Method and system for enhanced display of temporal data on portable devices

• US 7,738,320 B2
• Filed: 12/03/2007
• Issued: 06/15/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: General Electric Company
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Taha, Basel Hasan
• Primary Examiner(s): Miska; Vit W
• Application Number:
  US11/949,265
• Publication Number:
  US 20090141593A1
• Time in Patent Office: 925 Days
• Field of Search: 368/10, 368 82- 84, 368/223, 368239-242, 345/23, 345/440, 345/440.1
• US Class Current: 368/10
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0006 ECG or EEG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0008 Temperature signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/024 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse rate or heart rate A61B5/0205, A61B5/021 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/145 Measuring characteristics of blood in vivo, e.g. gas concentration, pH value; Measuring characteristics of body fluids or tissues, e.g. interstitial fluid, cerebral tissuemeasuring of blood pressure or blood flow A61B5/02; non-radiation detecting or locating of foreign bodies in blood A61B5/06
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 7/02 Indicating value of two or more variables simultaneously

Abstract

A method for displaying temporal data on a portable device is presented. The method includes converting the temporal data to clock coordinates to generate a clock data set. In addition, the method includes presenting a clock plot representative of the clock data set on a dial of a clock. Systems and computer-readable medium that afford functionality of the type defined by this method are also contemplated in conjunction with the present technique.

Claims

1. A method for displaying complex temporal data on a portable device, the method comprising:

obtaining a snapshot signal of the complex data, wherein the snapshot signal of the complex data comprises a signal representative of the complex data over a predetermined time period, and wherein the predetermined time period comprises a plurality of sub-intervals;

obtaining amplitudes values of the snapshot signal at each of the plurality of sub-intervals;

correlating each amplitude value to a predetermined color, a predetermined symbol, or both; and

generating a plot by plotting the predetermined color, the predetermined symbol, or both, on a corresponding radial line of a dial of a clock.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying the generated plot on a display of the portable device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of obtaining a snapshot signal of the complex data includes obtaining a snapshot signal of complex biomedical data.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the complex biomedical data comprises electrocardiogram (ECG) data.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein each sub-interval is representative of one second, and the amplitude values correspond to the amplitudes of the ECG data at the one-second sub-intervals.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the corresponding radial line of the dial of the clock on which the plot is generated corresponds to the time of day when the snapshot signal of the complex data was obtained.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the dial of the clock has a 12-hour time frame.