Multi-action rows with incremental gestures

• US 8,826,128 B2
• Filed: 07/26/2012
• Issued: 09/02/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Reynolds, Todd Jeffrey, Biethman, Tyler, Henkes, Matt
• Primary Examiner(s): PHANTANA ANGKOOL, DAVID
• Application Number:
  US13/558,972
• Publication Number:
  US 20140033032A1
• Time in Patent Office: 768 Days
• Field of Search: 715/702, 715/764, 715/781, 715/863
• US Class Current: 715/702
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• 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

Methods, computer systems, and computer storage media are provided for initiating clinical actions associated with a clinical object on a touch screen interface using incremental gestures. A clinical object is presented in an object row on the touch screen interface, and clinical actions associated with the clinical object are determined. A user gesture comprising an incremental gesture of the object row in a first direction is detected; the incremental gesture reveals an indicator associated with one of the clinical actions. The indicator is revealed after the incremental gesture has traveled a first distance. The action is initiated upon release of the incremental gesture.

Claims

1. A computerized method, carried out by a server running on one or more processors, of initiating one or more clinical actions associated with a clinical object on a touch screen interface using incremental gestures, the method comprising:

presenting the clinical object in an object row on the touch screen interface;

determining at least two clinical actions associated with the clinical object;

detecting, using the one or more processors, a first user gesture related to the object row on the touch screen interface, the first user gesture comprising a first incremental gesture of the object row in a first direction to reveal a first indicator associated with a first clinical action of the at least two clinical actions, wherein the first indicator associated with the first clinical action is revealed after the first incremental gesture has traveled a first distance; and

initiating the first clinical action of the at least two clinical actions upon release of the first incremental gesture.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the clinical object comprises a clinical order.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the at least two clinical actions include two or more of the following:

refill, continue, modify, copy, discontinue, complete, cancel, void, and delete actions.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the at least two clinical actions further include an undo action, wherein the undo action becomes available upon initiation of the first clinical action.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting a second user gesture on the touch screen interface, the second user gesture comprising a second incremental gesture of the object row in a second direction to reveal a second indicator associated with a second clinical action of the at least two clinical actions, wherein the second indicator associated with the second clinical action is revealed after the second incremental gesture has traveled a second distance; and

initiating the second clinical action of the at least two clinical actions upon release of the second incremental gesture.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the second clinical action comprises an undo action.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first direction of the first incremental gesture of the object row comprises at least one of a pull of the object row in a right direction or a pull of the object row in a left direction.

8. A touch screen interface for detecting incremental gestures related to a clinical object and initiating clinical actions based on the incremental gestures, the touch screen interface stored on one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media and executable by a computing device, the touch screen interface comprising:

an object display area configured to present at least a first clinical object in an object row, the first clinical object comprising at least one of a medication, a lab, a procedure, or a problem; and

a hidden action display area configured to present indicators associated with one or more clinical actions related to the first clinical object upon detection of an incremental gesture with respect to the object row, wherein;

(1) a first indicator associated with a first clinical action of the one or more clinical actions is presented when the incremental gesture comprises a first distance and a first direction, and

(2) a second indicator associated with a second clinical action of the one or more clinical actions is presented when the incremental gesture comprises a second distance and a second direction.

9. The touch screen interface of claim 8, wherein the one or more clinical actions includes up to eight clinical actions.

10. The touch screen interface of claim 8, wherein the first direction is the same as the second direction.

11. The touch screen interface of claim 8, wherein the first direction is different from the second direction.

12. The touch screen interface of claim 8, wherein a right side of the hidden action display area is configured to present indicators associated with positive clinical actions of the one or more clinical actions, and wherein a left side of the hidden display area is configured to present indicators associated with negative clinical actions of the one or more clinical actions.

13. One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media having embodied thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a server, perform a method of initiating clinical actions related to a clinical object upon detection of an incremental gesture at a touch screen interface, the method comprising:

presenting the clinical object in an object row on the touch screen interface;

determining at least two clinical actions associated with the clinical object;

detecting a first user gesture on the touch screen interface, the first user gesture comprising an incremental gesture of the object row in a first direction and a first distance to reveal a first indicator associated with a first clinical action of the at least two clinical actions;

continuing the incremental gesture in the first direction to reveal a second indicator associated with a second clinical action of the at least two clinical actions, the second clinical action associated with a second distance; and

initiating the second clinical action of the at least two clinical actions upon user release of the incremental gesture.

14. The media of claim 13, further comprising:

subsequent to initiating the second clinical action, presenting a textual label identifying the second clinical action on the object row.

15. The media of claim 13, further comprising;

subsequent to initiating the second clinical action, presenting a set of sub-clinical actions corresponding to the second clinical action on the object row;

receiving a selection of at least one of the sub-clinical actions; and

initiating the sub-clinical action.

16. The media of claim 13, wherein a color indicator is presented on the object row subsequent to the initiation of the second clinical action, the color indicator indicating that the initiation of the second clinical action was successful.

17. The media of claim 13, wherein the incremental gesture further comprises a first tactile indication and a second tactile indication, the first tactile indication indicating that the first indicator associated with the first clinical action has been revealed and the second tactile indication indicating that the second indicator associated with the second clinical action has been revealed.

18. The media of claim 17, wherein the first and second tactile indications comprise a temporary sticking point.

19. The media of claim 13, wherein the incremental gesture comprises at least one of a pull of the object row in a down direction or a pull of the object row in an up direction.

20. The media of claim 13, wherein the second clinical action is a clinical action other than an undo action.