VIRTUAL MICROSCOPE TOOL FOR CARDIAC CYCLE

• US 20160216882A1
• Filed: 04/06/2016
• Published: 07/28/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Lucid Global, Inc. (Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Lucid Global LLC
• Inventors: Kiey, Lawrence, Park, Dale, Hazelton, Jeffrey
• Application Number:
  US15/092,159
• Publication Number:
  US 20160216882A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/031 Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals
• CPC Class Codes: G16B 5/00 ICT specially adapted for modelling or simulations in systems biology, e.g. gene-regulatory networks, protein interaction networks or metabolic networks
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/50 for simulation or modelling of medical disorders

Abstract

Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method for displaying a simulation, the method including: displaying a cardiac display mode interface element, wherein the cardiac display mode is one of a heart rate display mode and cardiac display mode; receiving a first user selection from the cardiac display mode interface element indicating a cardiac display mode; displaying a cardiac value input interface element; receiving a second user selection from the cardiac value input interface element indicating a cardiac value, wherein the cardiac value is one of a heart rate and a cardiac cycle speed; and displaying a three-dimensional model of the heart based upon the cardiac display mode and the cardiac value.

Claims

1. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium encoded with instructions for execution by a processor, the medium comprising:

instructions for displaying a cardiac display mode interface element, wherein a cardiac display mode is one of a heart rate display mode and cardiac display mode;

instructions for receiving a first user selection from the cardiac display mode interface element indicating the cardiac display mode;

instructions for displaying a cardiac value input interface element;

instructions for receiving a second user selection from the cardiac value input interface element indicating a cardiac value, wherein the cardiac value is one of a heart rate and a cardiac cycle speed; and

instructions for displaying a three-dimensional model of the heart based upon the cardiac display mode and the cardiac value.

2. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 1, further comprising:

instructions for displaying an electrocardiogram (ECG) input interface element;

instructions for receiving a third user selection from the ECG input interface element indicating a ECG display mode; and

instructions for displaying an ECG plot when the ECG display mode indicates that the ECG plot is to be displayed.

3. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the three-dimensional model of the heart is associated with a first property and a second property and further comprising:

instructions for modifying the appearance of the three-dimensional model in a first manner based on a change to a value of the first property and in a second manner based on a change to a value of the second property;

instructions for displaying a pad user-interface element, wherein the pad user-interface element includes an area for receiving a user selection;

instructions for receiving a user selection of the pad user-interface element, the user selection being associated with a first axis coordinate and a second axis coordinate;

instructions for changing the value of the first property based on the first axis coordinate; and

instructions for changing the value of the second property based on the second axis coordinate.

4. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 3, wherein:

the first property indicates on of a plurality of different views of the heart; and

the second property toggles between an exterior view of the heart and an interior view of the heart.

5. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 1, further comprising:

instructions for displaying a blood flow input interface element;

instructions for receiving a fourth user selection from the blood flow input interface element indicating a blood flow display mode; and

instructions for displaying simulated blood flow when the blood flow display mode indicates that the simulated blood flow is to be displayed.

6. A simulation device comprising:

a display device;

an input device;

a memory; and

a processor configured to;

display a cardiac display mode interface element, wherein a cardiac display mode is one of a heart rate display mode and cardiac display mode;

receive a first user selection from the cardiac display mode interface element indicating a cardiac display mode;

display a cardiac value input interface element;

receive a second user selection from the cardiac value input interface element indicating the cardiac value, wherein the cardiac value is one of a heart rate and a cardiac cycle speed; and

display a three-dimensional model of the heart based upon the cardiac display mode and the cardiac value.

7. The device of claim 6, wherein processor is further configured to:

display an electrocardiogram (ECG) input interface element;

receive a third user selection from the ECG input interface element indicating a ECG display mode; and

display an ECG plot when the ECG display mode indicates that the ECG plot is to be displayed

8. The device of claim 6, wherein the three-dimensional model of the heart is associated with a first property and wherein the processor is further configured to:

modify the appearance of the three-dimensional model in a first manner based on a change to a value of the first property and in a second manner based on a change to a value of the second property;

display a pad user-interface element, wherein the pad user-interface element includes an area for receiving a user selection;

receive a user selection of the pad user-interface element, the user selection being associated with a first axis coordinate and a second axis coordinate;

change the value of the first property based on the first axis coordinate; and

change the value of the second property based on the second axis coordinate.

9. The device of claim 8, wherein:

the first property indicates on of a plurality of different views of the heart; and

the second property toggles between an exterior view of the heart and an interior view of the heart.

10. The device of claim 6, wherein processor is further configured to:

display a blood flow input interface element;

receive a fourth user from the blood flow input interface element indicating the blood flow display mode; and

display simulated blood flow when the blood flow display mode indicates that the simulated blood flow is to be displayed.

11. A method for displaying a simulation, the method comprising:

displaying a cardiac display mode interface element, wherein a cardiac display mode is one of a heart rate display mode and cardiac display mode;

receiving a first user selection from the cardiac display mode interface element indicating a cardiac display mode;

displaying a cardiac value input interface element;

receiving a second user selection from the cardiac value input interface element indicating a cardiac value, wherein the cardiac value is one of a heart rate and a cardiac cycle speed; and

displaying a three-dimensional model of the heart based upon the cardiac display mode and the cardiac value.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

displaying an electrocardiogram (ECG) input interface element;

receiving a third user selection from the ECG input interface element indicating a ECG display mode; and

displaying an ECG plot when the ECG display mode indicates that the ECG plot is to be displayed.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the three-dimensional model of the heart is associated with a first property and a second property and further comprising:

modifying the appearance of the three-dimensional model in a first manner based on a change to a value of the first property and in a second manner based on a change to a value of the second property;

displaying a pad user-interface element, wherein the pad user-interface element includes an area for receiving a user selection;

receiving a user selection of the pad user-interface element, the user selection being associated with a first axis coordinate and a second axis coordinate;

changing the value of the first property based on the first axis coordinate; and

changing the value of the second property based on the second axis coordinate.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein:

the first property indicates on of a plurality of different views of the heart; and

the second property toggles between an exterior view of the heart and an interior view of the heart.

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

displaying a blood flow input interface element;

receiving a fourth user selection from the blood flow input interface element indicating a blood flow display mode; and

displaying simulated blood flow when the blood flow display mode indicates that the simulated blood flow is to be displayed.