Display modification based on measurement type

• US 8,564,613 B2
• Filed: 06/04/2010
• Issued: 10/22/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nonin Medical Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Nonin Medical Incorporated
• Inventors: Prior, Matthew, Larsen, Christopher, Holland, Christopher
• Primary Examiner(s): Tung, Kee M
• Assistant Examiner(s): AMIN, JWALANT B
• Application Number:
  US12/794,230
• Publication Number:
  US 20100309207A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,236 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 345/619
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/206 Drawing of charts or graphs

Abstract

Systems and methods provide a measurement system that modifies the display format based on the type of measurements or and/or the value measured, and these modifications are automatically made based on the information stored within sensors, sensor pods and/or alarm limits.

Claims

1. A method executable by one or more processors, the method comprising:

at each of a plurality of pods, receiving data indicating a measurement type code from a sensor coupled to a particular pod, accessing calibration parameter information, receiving sensor output data for the sensor, and executing an algorithm at the particular pod to determine a processed measurement based on the type code, the calibration parameter information, and the sensor output data;

at a display coupled to the plurality of pods, determining a display format for the display based on the processed measurement for the plurality of sensors;

checking for entry of a user input corresponding to the display format; and

displaying values based on at least one processed measurement in accordance with the display format or, upon detecting the user input, displaying values based on at least one processed measurement in accordance with an alternative format.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the display format includes a trend line.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the display format includes a plethismograph.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the display format includes a value.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein at least two of the plurality of sensors have the same measurement type and wherein determining the display format includes concurrently displaying data for the at least two of the plurality of sensors having the same data type.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein concurrently displaying data includes displaying the data from the at least two of the plurality of sensors adjacent to one another.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein concurrently displaying data includes displaying the data from the at least two of the plurality of sensors on the same graph.

8. The method of claim 1, and further comprising:

in response to determining that a value from a sensor has crossed a threshold, modifying the display format for the data stream from the sensor.

9. The method of claim 1, and further comprising:

in response to determining that an alarm has been generated, modifying the display format for the data stream from the sensor.

10. The method of claim 1, and further comprising:

in response to determining that a value from a sensor has crossed a threshold, modifying the display format for all data streams from the sensors to change a relative prominence of the different data streams.

11. The method of claim 1, and further comprising:

in response to determining that an alarm has been generated, modifying the display format for all data streams from the sensors to change a relative prominence of the different data streams.

12. The method of claim 1, and further comprising:

only displaying a subset of the sensor data streams and choosing the sensor data streams to display based on the distance of the sensor data from a threshold or having crossed a threshold.

13. The method of claim 12, and further comprising:

only displaying a subset of the sensor data streams possible data formats and choosing the sensor data streams data formats to display based on the distance of the sensor data from a threshold or having crossed a threshold.

14. The method of claim 1, and further comprising:

choosing which format or formats to display each data stream in based on the history or change in behavior of the data stream.

15. The method of claim 1 wherein checking for entry of the user input includes receiving an instruction to override the determined display format.

16. The method of claim 1 wherein checking for entry of the user input includes receiving an instruction to lock out changes in display format.

17. The method of claim 1 wherein displaying values includes displaying data in a plurality of formats based on one sensor.

18. The method of claim 1, and further comprising:

in response to determining that an alarm has been generated, displaying selected data using a display format in which the selected data is displayed with reduced prominence than other data of the display format.

19. The method of claim 18 wherein determining that an alarm has been generated includes detecting a disconnection or detecting a malfunction.

20. The method of claim 18 wherein determining that an alarm has been generated includes detecting a threshold crossing.

21. The method of claim 1, and further comprising:

in response to detecting a change in a configuration of sensors, using a display format including data from a new sensor.

22. A system comprising:

a plurality of sensors, each sensor coupled to a particular pod of a plurality of pods, each pod configured to store a measurement type code, access calibration parameter information and receive sensor output data for the sensor, the pod configured to execute an algorithm to determine a processed measurement based on the type code, the calibration parameter information, and the sensor output data; and

a display unit coupled to the plurality of pods, the display unit operable to;

receive the processed measurement for each of the plurality of sensors,

determine a display format for a display based on the processed measurement for the plurality of sensors,

check for entry of a user input corresponding to the display format, and

display values based on at least one processed measurement in accordance with the display format or, upon detecting the user input, displaying values based on at least one processed measurement in accordance with an alternative format.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein the measurement type code is determined according to sensor type data provided by the sensor.

24. The system of claim 22, and further comprising one or more sensor pods communicably coupling at least a subset of the plurality of sensors to the display unit.

25. The system of claim 24, wherein the measurement type code is determined according to sensor type data provided by the sensor pod.

26. A non-transitory machine-readable medium having stored thereon instructions that when executed cause one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

at each of a plurality of pods, receiving data indicating a measurement type code associated with a sensor coupled to a particular pod, accessing calibration parameter information, and receiving sensor output data for the sensor, and determining a processed measurement based on the type code, the calibration parameter information, and the sensor output data;

determining a display format for a display based on the processed measurement for the plurality of sensors;

checking for entry of a user input corresponding to the display format; and

displaying values based on at least one processed measurement in accordance with the display format or, upon detecting the user input, displaying values based on at least one processed measurement in accordance with an alternative format.