Graphing device and method

• US 8,392,053 B2
• Filed: 04/19/2010
• Issued: 03/05/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bosch Automotive Service Solutions LLC (SPX Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Service Solutions US LLC
• Inventors: Gilbert, Harry M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Cheung, Mary
• Application Number:
  US12/762,840
• Publication Number:
  US 20100238175A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,051 Days
• Field of Search: 709/217, 709/225, 709/245, 701/29, 701/31, 701 33- 34, 382/141, 600/300
• US Class Current: 701/29.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/206 Drawing of charts or graphs
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

To display patient information, a computing device receives a set of diagnostic values for a patient, a processor of the computing device compares the set of diagnostic values with a set of predetermined normal values, and a video image is displayed having a graphical depiction of the diagnostic values in comparison to the related normal values. The related set of normal values is displayed at a predetermined region of the video image and the set of diagnostic values is displayed on the video image in relation to the certain region of the normal values. Varying levels of relative health of the patient are indicated according the placement of an icon relative to areas of the graphical depiction of the diagnostic values. The video image is a plurality of concentric circles with the diagnostic values being displayed relatively closer to a center of the display in response to the diagnostic values being relatively closer to the values of the related normal values.

Claims

1. A method of displaying information, comprising:

receiving via a computing device a set of diagnostic values for a patient;

comparing via a processor of the computing device the set of diagnostic values with a set of predetermined normal values;

displaying on a display a video image having a graphical depiction of the set of diagnostic values in comparison to the set of predetermined normal values, with the set of predetermined normal values being displayed in a predetermined region of the video image, and the set of diagnostic values being displayed in the video image in relation to the predetermined region of the set of predetermined normal values; and

indicating varying levels of relative health of the patient according to a placement of an icon relative to areas of the graphical depiction of the set of diagnostic values,

wherein the video image includes a plurality of concentric circles, with the set of diagnostic values being displayed relatively closer to a center of the display in response to the set of diagnostic values being relatively closer to values of the set of predetermined normal values.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the icon includes a value indicating the set of diagnostic values of a health of the patient.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the video image further comprises the graphical depiction of values having a dependency on a location within the display to indicate a comparison to the set of predetermined normal values.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the video image is sectioned into the plurality of concentric circles with the set of diagnostic values being located according to the comparison to the set of predetermined normal values, and the plurality of concentric circles being sectioned further into a plurality of subdivisions, with each subdivision representing an additional dependency on a predetermined variable.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the video image comprises regions of at least one of coloring and shading according to a deviation from the set of predetermined normal values.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the video image comprises different regions divided according to a set range of deviations from the set of predetermined normal values.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the video image includes alterations of the video image according to the display of the set of diagnostic values as compared to the set of predetermined normal values.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the video image includes a plurality of icons representing particular measured variables of the patient and the diagnostic values being displayed adjacent to the respective icons, and the icons and diagnostic values being moved around a concentric circle at a same distance from a center of the concentric circle in order to not overlap a displayed image of the icon and related diagnostic value.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the steps of the method comprise a set of computer executable instructions stored on a computer readable media.

10. An apparatus for displaying a patient'"'"'s diagnostic values, comprising:

a communication interface to receive diagnostic values;

a memory to store a set of computer executable instructions for displaying of the diagnostic values;

a processor connected to the memory and being configured to execute the set of computer executable instructions, in response to the set of computer executable instructions, the processor being configured to compare the diagnostic values with a set of predetermined normal values;

a display displaying a video image having a graphical depiction of the diagnostic values in comparison to the set of predetermined normal values; and

an icon configured to indicate varying levels of relative health of a patient and positioned on the graphical depiction of the diagnostic values,

wherein the video image includes a plurality of concentric circles, with the diagnostic values being displayed relatively closer to center in response to the diagnostic values being relatively closer to values of the set of predetermined normal values.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the icon includes a value indicating the diagnostic values of a health of the patient.

12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the video image further comprises a video depiction of the values having a dependency on a location within the display to indicate the comparison to the set of predetermined normal values.

13. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the video image is sectioned into the plurality of concentric circles with the diagnostic values being located according to the comparison to the set of predetermined normal values, and the plurality of concentric circles being sectioned further into a plurality of subdivisions, with each subdivision representing an additional dependency on a predetermined variable.

14. The apparatus of claim 10, further comprising at least one of coloring and shading different regions of the video image according to a deviation from the set of predetermined normal values.

15. The apparatus of claim 10, further comprising dividing different regions of the video image according to a set range of deviations from the set of predetermined normal values.

16. The apparatus of claim 10, further comprising altering the video image according to the display of the diagnostic values as compared to the set of predetermined normal values.

17. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the video image includes a plurality of icons each representing a particular type of diagnostic value of the diagnostic values and the diagnostic values being displayed adjacent to the respective icons, and the icons and diagnostic values being moved around a concentric circle at a same distance from a center of the concentric circle in order to not overlap a displayed image of the icon and related diagnostic value.

18. A system for displaying a set of diagnostic values from a patient, the system comprising:

a means for receiving the set of diagnostic values;

a means for comparing the set of diagnostic values with a set of predetermined normal values;

a means for displaying a video image having a graphical depiction of the set of diagnostic values in comparison to the set of predetermined normal values; and

an icon configured to indicate varying levels of relative health of the patient and positioned on the graphical depiction of the set of diagnostic values,

wherein the video image includes a plurality of concentric circles, with the set of diagnostic values of the patient being displayed relatively closer to a center of the means for displaying in response to the set of diagnostic values being relatively closer in value to the set of predetermined normal values.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the icon includes a value indicating diagnostic values of health of the patient.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein the video image further comprises a video depiction of the values having a dependency on a location within the means for displaying to indicate the comparison to the set of predetermined normal values.