Processing Blood Donation Data for Presentation on Operator Interface
First Claim
1. A handheld computing device programmed for recruitment of a blood donor, comprising:
- a handheld housing;
a touch screen display coupled to the housing;
a memory to store an executable application;
a network interface circuit configured to communicate wirelessly with a remote server computer; and
a processing circuit coupled to the display, the network interface circuit and the memory, the processing circuit configured to;
provide an icon associated with the executable application on a first display screen, the icon configured to be positioned along with icons for other executable applications on the first display screen;
receive an indication from the touch screen display that a user has selected the icon to operate the executable application;
retrieve over the network interface circuit an indication of a need for a particular blood component, wherein the particular blood component is selected from the group comprising whole blood, double red cells and plasma;
provide the indication of the need for a particular blood component to the display; and
provide to the touch screen display a remaining time or a date the blood donor is next eligible to donate a blood component based on a donation eligibility guideline.
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Abstract
A system and method processes blood donation data for presentation on an operator interface. A handheld computing device has a touch screen display and a processing circuit to provide an icon associated with an executable application on a first display screen, the icon configured to be positioned along with icons for other executable applications on the first display screen. The processing circuit is to retrieve an indication of a need for a particular blood component, wherein the particular blood component is selected from the group comprising whole blood, double red cells and plasma. The processing circuit is to provide the indication of the need for a particular blood component to the display. The processing circuit is to provide to the touch screen display a remaining time or a date the blood donor is next eligible to donate a blood component based on a donation eligibility guideline.
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20 Claims
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1. A handheld computing device programmed for recruitment of a blood donor, comprising:
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a handheld housing; a touch screen display coupled to the housing; a memory to store an executable application; a network interface circuit configured to communicate wirelessly with a remote server computer; and a processing circuit coupled to the display, the network interface circuit and the memory, the processing circuit configured to; provide an icon associated with the executable application on a first display screen, the icon configured to be positioned along with icons for other executable applications on the first display screen; receive an indication from the touch screen display that a user has selected the icon to operate the executable application; retrieve over the network interface circuit an indication of a need for a particular blood component, wherein the particular blood component is selected from the group comprising whole blood, double red cells and plasma; provide the indication of the need for a particular blood component to the display; and provide to the touch screen display a remaining time or a date the blood donor is next eligible to donate a blood component based on a donation eligibility guideline. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A tangible computer readable medium storing instructions for operating a handheld computing device application for recruitment of a blood donor, the instructions for execution by a processing circuit of the handheld computing device to provide functions comprising:
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providing display data to a touch screen display of the handheld computing device; receiving user inputs from the touch screen display of the handheld computing device; communicating wirelessly between the handheld computing device and a server computer; providing an icon associated with the handheld computing device application on a first display screen, the icon configured to be positioned along with icons for other executable applications on the first display screen; receiving an indication from the touch screen display that a user has selected the icon to operate the executable application; receiving an indication of a need for a particular blood component, wherein the particular blood component is selected from the group comprising whole blood, double red cells and plasma; providing the indication of the need for a particular blood component to the display; receiving from the touch screen display a user selection of the particular blood component; and providing to the touch screen display a remaining time or a date the blood donor is next eligible to donate a blood component based on a donation eligibility guideline. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A blood donor recruitment system comprising:
a handheld computing device configured to download and execute a donor recruitment application, the donor recruitment application launched from a screen having a plurality of icons for different applications executable on the handheld computing device, the application to display on a first screen personal data about a blood donor, to display on a second screen a need for a particular blood component at a certain blood collection facility in the vicinity of the handheld computing device, and to display on a third screen a plurality of available times available at the certain blood collection facility for donation. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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