Indication-dependent control elements

• US 20090030946A1
• Filed: 07/11/2008
• Published: 01/29/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/19/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Siemens Healthineers AG (Siemens AG)
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Kohler, Hanna, De Castro Esteves, Marcela, Bay, Susanne, Braun, Christoph
• Granted Patent: US 8,027,986 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2034/254 being adapted depending on the stage of the surgical procedure
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 34/10 Computer-aided planning, simulation or modelling of surgical operations
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 34/25 User interfaces for surgical systems
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/915 Image

Abstract

A method is disclosed for controlling the display of activation elements for tools for editing medical data on a user interface in a computer-based, medico-technical system. In at least one embodiment, the activation elements are displayed in an activation element area, divided into various segments, of the user interface on the basis of the medical context. The doctor is thus able to select the tools clearly on a task- or indication-specific basis without an image data area of the user interface being concealed by the activation elements.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a user interface in a computer-based, medico-technical system including at least one image data area for displaying medical data and at least one activation element area, divided into segments, for displaying a multiplicity of activation elements divided into groups, wherein a respective segment of the activation element area is associated with a respective group of activation elements on the basis of a configurable association mechanism, an activation element being intended for activating at least one tool associated with it, the method comprising:

capturing the medical data;

determining which different tools are required for processing the captured medical data;

presenting the activation elements associated with the different required tools in the segment of the activation element area associated with these activation elements, the division of the activation elements being based on division of the tools associated with the respective activation elements, the tools being divided in respect of at least one of medico-technical tasks and an indication.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the medical data also include meta data and wherein the required tools are determined using at least some of the medical data.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the determination of the required tools is implemented by a database query in a database, wherein, in the database, a respective group of at least one of activation elements and tools has at least one associated data item from the medical data via an identifier.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the determination of the required tools is implemented by a script.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the multiplicity of the groups of tools is implemented by a hierarchic directory structure.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein it is possible to set at least one of what size, what shape and what position at least one of the segments, the activation element areas and the image data area has.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one of the segments and the activation element area are positioned such that the image data area is not covered by activation elements.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the tools include computer-based medico-technical applications for the processing of medical data.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the medical data include medical image material.

10. A computer program product which can be loaded directly into a memory in a computer, comprising program code segments in order to carry out all the steps of a method as claimed in claim 1 when the program is executed in the computer.

13. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the medical data also include meta data and wherein the required tools are determined using at least some of the meta data.

14. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the determination of the required tools is implemented by a database query in a database, wherein, in the database, a respective group of at least one of activation elements and tools has at least one associated data item from the medical data via an identifier.

15. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the determination of the required tools is implemented by a script.

16. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the multiplicity of the groups of tools is implemented by a hierarchic directory structure.

17. A computer readable medium including program segments for, when executed on a computer device, causing the computer device to implement the method of claim 1.

11. A UI controller for controlling a user interface in a computer-based, medico-technical system, the user interface including at least one image data area for displaying medical data and at least one activation element area, divided into segments, for displaying a multiplicity of activation elements divided into groups, wherein a respective segment of the activation element area is associated with a respective group of activation elements on the basis of a configurable association mechanism, with an activation element being intended for activating at least one tool associated with it, the UI controller comprising:

a determination module to determine which different tools are required for processing the captured data; and

a presentation module to present the activation elements associated with the different required tools in that segment of the activation element area associated with these activation elements, wherein the division of the activation elements is based on division of the tools associated with the respective activation elements, the division of the tools being in respect of at least one of medico-technical tasks and an indication and being implemented by a directory structure in which the tools are stored.

12. A computer-based medico-technical system, comprising a screen on which at least one activation element for at least one tool is presented and which is controlled by way of a UI controller as claimed in claim 11.