DYNAMICALLY RECONFIGURING A USER INTERFACE OF A PATIENT MONITOR RESPONSIVE TO AN ORIENTATION INPUT

• US 20130109928A1
• Filed: 10/28/2011
• Published: 05/02/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co., Ltd. (Excelsior Union Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Mindray DS USA Incorporated (Excelsior Union Ltd.)
• Inventors: Menzel, Frank
• Granted Patent: US 9,125,630 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/301
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/01 Measuring temperature of body parts ; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue clinical contact thermometers G01K13/20
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/024 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse rate or heart rate A61B5/0205, A61B5/021 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/08 Detecting, measuring or recording devices for evaluating the respiratory organs A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14542 for measuring blood gases A61B5/14551 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/318 Heart-related electrical modalities, e.g. electrocardiography [ECG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7445 Display arrangements, e.g. multiple display units
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0601 Interfaces specially adapted for storage systems
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation

Abstract

A patient monitoring system may be configured to acquire data signals relating to various physiological parameters of a patient. For example, the patient monitoring system may be used to determine or record a patient'"'"'s blood pressure, heart rate, temperature, and/or other physiological parameters. The patient monitoring system may process the data signals and generate patient parameter information. The patient parameter information may be displayed on a display unit. The patient monitoring system may be configured to dynamically reconfigure a visual display of the patient parameter information based on the orientation (e.g., portrait or landscape) of the patient monitoring system. Additionally, the patient monitoring system may be configured to selectively enter a transport mode, in which the touch screen and/or user inputs are locked or partially locked. The patient monitoring system may automatically enter a transport mode when the display unit is rotated to a landscape orientation.

Claims

1. A method of displaying patient parameter information comprising:

acquiring, via a parameter acquisition unit of a patient monitoring system, at least one data signal relating to at least one physiological parameter of a patient;

processing the at least one data signal with a processing unit;

generating patient parameter information related to the at least one physiological parameter based on the at least one data signal;

receiving an orientation input corresponding to the orientation of a display unit of the patient monitoring system;

dynamically reconfiguring a visual layout of at least a portion of the patient parameter information for display on the display unit of the patient monitoring system based on the received orientation input; and

displaying the visual layout via the display unit of the patient monitoring system.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the display unit comprises a touch screen display configured to receive user input.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the visual layout comprises displaying at least a portion of the patient parameter information as a waveform with an associated numerical value.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one physiological parameter comprises one of a blood pressure, a heart rate, a temperature, a respiration rate, a venous oxygen saturation, and an electrocardiogram.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving an orientation input comprises receiving an input from an accelerometer.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving an orientation input comprises receiving a manual input from an operator.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving an orientation input comprises receiving an input indicating that the display unit is in one of a portrait orientation and a landscape orientation;

wherein the visual layout of at least a portion of the patient parameter information comprises a plurality of waveforms; and

wherein when the orientation input indicates that the display unit is in the landscape orientation, the visual layout includes fewer waveforms than when the display input indicates that the display unit is in the portrait orientation.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the display unit comprises a touch screen display;

the visual layout further comprises a plurality of selectable menu icons; and

wherein when the orientation input indicates that the display unit is in the landscape orientation, the visual layout includes fewer waveforms and fewer selectable menu icons than when the display input indicates that the display unit is in the portrait orientation.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving an orientation input comprises receiving an input indicating that the display unit is in one of a portrait orientation and a landscape orientation.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the display unit comprises a touch screen display;

and wherein the touch screen display enters a transport mode when the orientation input indicates that the display unit is in a landscape orientation.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein entering the transport mode comprises locking the touch screen display, such that the touch screen display does not register touch inputs.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein entering the transport mode comprises partially locking the touch screen display, such that the touch screen display only registers touch inputs that are held for a predetermined time period or touch inputs in a particular area of the touch screen display.

13. The method of claim 10, further comprising the touch screen display exiting the transport mode when at least one of a first condition and a second condition is satisfied, the first condition comprising the orientation input indicating that the display unit is in the portrait orientation and the second condition comprising receiving a user input to exit the transport mode.

14. A patient monitoring system comprising:

a parameter acquisition unit configured to acquire at least one data signal relating to at least one physiological parameter of a patient;

a processing unit in communication with the parameter acquisition unit, the processing unit configured to;

process the at least one data signal; and

generate patient parameter information related to the at least one physiological parameter based on the at least one data signal;

an orientation unit configured to receive an orientation input corresponding to the orientation of a display unit;

a layout unit in communication with the orientation unit and the processing unit, the layout unit configured to dynamically reconfigure a visual layout of at least a portion of the patient parameter information for display on the display unit based on the orientation input; and

a display interface unit in communication with the layout unit, the display interface unit configured to display the visual layout via the display unit.

15. The patient monitoring system of claim 14, wherein the display unit comprises a touch screen display, and

wherein the display interface unit is further configured to receive user input via the touch screen display.

