Totally Integrated Intelligent Dynamic Systems Display

• US 20090046096A1
• Filed: 06/04/2008
• Published: 02/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: OjaraliSystems, LLP
• Original Assignee: Carlyle Rampersad
• Inventors: Rampersad, Carlyle
• Granted Patent: US 8,068,104 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/419
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/206 Drawing of charts or graphs
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 90/10 Information and communication technologies [ICT] supporting adaptation to climate change, e.g. for weather forecasting or climate simulation

Abstract

An apparatus for graphically displaying analytical data, comprising a generic model to graphically represent a complex set of physical characteristics potentially leading to catastrophic failure of a physical system. A central region represents failure of the physical system; a series of concentric ridges represents level of function. Wedge shaped regions upon the ridges represent predetermined subsystems of the physical system. An icon is displayed with changes in the icon proportional to time, and any one or more of color, position, shape, and rotation of the icon representing prescribed analysis of the physical characteristics. Mappings correlate predetermined characteristics of the system with failure of the physical system, levels of functioning represented by the ridges, subsystems represented by the wedge shaped regions, and/or analysis of the physical characteristics represented in the icon. A sensor interface receives measurements, and a graphics generator prepares a presentation of the model.

Claims

1. An apparatus for graphically displaying analytical data, comprising:

a generic model to graphically represent a complex set of physical characteristics potentially leading to catastrophic failure of a physical system as follows;

a central region representing failure of the physical system;

a series of concentric ridges substantially centered about the central region, where proximity of ridges to the central region is representative of criticality of a subsystem to avoiding the catastrophic failure, and each ridge represents a level of functioning of the physical system;

a depiction of wedge shaped regions upon the ridges and extending outward from the central region, each wedge shaped region distinguished from others by color or pattern or other distinguishing feature, where the wedge shaped regions represent predetermined subsystems of the physical system;

an icon wherein changes in the icon are proportional to time and any one or more of color, position, shape, and rotation of the icon represent prescribed analysis of the physical characteristics;

one or more mappings, each mapping correlating predetermined characteristics of the physical system with the following in the generic model;

failure of the physical system, levels of functioning of the physical system represented by the ridges, subsystems of the physical system represented by the wedge shaped regions, analysis of the physical characteristics represented in the icon;

a sensor interface to receive measurements of the physical characteristics of the physical system and prepare analysis; and

a graphics generator to prepare a presentation of the generic model according to the physical characteristics and analysis from the sensor interface as correlated to the generic model by a selected one of the mappings.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the series of concentric ridges comprise an outer first ridge, a second ridge, a third ridge and a fourth ridge, each ridge having an inner and outer radii corresponding to the following percentage function levels:

80 to 100 percent for the outer first ridge, 60 to 80 percent for the second ridge, 40 to 60 percent for the third ridge, and 20 to 40 percent for the fourth ridge.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the wedge shaped regions are color coded to correspond to a particular subsystem, are equally-sized, and form a full circle.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the icon is color coded to represent an overall status level for the physical system.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the icon comprises an orb pulsating within the central region, with the color of said pulsating orb representing an overall status level for the physical system.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the icon comprises a rotating radar sweep extending from the central region, the color of said sweep representing an overall status level for the physical system, the sweep having an outer radius, said radius representative of a lowest failure bar for a subsystem with a lowest overall status level, said sweep rotating in a counter-clockwise direction when a most recent change in an overall status level is a decrease and rotating in a clock-wise direction at all other times.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the icon comprises a ball rotating in an orbit defined by two ridges, the color of said ball representing an overall status level for the physical system, the proximity of the ball'"'"'s orbit to the central region being representative of an overall status level for the physical system, said ball rotating in a counter-clockwise direction when a most recent change in an overall status level is a decrease and rotating in a clock-wise direction at all other times.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the generic model further comprises at least one status arrow.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the generic model further comprises at least one failure bar.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the generic model is displayed in two dimensions.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the generic model is displayed in three dimensions.

12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the sensor interface comprises sensors to receive and analyze situational data, and a user interface to receive and analyze updated operator input.

13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the graphics generator comprises an application program resident in at least one computer for generating and displaying at least one model on at least one electronic screen display.

14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the graphics generator comprises a graphics interface.

15. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the physical system graphically represented is at least one human body.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the central region represents death, the ridges represent ranges of percentage functioning levels, the wedges represent subsystems of the human body, and the color of the icon represents the overall status level of the human body.

17. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the one or more mappings comprise data represented on at least one calculated function worksheet.

18. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein a status level for the subsystem is represented as a percentage functioning level, said percentage functioning level calculated by assignment of at least one patient and disease specific value.

19. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the sensor interface comprises a first set of sensors to receive and analyze situational data, said situational data comprising measured data and calculated data, and a second set of sensors to receive and analyze data from at least one user interface.

20. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the graphics generator comprises an application program resident in at least one computer for receiving and analyzing any one or more of measured data, calculated data, ethnic and geographically relevant data, percentage functioning levels, predisposition warnings, physiological reserve settings.

21. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the graphics generator comprises at least one graphics interface.

22. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the model is constructed as a three-dimensional puzzle.

23. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the model is utilized as part of an electronic game.

24. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the physical system graphically represented is an airplane.

25. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the physical system graphically represented is an electronic summary of a financial portfolio.

26. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the physical system graphically represented is a petroleum extraction and refining apparatus.

27. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the physical system graphically represented is a vehicle.

28. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the physical system graphically represented is a business enterprise.

29. A computer-implemented method of graphically representing a complex set of physical characteristics potentially leading to catastrophic failure of a physical system, comprising responsive to sensing and analyzing various physical data, modeling and presenting the data in human readable format including the following components:

a central region representing failure of the physical system, a series of concentric ridges substantially centered about the central region, where proximity of ridges to the central region is representative of criticality of a subsystem to avoiding the catastrophic failure, and each ridge represents a level of functioning of the physical system, a depiction of wedge shaped regions upon the ridges and extending outward from the central region, each wedge shaped region distinguished from others by color or pattern or other distinguishing feature, where the wedge shaped regions represent predetermined subsystems of the physical system, an icon wherein changes in the icon are proportional to time and any one or more of color, position, shape, and rotation of the icon represent prescribed analysis of the physical characteristics.

30. A generator application program resident in at least one computer for generating and displaying at least one totally integrated intelligent dynamic systems display comprising the functionality of:

access to a generic model;

access to one or more mapping correlates;

access to data supplied by at least one sensor interface;

automatic generation and display of at least one totally integrated intelligent dynamic systems display.

31. The application program of claim 30, wherein the sensor interface comprises a first set of sensors to receive and analyze situational data, and a second set of sensors to receive and analyze data from at least one user interface.