System and method for healthcare specific operating system

• US 20020184055A1
• Filed: 05/29/2002
• Published: 12/05/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Board of Regents of the University of Texas System (University of Texas System)
• Original Assignee: Board of Regents of the University of Texas System (University of Texas System)
• Inventors: Naghavi, Morteza, Mohammadi, Reza, Robinson, David J., Madjid, Mohammad, Mirhaji, Parsa
• Application Number:
  US10/157,560
• Publication Number:
  US 20020184055A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/40 for the management of medical equipment or devices, e.g. scheduling maintenance or upgrades
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A system and method of providing operating system functionality for a healthcare specific computer operating system for a computer system is disclosed. The method comprises initiating a predetermined set of basic input/output system routines; scanning a predetermined set of data ports for the existence of a medical device; initializing a driver for the medical device upon detection of the medical device, the driver providing access between the predetermined set of basic input/output system routines and the medical device; initializing a graphic user interface, the graphic user interface executing on the computer system and interfacing to the predetermined set of basic input/output system routines; determining a status of a predefined health status condition of a user of the healthcare specific computer operating system; and mutating a desired mutatable characteristic of a displayed graphic user interface element based on a predefined health status condition of a user of the healthcare specific computer operating system. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope of meaning of the claims.

Claims

1. A healthcare specific computer operating system for a computer system, comprising:

a. a predetermined set of basic input/output system routines;

b. a driver for a predetermined medical device, the driver providing access between the predetermined set of basic input/output system routines and the medical device;

c. a healthcare engine comprising a healthcare related software component; and

d. a graphical user interface executing on the computer system to provide an interface to the predetermined set of basic input/output system routines, the graphical user interface capable of mutating a desired mutatable characteristic of a displayed graphic user interface element based on a predefined health status condition of a user of the healthcare specific computer operating system.

2. A method of providing operating system functionality for a healthcare specific computer operating system for a computer system, comprising:

a. initiating a predetermined set of basic input/output system routines;

b. scanning a predetermined set of data ports for the existence of a medical device;

c. initializing a driver for the medical device upon detection of the medical device, the driver providing access between the predetermined set of basic input/output system routines and the medical device;

d. initializing a graphic user interface, the graphic user interface executing on the computer system and interfacing to the predetermined set of basic input/output system routines;

e. determining a status of a predefined health status condition of a user of the healthcare specific computer operating system; and

f. mutating a desired mutatable characteristic of a displayed graphic user interface element based on a predefined health status condition of a user of the healthcare specific computer operating system.