Device for self-care support
First Claim
1. An indication device (100, 200, 300) adapted to assist a patient to follow a given self-care regimen, comprising:
- a first display area (130) comprising at least one of a first indicator (131) representative of a first type of activity,a second display area (140) comprising at least one of a second indicator (141) representative of a second type of activity,each indicator having a first visual state (345) and a second visual state (346),input means (170, 343) allowing each indicator to be selected and to be switched from the first to the second visual state, andindication controller means (545) for controlling the display areas and the user input means.
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Abstract
The invention relates to an indication device for assisting a patient to follow a self-care regimen. The device comprises a first display area comprising at least two of a first indicator representative of a first type of activity, and a second display area comprising at least two of a second indicator representative of a second type of activity. Each indicator has a first visual state and a second visual state and input means is provided allowing each indicator to be selected and to be switched from the first to the second visual state. The device further comprises controller means for controlling the display areas and the user input means.
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26 Claims
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1. An indication device (100, 200, 300) adapted to assist a patient to follow a given self-care regimen, comprising:
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a first display area (130) comprising at least one of a first indicator (131) representative of a first type of activity, a second display area (140) comprising at least one of a second indicator (141) representative of a second type of activity, each indicator having a first visual state (345) and a second visual state (346), input means (170, 343) allowing each indicator to be selected and to be switched from the first to the second visual state, and indication controller means (545) for controlling the display areas and the user input means. - View Dependent Claims (3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An indication device as in claim 23, wherein one or more of the following parameters can be programmed:
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the number of display areas, for each display area the number of indicators for each indicator the first visual state for each indicator the second visual state, data associated with one or more of the indicators. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 25)
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24-1. A method for setting up an indication device to assist a patient to follow a given self-care regimen, the indication device being capable of displaying a plurality of display areas, each display area being capable of displaying at least one indicator of a given type, each indicator having a first visual state and a second visual state, the method comprising the steps of:
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selecting the number of display areas to be displayed, selecting the number of a given indicator to be displayed in each display area.
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25-2. A method as defined in claim 24, comprising the further step of:
for each display area selecting a type of indicator type.
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26. A method for setting up an indication device to assist a patient to follow a given self-care regimen, the indication device being capable of displaying a plurality of display areas, each display area being capable of displaying at least one indicator of a given type, each indicator having a first visual state and a second visual state, and at least one data display area adapted to display data associated with a given indicator, the method comprising the steps of:
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selecting the number of display areas to be displayed, selecting the number of a given indicator to be displayed in each display area. selecting data information to be associated with at least one individual indicator.
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