Computer System

• US 20100198613A1
• Filed: 07/28/2008
• Published: 08/05/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: City University
• Original Assignee: City University
• Inventors: Ma, Qi, Weller, Peter Richard
• Application Number:
  US12/670,450
• Publication Number:
  US 20100198613A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

A computer system (1) comprising: a system hub (11) configured to receive data signals from one or more items of equipment (13, 15), and to generate signals for transmission to a wearable computer (3) from said received data signals; a wearable display (5); and a wearable computer (3) configured to receive the signals transmitted from said system hub (11), and to display on said wearable display (5) information relating to the signals received from said system hub (11).

Claims

1. A computer system comprising:

a system hub configured to receive data signals from one or more items of equipment, and to generate signals for transmission to a wearable computer from said received data signals;

a wearable display; and

a wearable computer configured to receive the signals transmitted from said system hub, and to display on said wearable display information relating to the signals received from said system hub.

2. A computer system according to claim 1, wherein the data signals from the one or more items of equipment are each indicative of at least one measured parameter.

3. A computer system according to claim 2, wherein the system hub comprises a thresholding module configured to determine whether the measured parameters transgress one or more thresholds.

8. A computer system according to claim 3, wherein said system hub comprises a trimming module configured to output said signals for transmission to said wearable computer, wherein said trimming module is responsive to said thresholding module and said signals vary in dependence upon whether and/or which of said thresholds are determined to be transgressed.

9. A computer system according to claim 8, wherein said signals output by said trimming module comprise an indicator.

10. A computer system according to claim 9, wherein said wearable computer comprises a display module that is configured to extract said indicator from said signals output by said trimming module and transmitted to said wearable computer.

11. A computer system according to claim 10, wherein said display module is responsive to said indicator to select information for display on said wearable display.

16. A computer system according to claim 9, wherein said signals output by said trimming module comprise an identifier.

17. A computer system according to claim 16, wherein each said identifier associates the accompanying indicator with an item of equipment from which signals are received by said system hub

19. A computer system according to claim 1, wherein a said item of equipment comprises a camera.

20. A computer system according to claim 19, wherein said camera is trained on a display of another item of equipment and configured to capture an image of information displayed on the display of said other item of equipment.

26. A computer system according to claim 1, wherein said data signals relate to a plurality of parameters monitored by one item of equipment, and components of said data signals relating to respective monitored parameters are arranged so that monitored parameter components are interleaved with one another.

39. A computer system according to claim 1, wherein said wearable display comprises a head mounted display.

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40. A method comprising:

operating one or more items of equipment to generate data signals;

transmitting said data signals to a system hub that is configured to receive said data signals, and from said received data signals to generate signals for transmission to a wearable computer; and

operating a wearable computer to receive the signals transmitted from said system hub, and to generate from said signals transmitted from said system hub information for display on a wearable display that relates to the signals received from said system hub.

41. A method according to claim 40, comprising the step of operating the system hub to compare said received data signals to one or more thresholds, wherein the signals generated for transmission to said wearable computer indicate whether and/or which of said thresholds have been transgressed.

42. A method according to claim 41, comprising the step of operating the wearable computer to generate information for display on said wearable display that provides an indication of indicate whether and/or which of said thresholds have been transgressed.

45. A method according to claim 42, comprising the step of operating the wearable computer to select one of a plurality of selectable locations on said wearable display for display of said icon, wherein the selected display location conveys an indication of whether and/or which threshold has been transgressed.

46. A method according to claim 45, configured to enable remote monitoring of said items of equipment via the information displayed on said wearable display.

47. A method according to claim 46, wherein a said item of equipment comprises patient monitoring equipment configured to monitor the wellbeing of a patient, and the information displayed on said wearable display conveys information regarding the wellbeing of that patient.

48. A method according to claim 46, wherein a said item of equipment comprises a camera trained on a display of patient monitoring equipment that is configured to monitor the wellbeing of a patient, the camera is configured to capture an image of said display, and the information displayed on said wearable display conveys information regarding the wellbeing of that patient.

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