User installed applications in a physiological parameter display device
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a physiological parameter display device, a signal indicative of a current value of a physiological parameter of a patient;
executing, by the physiological parameter display device, an operating system that does not allow multiple-program execution;
executing, by the physiological parameter display device, a single program that runs on the operating system, the program providing to a user an ability to install applications on the physiological parameter display device and an ability to run the applications on the physiological parameter display device while the physiological parameter display device continues to display data representing the current value of the physiological parameter of the patient,wherein the applications are discrete sets of functionality provided by the physiological parameter display device to the user, andwherein each application operates within the single program;
causing a display unit of the physiological parameter display device to display an app selection interface, the app selection interface comprising controls that allow the user to select one of the applications to run on the physiological parameter display device;
receiving an app selection input via the app selection interface, the app selection input indicating a given application; and
using a thread within the program to run the given application.
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Abstract
A physiological parameter display device displays data representing the current values of one or more physiological parameters of a patient. The device has an operating system that does not allow multiple-program execution. A program runs on the operating system. The program provides functionality that gives a user of the device an ability to install virtual applications on the device. In addition, the program provides functionality that gives the user an ability to run the virtual applications on the device while the device continues to display data representing the current value of the physiological parameter of the patient.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a physiological parameter display device, a signal indicative of a current value of a physiological parameter of a patient; executing, by the physiological parameter display device, an operating system that does not allow multiple-program execution; executing, by the physiological parameter display device, a single program that runs on the operating system, the program providing to a user an ability to install applications on the physiological parameter display device and an ability to run the applications on the physiological parameter display device while the physiological parameter display device continues to display data representing the current value of the physiological parameter of the patient, wherein the applications are discrete sets of functionality provided by the physiological parameter display device to the user, and wherein each application operates within the single program; causing a display unit of the physiological parameter display device to display an app selection interface, the app selection interface comprising controls that allow the user to select one of the applications to run on the physiological parameter display device; receiving an app selection input via the app selection interface, the app selection input indicating a given application; and using a thread within the program to run the given application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A physiological parameter display device comprising:
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a display unit; a sensor interface that receives a signal from a sensor on a continuing basis, the signal indicative of a current value of a physiological parameter of a patient; a processing unit; and one or more computer storage media that store computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processing unit, cause the physiological parameter display device to; execute an operating system that does not allow multiple-program execution; execute a single program that runs on the operating system, the program providing to a user an ability to install applications on the physiological parameter display device and an ability to run the applications on the physiological parameter display device while the physiological parameter display device continues to display data representing the current value of the physiological parameter of the patient, wherein the applications are discrete sets of functionality provided by the physiological parameter display device to the user, and wherein each application operates within the single program; display, on the display unit, an app selection interface that allows the user to select applications to install on the physiological parameter display device, the app selection interface comprising; a parameter pane that contains the data representing the current value of the physiological parameter of the patient; and an app selection pane that contains controls that allow the user to select one of the applications to run on the physiological parameter display device; and use a thread within the program to run the given application in response to receiving an app selection input via the app selection interface, the app selection input indicating the given application, the given application being one of the applications. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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