16. The patient monitoring system of claim 14, wherein the dynamically reconfigured layout comprises at least a portion of the patient parameter information represented as a waveform with an associated numerical value.

17. The patient monitoring system of claim 14, wherein the at least one physiological parameter comprises one of a blood pressure, a heart rate, a temperature, a respiration rate, a venous oxygen saturation, and an electrocardiogram.

18. The patient monitoring system of claim 14, wherein the orientation unit is configured to receive an orientation input an accelerometer.

19. The patient monitoring system of claim 14 wherein the orientation unit is configured to receive a manual orientation input from an operator.

20. The patient monitoring system of claim 14, wherein the orientation unit is configured to receive an orientation input indicating that the display unit is in one of a portrait orientation and a landscape orientation;

wherein the visual layout of at least a portion of the patient parameter information comprises a plurality of waveforms; and

wherein when the orientation input indicates that the display unit is in the landscape orientation, the visual layout includes fewer waveforms than when the display input indicates that the display unit is in the portrait orientation.

21. The patient monitoring system of claim 20, wherein the display unit comprises a touch screen display;

the visual layout further comprises a plurality of selectable menu icons; and

wherein when the orientation input indicates that the display unit is in the landscape orientation, the visual layout includes fewer waveforms and fewer selectable menu icons than when the display input indicates that the display unit is in the portrait orientation.

22. The patient monitoring system of claim 14, wherein the orientation unit is configured to receive an orientation input indicating that the display unit is in one of a portrait orientation and a landscape orientation.

23. The patient monitoring system of claim 20, further comprising a transport unit configured to cause the display unit to enter a transport mode when the orientation input indicates that the display unit is in a landscape orientation;

and

wherein the display unit comprises a touch screen display.

24. The patient monitoring system of claim 21, wherein in the transport mode, the transport unit is configured to lock the touch screen display, such that the touch screen display does not register touch inputs.

25. The patient monitoring system of claim 21, herein in the transport mode, the transport unit is configured to partially lock the touch screen display, such that the touch screen display only registers touch inputs that are held for a predetermined time period.

26. The patient monitoring system of claim 21, wherein the transport unit is configured to cause the display interface unit to exit the transport mode when at least one of a first condition and a second condition is satisfied, the first condition comprising the orientation unit receiving an orientation input indicating that the display unit is in the portrait orientation and the second condition comprising receiving a user input to exit the transport mode.

27. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, are configured to cause the processor to perform a method, the method comprising:

acquiring at least one data signal relating to at least one physiological parameter of a patient;

processing the at least one data signal;

generating patient parameter information related to the at least one physiological parameter based on the at least one data signal;

receiving an orientation input corresponding to the orientation of a display unit;

dynamically reconfiguring a visual layout of at least a portion of the patent parameter information for display on the display unit based on the received orientation input; and

preparing the visual layout for display on the display unit.

28. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 27, wherein the display unit comprises a touch screen display configured to receive user input.

29. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 27, wherein displaying the visual layout comprises displaying at least a portion of the patient parameter information as a waveform with an associated numerical value.

30. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 27, wherein the at least one physiological parameter comprises one of a blood pressure, a heart rate, a temperature, a respiration rate, a venous oxygen saturation, and an electrocardiogram.

31. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 27, wherein receiving an orientation input comprises receiving an input from an accelerometer.

32. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 27, wherein receiving an orientation input comprises receiving a manual input from an operator.

33. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 27, wherein receiving an orientation input comprises receiving an input indicating that the display unit is in one of a portrait orientation and a landscape orientation;

wherein the visual layout of at least a portion of the patient parameter information comprises a plurality of waveforms; and

wherein when the orientation input indicates that the display unit is in the landscape orientation, the visual layout includes fewer waveforms than when the display input indicates that the display unit is in the portrait orientation.

34. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 33,

wherein the display unit comprises a touch screen display;

the visual layout further comprises a plurality of selectable menu icons; and

wherein when the orientation input indicates that the display unit is in the landscape orientation, the visual layout includes fewer waveforms and fewer selectable menu icons than when the display input indicates that the display unit is in the portrait orientation.

35. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 27, wherein receiving an orientation input comprises receiving an input indicating that the display unit is in one of a portrait orientation and a landscape orientation.

36. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 35, wherein the display unit comprises a touch screen display;

and

wherein the touch screen display enters a transport mode when the orientation input indicates that the display unit is in a landscape orientation.

37. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 36, wherein entering the transport mode comprises locking the touch screen display, such that the touch screen display does not register touch inputs.

38. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 37, wherein entering the transport mode comprises partially locking the touch screen display, such that the touch screen display only registers touch inputs that are held for a predetermined time period.

39. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 37, further comprising the touch screen display exiting the transport mode when at least one of a first condition and a second condition is satisfied, the first condition comprising the orientation input indicating that the display unit is in the portrait orientation and the second condition comprising receiving a user input to exit the transport mode.