BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION DISPLAYING APPARATUS

• US 20160147385A1
• Filed: 11/18/2015
• Published: 05/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/25/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nihon Kohden Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nihon Kohden Corporation
• Inventors: KONNO, Norihito
• Granted Patent: US 10,860,174 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/743 Displaying an image simultaneously with additional graphical information, e.g. symbols, charts, function plots
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7435 Displaying user selection data, e.g. icons in a graphical user interface
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus

Abstract

A biological information displaying apparatus which is configured to display biological information measured by a sensor adapted to be attached to a patient, includes: a displaying unit which is configured to display the biological information on a screen; an operation menu storing unit which is configured to store a plurality of operation menus for operating the biological information displaying apparatus; an operation menu priority determining unit which is configured to determine priorities of the operation menus stored in the operation menu storing unit, based on a predetermined condition; and a preferential-shortcut menu displaying unit which, based on the priorities determined by the operation menu priority determining unit, is configured to select a first part of the operation menus as a first shortcut menu, and which is configured to display the first shortcut menu on the screen.

Claims

1. A biological information displaying apparatus which is configured to display biological information measured by a sensor adapted to be attached to a patient, the biological information displaying apparatus comprising:

a displaying unit which is configured to display the biological information on a screen;

an operation menu storing unit which is configured to store a plurality of operation menus for operating the biological information displaying apparatus;

an operation menu priority determining unit which is configured to determine priorities of the operation menus stored in the operation menu storing unit, based on a predetermined condition; and

a preferential-shortcut menu displaying unit which, based on the priorities determined by the operation menu priority determining unit, is configured to select a first part of the operation menus as a first shortcut menu, and which is configured to display the first shortcut menu on the screen.

2. The biological information displaying apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a manual-shortcut menu displaying unit which, under approval of an administrator of the biological information displaying apparatus, is configured to cause a second part of the operation menus to be manually selected as a second shortcut menu, and which is configured to display the second shortcut menu on the screen, wherein

the preferential-shortcut menu displaying unit is configured to select the first part of the operation menus as the first shortcut menu, regardless of the approval of the administrator and based only on the priorities, and is configured to display the first shortcut menu on the screen.

3. The biological information displaying apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising:

an operation history storing unit which is configured to store a selection history of the operation menus, wherein

the operation menu priority determining unit is configured to receive the selection history from the operation history storing unit, and is configured to determine the priorities of the operation menus based on at least one of a latest degree, a degree of importance, and a usage frequency.

4. The biological information displaying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the operation menu priority determining unit is configured to update the priorities of the operation menus at a predetermined timing, and

the preferential-shortcut menu displaying unit is configured to select, based on the updated priorities, a third part of the operation menus as a third shortcut menu, and is configured to updates a shortcut menu displayed on the screen to the third shortcut menu.

5. The biological information displaying apparatus according to claim 4, wherein

a timing when the shortcut menu displayed on the screen is updated by the preferential-shortcut menu displaying unit is a timing when the biological information displaying apparatus is booted.

6. The biological information displaying apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising:

an apparatus usage attribute registering unit which is configured to register an apparatus usage attribute including at least one of an attribute of a user who uses the biological information displaying apparatus, and an attribute of a place of use of the biological information displaying apparatus, wherein

the operation menu priority determining unit is configured to determine the priorities of the operation menus stored in the operation menu storing unit, for each apparatus usage attribute.

7. The biological information displaying apparatus according to claim 6, wherein,

when the apparatus usage attribute is changed, the preferential-shortcut menu displaying unit is configured to update the shortcut menu displayed on the screen, based on the priorities which are determined based on the changed apparatus usage attribute.

8. The biological information displaying apparatus according to claim 7, wherein,

when updating the shortcut menu displayed on the screen, the preferential-shortcut menu displaying unit is configured to display a message requesting a user to approve a change, and,

only when receiving approval from the user, the preferential-shortcut menu displaying unit is configured to update the shortcut menu displayed on the screen.