Method to indicate context synchronization of applications on a computer desktop
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1. A method, comprising:
- retrieving identifying information from at least two software applications that are executed by a computing device, said identifying information identifying at least one individual about which the two software applications are currently causing display of medical information;
comparing the identifying information to determine whether the two software applications are currently causing display of medical information about the same individual;
generating a result indicative of said comparing;
determining, via the computing device, a synchronization state, among a plurality of predetermined synchronization states, based on the result, the determined synchronization state identifies a synchronization state of each of the two software applications while the two software applications are currently causing display of the identifying information;
associating the determined synchronization state with the result; and
displaying the result,wherein a change in the display of the identifying information and corresponding medical information generated by one of the two software applications does not force a change in the display of the identifying information and corresponding medical information generated by the other software application,wherein the identifying information is not exchanged between the two software applications.
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a method to indicate context synchronization of applications on a computer desktop that polls information from disparate applications and provides an indication of whether or not the information is synchronized. The disclosure uses an application located on each workstation that performs the “polling” and displays the synchronization state. The present disclosure does not involve a server process. Because of the rules governing abstracts, this abstract should not be used to construe the claims.
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1. A method, comprising:
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retrieving identifying information from at least two software applications that are executed by a computing device, said identifying information identifying at least one individual about which the two software applications are currently causing display of medical information; comparing the identifying information to determine whether the two software applications are currently causing display of medical information about the same individual; generating a result indicative of said comparing; determining, via the computing device, a synchronization state, among a plurality of predetermined synchronization states, based on the result, the determined synchronization state identifies a synchronization state of each of the two software applications while the two software applications are currently causing display of the identifying information; associating the determined synchronization state with the result; and displaying the result, wherein a change in the display of the identifying information and corresponding medical information generated by one of the two software applications does not force a change in the display of the identifying information and corresponding medical information generated by the other software application, wherein the identifying information is not exchanged between the two software applications. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 31, 32, 33)
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11. A method for indicating context synchronization of applications on a computer comprising:
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reading a configuration file to determine at least two software applications that are executed by a computing device; reading a configuration file to determine identifying information to retrieve from said at least two software applications, said identifying information identifying at least one individual about which the two software applications are currently causing display of medical information; retrieving identifying information from said at least two software applications; comparing the identifying information to determine whether the two software applications are currently causing display of medical information about the same individual; generating a result indicative of said comparing; determining, via the computing device, a synchronization state, among a plurality of predetermined synchronization states, based on the result, the determined synchronization state identifies a synchronization state of each of the two software applications while the software applications are currently causing display of the identifying information; associating the determined synchronization state with the result; and displaying the result, wherein a change in the display of the identifying information and corresponding medical information generated by one of the two software applications does not force a change in the display of the identifying information and corresponding medical information generated by the other software application, wherein the identifying information is not exchanged between the two software applications. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 34, 35, 36)
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21. A computer-readable storage medium storing computer-readable program code portions, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
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a first executable portion for retrieving identifying information from at least two software applications that are executed by a computing device, said identifying information identifying at least one individual about which the two software applications are currently causing display of medical information; a second executable portion for comparing the identifying information to determine whether the two software applications are currently causing display of medical information about the same individual; a third executable portion for generating a result indicative of said comparing; a fourth executable portion for determining a synchronization state, among a plurality of predetermined synchronization states, based on the result, the determined synchronization state identifies a synchronization state of each of the two software applications while the two software applications are currently causing displaying of the identifying information; a fifth executable portion for associating the determined synchronization state with the result; and a sixth executable portion for displaying the result, wherein a change in the display of the identifying information and corresponding medical information generated by one of the two software applications does not force a change in the display of the identifying information and corresponding medical information generated by the other software application, wherein the identifying information is not exchanged between the two software applications. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 37, 38, 39)
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