System and method for using a digital watermark on a graphical user interface as identifying indicia in a healthcare setting

• US 7,274,799 B2
• Filed: 05/29/2003
• Issued: 09/25/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Winkel, Kevin John, Saus, Douglas Michael, Cohen, Stuart Mark, Webb, Russell William, Vanzant, Carrie Jeanne
• Primary Examiner(s): Bali; Vikkram
• Assistant Examiner(s): Bhatnagar; Anand
• Application Number:
  US10/447,556
• Publication Number:
  US 20040240703A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,580 Days
• Field of Search: 382/100, 382/232, 382128-132, 713/176, 128/922
• US Class Current: 382/100
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 1/0028 Adaptive watermarking, e.g. Human Visual System [HVS]-based watermarking
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2200/24 involving graphical user interfaces [GUIs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2201/0051 Embedding of the watermark in the spatial domain
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/922 including image analysis

Abstract

A method for use in a computer system is provided that links a patient with patient-related data that is displayed on a graphical user interface. The method includes first determining if a digital watermark is required. If a digital watermark is required, the current background color for the display of patient-related data is obtained, along with an intensity value. The subject matter for the watermark is also obtained. The color of the digital watermark is calculated, based upon the obtained background color and intensity value. The digital watermark is then rendered on the display.

Claims

1. A method for use in a computer system for linking a patient with patient-related data displayed on a graphical user interface, the method comprising:

determining if a digital watermark is required;

if so, obtaining the current background color for the display of patient-related data;

obtaining an intensity value;

obtaining the subject matter for the watermark to display;

calculating a watermark color based upon the obtained background color and intensity value; and

rendering the digital watermark on the display, wherein the digital watermark and patient-related data are simultaneously readable.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the intensity value is supplied by a user.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the subject matter is configurable by the user.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the subject matter is variable between two or more different possible watermark texts.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining the number of windows displayed on the graphical user interface and repeating the method for each of the windows displayed on the graphical user interface.

6. One or more computer storage media having computer-executable instructions for performing the method recited in claim 1.