CONFIGURING ACCESSIBILITY SETTINGS FOLLOWING A MEDICAL CHANGE

• US 20150363554A1
• Filed: 06/13/2014
• Published: 12/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Farrell, Robert G., Trewin, Sharon M.
• Application Number:
  US14/304,314
• Publication Number:
  US 20150363554A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records

Abstract

In an approach to configuring accessibility settings on an electronic device, a first computing device receives a first electronic data including at least one medical change made to an electronic medical record corresponding to a user. The first computing device determines at least one accessibility settings recommendation for an electronic device of the user, based, at least in part, on the received first electronic data. The first computing device sends a second electronic data comprising the at least one accessibility settings recommendation to the electronic device of the user.

Claims

1. A method for configuring accessibility settings on an electronic device, the method comprising:

receiving, by a first computing device, a first electronic data including at least one medical change made to an electronic medical record corresponding to a user;

determining, by the first computing device, at least one accessibility settings recommendation for an electronic device of the user, based, at least in part, on the received first electronic data; and

sending, by the first computing device, a second electronic data comprising the at least one accessibility settings recommendation to the electronic device of the user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one medical change includes a medical diagnosis of a medical condition, a temporary physical change, a prescription of a medication with associated side effects, or one or more laboratory test results.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, by one or more computer processors, current accessibility settings of the electronic device;

calculating, by the one or more computer processors, a difference between the current accessibility settings of the electronic device and the at least one accessibility settings recommendation;

determining, by the one or more computer processors, whether the difference between the current accessibility settings of the electronic device and the at least one accessibility settings recommendation meets a target value; and

responsive to determining the difference between current accessibility settings of the electronic device and the at least one accessibility settings recommendation does not meet a target value, configuring, by the one or more computer processors, the electronic device with the at least one accessibility settings recommendation.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein configuring, by the one or more computer processors, the electronic device with the at least one accessibility settings recommendation includes configuring incremental changes to the accessibility settings.

5. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

responsive to configuring the at least one accessibility settings recommendation, querying, by the one or more computer processors, the user for acceptance of the configuration; and

responsive to receiving an acceptance of the query from the user, maintaining, by the one or more computer processors, the at least one accessibility settings recommendation configuration.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising, responsive to receiving a rejection of the query, returning, by the one or more computer processors, the configuration to the current accessibility settings.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising, prior to sending electronic data comprising the at least one accessibility settings recommendation to the electronic device of the user, receiving, by the first computing device, a unique identifier of the user.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein accessibility settings are any feature of a computing system of an electronic device that allows a modification of a user interface of the computing system and enable a user with a physical limitation to improve an ability to use the electronic device.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic medical record is stored on a second computing device.

10. A computer program product for configuring accessibility settings on an electronic device, the computer program product comprising:

one or more computer readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions to receive a first electronic data including at least one medical change made to an electronic medical record corresponding to a user;

program instructions to determine at least one accessibility settings recommendation for an electronic device of the user, based, at least in part, on the received first electronic data; and

program instructions to send a second electronic data comprising the at least one accessibility settings recommendation to the electronic device of the user.

11. The computer program product of claim 10, further comprising:

program instructions to determine current accessibility settings of the electronic device;

program instructions to calculate a difference between the current accessibility settings of the electronic device and the at least one accessibility settings recommendation;

program instructions to determine whether the difference between the current accessibility settings of the electronic device and the at least one accessibility settings recommendation meets a target value; and

responsive to determining the difference between current accessibility settings of the electronic device and the at least one accessibility settings recommendation does not meet a target value, program instructions to configure the electronic device with the at least one accessibility settings recommendation.

12. The computer program product of claim 11, further comprising:

responsive to configuring the at least one accessibility settings recommendation, program instructions to query the user for acceptance of the configuration; and

responsive to receiving an acceptance of the query from the user, program instructions to maintain the at least one accessibility settings recommendation configuration.

13. The computer program product of claim 12, further comprising, responsive to receiving a rejection of the query, program instructions to return the configuration to the current accessibility settings.

14. The computer program product of claim 10, further comprising, prior to sending electronic data comprising the at least one accessibility settings recommendation to the electronic device of the user, program instructions to receive a unique identifier of the user.

15. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein accessibility settings are any feature of a computing system of an electronic device that allows a modification of a user interface of the computing system and enable a user with a physical limitation to improve an ability to use the electronic device.

16. A computer system for configuring accessibility settings on an electronic device, the computer system comprising:

one or more computer processors;

one or more computer readable storage media;

program instructions stored on the computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions to receive a first electronic data including at least one medical change made to an electronic medical record corresponding to a user;

program instructions to determine at least one accessibility settings recommendation for an electronic device of the user, based, at least in part, on the received first electronic data; and

program instructions to send a second electronic data comprising the at least one accessibility settings recommendation to the electronic device of the user.

17. The computer system of claim 16, further comprising:

program instructions to determine current accessibility settings of the electronic device;

program instructions to calculate a difference between the current accessibility settings of the electronic device and the at least one accessibility settings recommendation;

program instructions to determine whether the difference between the current accessibility settings of the electronic device and the at least one accessibility settings recommendation meets a target value; and

responsive to determining the difference between current accessibility settings of the electronic device and the at least one accessibility settings recommendation does not meet a target value, program instructions to configure the electronic device with the at least one accessibility settings recommendation.

18. The computer system of claim 17, further comprising:

responsive to configuring the at least one accessibility settings recommendation, program instructions to query the user for acceptance of the configuration; and

responsive to receiving an acceptance of the query from the user, program instructions to maintain the at least one accessibility settings recommendation configuration.

19. The computer system of claim 18, further comprising, responsive to receiving a rejection of the query, program instructions to return the configuration to the current accessibility settings.

20. The computer system of claim 16, further comprising, prior to sending electronic data comprising the at least one accessibility settings recommendation to the electronic device of the user, program instructions to receive a unique identifier of the user.