Multi-functional navigational device and method
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of identifying and annotating a radiological image from an electronic medical record displayed on a touch screen, using a pen navigational device, comprising:
- displaying a medical image on the touch screen of a computer monitor of a client computer;
receiving an instruction to link data from the electronic medical record (EMR) of a patient, which is stored in a database of one of a client computer or server computer, to the image on the touch screen;
providing a color coded system in the pen navigational device, such that the pen navigational device can utilize color coding to identify, annotate, and prioritize portions of the image on the touch screen;
wherein said color coding includes identifying different levels of clinical priority requiring action, on said image;
calculating a pressure applied by the pen navigational device on the touch screen using a pressure sensing means at the client computer, in order to determine an amount of pressure applied, said amount of pressure which indicates one of said different levels of clinical priority requiring action, an increased pressure indicating a higher level of clinical priority with a corresponding predetermined color coding, and a decreased pressure indicating a lower level of clinical priority with a different corresponding predetermined color coding;
displaying the annotated image with each of said different levels of color coding representing each of said different levels of clinical priority; and
receiving and storing said annotated image with said different levels of color coding, in said database.
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Abstract
The present invention is related to a computer-implemented method of identifying and annotating an image from an electronic medical record displayed on a touch screen, which includes displaying the image on the touch screen; identifying medical issues shown in the image; annotating the image with at least one symbol correlated to predetermined information using a navigational device; and prioritizing the medical issues using the navigational device. The prioritizing step may include color-coding at least one of the symbol and the image using the navigational device. Further, the navigational device may include a pressure detecting mechanism which determines at least one of a priority of the image and a speed of images displayed on the touch screen, based on an amount of pressure exerted by a user on the touch screen. The navigational device includes security features to ensure authorized use, including biometric authentication of identification.
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42 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of identifying and annotating a radiological image from an electronic medical record displayed on a touch screen, using a pen navigational device, comprising:
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displaying a medical image on the touch screen of a computer monitor of a client computer; receiving an instruction to link data from the electronic medical record (EMR) of a patient, which is stored in a database of one of a client computer or server computer, to the image on the touch screen; providing a color coded system in the pen navigational device, such that the pen navigational device can utilize color coding to identify, annotate, and prioritize portions of the image on the touch screen; wherein said color coding includes identifying different levels of clinical priority requiring action, on said image; calculating a pressure applied by the pen navigational device on the touch screen using a pressure sensing means at the client computer, in order to determine an amount of pressure applied, said amount of pressure which indicates one of said different levels of clinical priority requiring action, an increased pressure indicating a higher level of clinical priority with a corresponding predetermined color coding, and a decreased pressure indicating a lower level of clinical priority with a different corresponding predetermined color coding; displaying the annotated image with each of said different levels of color coding representing each of said different levels of clinical priority; and receiving and storing said annotated image with said different levels of color coding, in said database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A computer system having a program for identifying and annotating a radiological image from an electronic medical record displayed on a touch screen, using a pen navigational device, comprising:
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a touch screen of a computer monitor of a client computer, which displays the medical image thereon; a database of a client computer or a server computer which stores electronic medical records of a patient; means for providing color coding system in the pen navigational device, such that the pen navigational device can utilize color coding to identify, annotate, and prioritize portions of the image on the touch screen; wherein said color coding includes identifying different levels of clinical priority requiring action, on said image; pressure sensing means for calculating a pressure applied by the pen navigational device on the touch screen at the client computer, in order to determine an amount of pressure applied, said amount of pressure which indicates one of said different levels of clinical priority requiring action, an increased pressure indicating a higher level of clinical priority with a corresponding predetermined color coding, and a decreased pressure indicating a lower level of clinical priority with a different corresponding predetermined color coding; wherein said computer monitor displays the annotated image with each of said different levels of clinical priority; and wherein said database stores said annotated image with said different levels of color coding. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A computer system for identifying and annotating a radiological image from an electronic medical record displayed on a touch screen, using a pen navigational device, comprising:
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at least one memory containing at least one program comprising the steps of; displaying a medical image on the touch screen of a computer monitor of a client computer; receiving an instruction to link data from the electronic medical record (EMR) of a patient, which is stored in a database of one of a client computer or server computer, to the image on the touch screen; providing a color coded system in the pen navigational device, such that the pen navigational device can utilize color coding to identify, annotate, and prioritize portions of the image on the touch screen; wherein said color coding includes identifying different levels of clinical priority requiring action, on said image; calculating a pressure applied by the pen navigational device on the touch screen using a pressure sensing means at the client computer, in order to determine an amount of pressure applied, said amount of pressure which indicates one of said different levels of clinical priority requiring action, an increased pressure indicating a higher level of clinical priority with a corresponding predetermined color coding, and a decreased pressure indicating a lower level of clinical priority with a different corresponding predetermined color coding; displaying the annotated image with each of said different levels of color coding representing each of said different levels of clinical priority; and receiving and storing said annotated image with said different levels of color coding, in said database; and a processor which executes the program. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38)
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39. A computer-readable medium whose contents cause a computer system to identify and annotate a radiological image from an electronic medical record displayed on a touch screen using a pen navigational device, said computer system containing a program which performs the steps of:
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displaying a medical image on the touch screen of a computer monitor of a client computer; receiving an instruction to link data from the electronic medical record (EMR) of a patient, which is stored in a database of one of a client computer or server computer, to the image on the touch screen; providing a color coded system in the pen navigational device, such that the pen navigational device can utilize color coding to annotate and prioritize portions of the image on the touch screen; wherein said color coding includes identifying different levels of clinical priority requiring action, on said image; calculating a pressure applied by the pen navigational device on the touch screen using a pressure sensing means at the client computer, in order to determine an amount of pressure applied, said amount of pressure which indicates one of said different levels of clinical priority requiring action, an increased pressure indicating a higher level of clinical priority with a corresponding predetermined color coding, and a decreased pressure indicating a lower level of clinical priority with a different corresponding predetermined color coding; displaying the annotated image with each of said different levels of color coding representing each of said different levels of clinical priority; and receiving and storing said annotated image with said different levels of color coding, in said database. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42)
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