Published: 12/25/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: University of Utah Research Foundation (State of Utah)
• Original Assignee: University of Utah Research Foundation (State of Utah)
• Inventors: Spigle, Cynthia, Di Sera, Tonya, Holmberg, Jason, Haroldsen, Cody, Courdy, Samir, Ross, Carolyn
• Granted Patent: US 9,224,179 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/3
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/70 for mining of medical data, e.g. analysing previous cases of other patients

Abstract

A method of extending a user interface to include additional data fields is provided. A first response is received at a first application. The first response indicates a selection of an add button associated with addition of a data field to a first window associated with a user interface of a second application. A second window is presented to a user of the first application. A second response is received at the first application. The second response includes a name for the data field entered by the user using the presented second window and a data type of the data field. A position of the data field is identified on the first window. The received name, the received data type, and the identified position for the data field are stored. The data field is presented in the first window at the stored position using the stored name when a second user executes the second application.

Claims

1. A device for extending a user interface to include additional data fields, the device comprising:

a computer-readable medium having computer-readable instructions therein which are programmed to

receive a first response at a first application, wherein the first response indicates a first selection of an add button, wherein the add button is associated with addition of a data field to a first window associated with a user interface of a second application;

present a second window to a user of the first application;

receive a second response at the first application, wherein the second response includes a name for the data field entered by the user using the presented second window and a data type of the data field;

identify a position of the data field on the first window; and

store the received name, the received data type, and the identified position for the data field, wherein the data field is presented in the first window at the stored position using the stored name when a second user executes the second application; and

a processor, the processor coupled to the computer-readable medium and configured to execute the instructions.

2. A computer-readable medium including computer-readable instructions that, upon execution by a processor, cause the processor to extend a user interface to include additional data fields, the instructions configured to cause a computing device to:

receive a first response at a first application, wherein the first response indicates a first selection of an add button, wherein the add button is associated with addition of a data field to a first window associated with a user interface of a second application;

present a second window to a user of the first application;

receive a second response at the first application, wherein the second response includes a name for the data field entered by the user using the presented second window and a data type of the data field;

identify a position of the data field on the first window; and

store the received name, the received data type, and the identified position for the data field,

wherein the data field is presented in the first window at the stored position using the stored name when a second user executes the second application.

3. A method of extending a user interface to include additional data fields, the method comprising:

receiving a first response at a first application, wherein the first response indicates a first selection of an add button, wherein the add button is associated with addition of a data field to a first window associated with a user interface of a second application;

presenting a second window to a user of the first application;

receiving a second response at the first application, wherein the second response includes a name for the data field entered by the user using the presented second window and a data type of the data field;

identifying a position of the data field on the first window; and

storing the received name, the received data type, and the identified position for the data field,

wherein the data field is presented in the first window at the stored position using the stored name when a second user executes the second application.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising receiving a selection of a type of persistent object of the second application to which the data field is associated.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the data type is selected by the user using the presented second window.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein the second response further comprises an attribute name for the data field entered by the user using the presented second window and further wherein the attribute name for the data field is stored.

7. The method of claim 3, wherein the second response further comprises a reporting name for the data field entered by the user using the presented second window and further wherein the reporting name for the data field is stored.

8. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

receiving a third response at the first application, wherein the third response indicates a second selection of a view layout button;

presenting the first window in response to the second selection of the view layout button; and

receiving a fourth response at the first application, wherein the fourth response includes the position selected by the user.

9. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

receiving a third response at the first application, wherein the third response indicates a second selection of a delete button, wherein the delete button is associated with deletion of a second data field from the first window associated with the user interface of the second application; and

receiving a fourth response at the first application, wherein the fourth response includes a second name for the second data field identified by the user;

wherein the first window is presented to the second user with the second data field removed.

10. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

receiving a third response at the first application, wherein the third response indicates a second selection of a layout button; and

automatically presenting the first window using the first application in response to the second selection of the layout button wherein the presented first window includes the data field.

11. The method of claim 3, wherein storing the received name, the received data type, and the identified position for the data field includes using an extensible markup language (XML) format.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the XML format is described using an XML schema.

13. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

receiving a third response at the second application, wherein the third response includes a data value associated with the data field and entered by the second user; and

storing the data value associated with the data field in an electronic memory.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

receiving a fourth response at the second application, wherein the fourth response indicates a second selection of a first search button;

presenting a third window in response to the second selection of the first search button wherein the presented third window includes a first indicator associated with the data field;

receiving a fifth response at the second application, wherein the fifth response indicates a third selection of a second search button and a search value associated with the data field;

performing a search of the electronic memory based on the search value associated with the data field; and

presenting a result of the performed search to the second user.

15. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

receiving a fourth response at the second application, wherein the fourth response indicates a second selection of a reporting button;

presenting a third window in response to the second selection of the reporting button wherein the presented third window includes a first indicator associated with the data field;

receiving a fifth response at the second application, wherein the fifth response indicates selection of the first indicator;

receiving a sixth response at the second application, wherein the sixth response includes a comparison value;

performing a search of the electronic memory based on the comparison value associated with the data field; and

presenting a result of the performed search to the second user.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the sixth response further includes a comparison type.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the comparison type is at least one of a greater than type, a less than type, a greater than or equal to type, a less than or equal to type, an equal to type, an inclusion in a set type, or an exclusion in a set type.

18. The method of claim 3, wherein the data type is at least one of a drop down menu type, a Boolean type, a check box type, a date type, a date and time type, an integer type, a numeric value type, a string type, a text area type, a label type, a line type, a tab type, or a group type.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the drop down menu type is at least one of a first drop down menu type in which the user specifies a choice available for selection or a second drop down menu type in which the choice available for selection is selected from a dictionary.