Virtual display
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1. A display method comprising:
- defining a plurality of display objects in a patient monitor configured to visually indicate at least one measurement of at least one physiological parameter, wherein the at least one measurement is determined using sensor signals received via a sensor port;
organizing the plurality of display objects within a virtual display area corresponding to at least a portion of a physical display to create a first display layout;
communicatively coupling a sensor to the sensor port;
receiving a display upgrade object through the sensor port, wherein the display upgrade object is different from the sensor signals;
associating at least one display object from the plurality of display objects with an additional physiological parameter previously undefined by the patient monitor in accordance with the display upgrade object;
organizing the at least one display object within the virtual display area in accordance with the display upgrade object to create a second display layout;
associating a plurality of data objects corresponding to the additional physiological parameter with the at least one display object;
determining whether the sensor is capable of measuring the additional physiological parameter characterized by the display upgrade object; and
upon determining that the sensor is capable of measuring the additional physiological parameter, automatically altering the virtual display based at least in part on the first display layout and the second display layout.
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Abstract
Display objects are defined that are capable of visually indicating physiological measurements and physiological monitor status. A virtual display utilizing these display objects is characterized by selecting those display objects corresponding to one or more particular physiological parameters, organizing the selected display objects within a virtual display area corresponding to at least a portion of a physical display, and associating data objects corresponding to the one or more physiological parameters with the selected display objects.
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1. A display method comprising:
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defining a plurality of display objects in a patient monitor configured to visually indicate at least one measurement of at least one physiological parameter, wherein the at least one measurement is determined using sensor signals received via a sensor port; organizing the plurality of display objects within a virtual display area corresponding to at least a portion of a physical display to create a first display layout; communicatively coupling a sensor to the sensor port; receiving a display upgrade object through the sensor port, wherein the display upgrade object is different from the sensor signals; associating at least one display object from the plurality of display objects with an additional physiological parameter previously undefined by the patient monitor in accordance with the display upgrade object; organizing the at least one display object within the virtual display area in accordance with the display upgrade object to create a second display layout; associating a plurality of data objects corresponding to the additional physiological parameter with the at least one display object; determining whether the sensor is capable of measuring the additional physiological parameter characterized by the display upgrade object; and upon determining that the sensor is capable of measuring the additional physiological parameter, automatically altering the virtual display based at least in part on the first display layout and the second display layout. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A physiological parameter measurement system comprising:
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a parameter processor configured to receive a sensor signal from a sensor and output at least a measurement of a first physiological parameter responsive to the sensor signal; a host processor in communication with the parameter processor; a virtual display residing in the host processor; and a first characterization for the virtual display residing in the parameter processor, wherein the first characterization is communicated to the host processor so as to enable the host processor to display the first physiological parameter, the parameter processor is further configured to; receive a parameter upgrade through a sensor port enabling the parameter processor to output at least a measurement of a second physiological parameter not previously displayed, wherein the parameter upgrade differs from the sensor signal and comprises a second characterization for the virtual display, and determine whether the sensor is capable of measuring the second physiological parameter; and upon determining that the sensor is capable of measuring the second physiological parameter, automatically alter the virtual display based at least in part on the first characterization and the second characterization. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A virtual display comprising:
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a virtual display area corresponding to at least a portion of a physical display; a plurality of display objects allocated to the virtual display area; a first display layout specifying at least the size and location of the display objects within the virtual display area for a first physiological parameter; and a first data setup associating a plurality of data objects with the plurality of display objects for the first physiological parameter, wherein at least one display object from the plurality of display objects is selected to visually indicate measurements of the first physiological parameter on the physical display, at least one data object from the plurality of data objects identifies the measurements and information corresponding to the measurements, a second display layout and a second data setup for a second physiological parameter can be added via a display upgrade object received through a sensor port, wherein the second physiological parameter is unknown to the virtual display prior to receipt of the display upgrade object and the sensor port is further configured to receive sensor signals from a sensor indicative of a physiological parameter different from the display upgrade object, and the virtual display is configured to; determine whether the sensor is capable of measuring the second physiological parameter; and upon determining that the sensor is capable of measuring the second physiological parameter, automatically alter the virtual display area based at least in part on the first display layout and the first data setup and the second display layout and second data setup. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A display method comprising:
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receiving a parameter upgrade through a sensor port of a multi-parameter measurement system, wherein the multi-parameter measurement system includes a plurality display of objects associated with one or more physiological parameters, the display objects being configured to visually indicate one or more measurements of the one or more physiological parameters according to at least a first display layout; associating at least one display object from the plurality of display objects with an additional physiological parameter in accordance with the parameter upgrade, the at least one display object being configured to visually indicate at least one measurement of the additional physiological parameter, wherein the measurement is determined using sensor signals received from a sensor via the sensor port; organizing the at least one display object within a virtual display area corresponding to at least a portion of a physical display of the multi-parameter measurement system in accordance with the parameter upgrade to create a second display layout; associating at least one data object from a plurality of data objects corresponding to the physiological parameter with the least one display object in accordance with the parameter upgrade; determining whether the sensor is capable of measuring the additional physiological parameter; and upon determining that the sensor is capable of measuring the additional physiological parameter, automatically altering the virtual display based at least in part on the first display layout and the second display layout. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A physiological parameter measurement system comprising:
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a sensor port in communication with a digital signal processor and configured to receive sensor signals from a sensor and further configured to receive a parameter upgrade, wherein the digital signal processor is configured to determine at least a measurement of a first physiological parameter using the sensor signals received at the sensor port; a virtual display comprising a plurality of display objects; and a first characterization associated with the first physiological parameter, wherein the virtual display is configured to associate at least at least one of the plurality of display objects with a physical display according to the first characterization the parameter upgrade comprises a second characterization associated with a second physiological parameter, wherein the virtual display is further configured to associate at least one of the plurality of display objects with the physical display according to the second characterization, and the digital signal processor is further configured to; determine whether the sensor is capable of measuring the second physiological parameter; and upon determining that the sensor is capable of measuring the second physiological parameter, automatically alter the virtual display based at least in part on the first characterization and the second characterization. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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