PERIOPERATIVE MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD
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1. A method of animating change information presented in a mobile healthcare application, comprising:
- issuing, from a mobile client device running the mobile healthcare application, a request for a mobile client device specific change set, wherein the request for the mobile client device specific change set is communicated to a server storing change information for a plurality of mobile client devices;
said request including an indicator specific to the mobile client device issuing the request;
receiving, at the mobile client device, a response from the server, wherein the response comprises the mobile client device specific change set;
associating, using the mobile client specific change set, at least one change included in the mobile client device specific change set with a graphical element displayed by the mobile healthcare application; and
animating, on a display screen of the mobile client device, a change to the graphical element displayed by the mobile healthcare application based on the least one change included in the mobile client device specific change set.
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Abstract
An embodiment provides a mobile application that animates change information in a way that specifically indicates a change in workflow information for various users. This animation of change information permits users, which are often busy healthcare professionals, to be quickly apprised of relevant changes to workflow status. The mobile application also allows users to communicate change information, e.g., for updating the status of a workflow item, which may then be propagated throughout a network, including mobile devices.
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1. A method of animating change information presented in a mobile healthcare application, comprising:
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issuing, from a mobile client device running the mobile healthcare application, a request for a mobile client device specific change set, wherein the request for the mobile client device specific change set is communicated to a server storing change information for a plurality of mobile client devices; said request including an indicator specific to the mobile client device issuing the request; receiving, at the mobile client device, a response from the server, wherein the response comprises the mobile client device specific change set; associating, using the mobile client specific change set, at least one change included in the mobile client device specific change set with a graphical element displayed by the mobile healthcare application; and animating, on a display screen of the mobile client device, a change to the graphical element displayed by the mobile healthcare application based on the least one change included in the mobile client device specific change set. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A server that produces and transmits change information animated by a mobile healthcare application, comprising:
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a network communication element; a processor; a memory operatively coupled to the processor, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to; receive, using the network communication element, a request from a mobile client device for a mobile client device specific change set; said request including an indicator specific to the mobile client device issuing the request; identify a response for the mobile client device, wherein the response comprises the mobile client device specific change set; and provide the response to the mobile client device, wherein the response includes at least one change in the mobile client device specific change set associated with a graphical element displayed by the mobile healthcare application in the display device; whereby the at least one change permits animation of a change to the graphical element displayed by the mobile healthcare application.
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12. A non-transitory program product having a mobile healthcare application, comprising:
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a storage device that including processor executable instructions stored therewith, the processor executable instructions comprising; instructions that issue, from a mobile client device running the mobile healthcare application, a request for a mobile client device specific change set, wherein the request for the mobile client device specific change set is communicated to a server storing change information for a plurality of mobile client devices; said request including an indicator specific to the mobile client device issuing the request; instructions that receive, at the mobile client device, a response from the server, wherein the response comprises the mobile client device specific change set; instructions that associate, using the mobile client specific change set, at least one change included in the mobile client device specific change set with a graphical element displayed by the mobile healthcare application; and instructions that animate, on a display screen of the mobile client device, a change to the graphical element displayed by the mobile healthcare application based on the least one change included in the mobile client device specific change set. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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