Visual display of room information

• US 9,122,373 B1
• Filed: 10/11/2013
• Issued: 09/01/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/10/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: TeleTracking Technologies Incorporated
• Original Assignee: TeleTracking Technologies Incorporated
• Inventors: Nacey, Gene E.
• Primary Examiner(s): AL HASHEMI, SANA A
• Application Number:
  US14/052,092
• Time in Patent Office: 690 Days
• Field of Search: 707/607, 707/687, 707/609, 707/821, 707/705, 707/953
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms

Abstract

Information of interest is graphically displayed in a manner which conveys the information to in a form which aids in comprehension of the information. Specifically, the information is preferably conveyed on the unit level through the use of the unit'"'"'s floor plan in a graphical seating chart type format. A graphical icon is used to represent each room in the unit. Components of the icon indicate key considerations for every room. Additional information may also be displayed by clicking on a component of the icon.

Claims

1. A method of graphically displaying bed management and room occupant status information of a facility, said method comprising the steps of:

displaying at least one icon on an interactive, display, said at least one icon simultaneously conveying a first level of hospital room information regarding;

bed management information, including at least one of patient bed occupancy and bed availability, said at least one icon being arranged on said display on said display in the pattern of a floor plan of the facility;

each of said at least one icon in said floor plan corresponding to a different one of said rooms of said facility for which information is conveyed;

providing a link to secondary patient information in said at least one icon when said at least one icon is an icon of a patient occupied room;

and

displaying secondary patient information associated with at least one attribute of an icon in response to user interaction with the icon of a patient occupied room.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the display of said secondary information is restricted.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the room is a hospital room.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein an icon depicts a bed.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein an icon indicates a room is unoccupied.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein an icon indicates a room is occupied.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein an icon indicates an emergency condition exists within a room.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein an icon indicates a bed within a room is being made.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein an icon conveys information about a room comprising a first level of hospital room information regarding patient bed occupancy and bed availability.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the displaying secondary patient information comprises providing patient specific information in response to user interaction with an icon.

12. The method according to claim 3, wherein the secondary information is displayed solely to authorized users.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the authorization of a user is determined by comparing a password provided by the user against a databank of passwords.

2. A program storage device readable by machine, embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform steps for the graphical display of bed management and room occupant status information of a facility, said steps comprising:

displaying at least one icon on an interactive display, said icon simultaneously conveying a first level of hospital room information regarding;

bed management information, including at least one of patient bed occupancy and bed availability, said at least one icon being arranged in the pattern of a floor plan of the facility;

each of said at least one icon in said floor plan corresponding to a different one of said rooms of said facility for which information is conveyed;

providing a link to secondary patient information in said at least one icon when said at least one icon is an icon of a patient occupied room;

displaying secondary patient information associated with at least one attribute of the an icon in response to user interaction with the icon of a patient occupied room.