Multi-action button for mobile devices

• US 9,280,637 B2
• Filed: 12/11/2012
• Issued: 03/08/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Vaglio, Jay Christopher, Anderson, Matt Ryan
• Primary Examiner(s): Lau, Hoi
• Application Number:
  US13/711,177
• Publication Number:
  US 20140097961A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,183 Days
• Field of Search: 340/539.11, 340/573.1, 340/8.1, 340/669, 340/286.07, 340/502, 340/539.12, 340/691.6, 455/404.2, 455/404.1, 705/3, 705/2
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/00 Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism healthcare informatics G16H
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 5/22 using electric transmission; using electromagnetic transmission
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/00 Automatic or semi-automatic exchanges
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]

Abstract

Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for providing a multi-action button for mobile devices are provided. Alerts are received and multi-action buttons are determined corresponding to the alerts and clinicians associated with mobile devices. The multi-action buttons are displayed on the mobile devices.

Claims

1. One or more non-transitory computer storage media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more computing devices, cause the one or more computing devices to perform a method that facilitates providing a multi-action button for mobile devices:

receiving an alert at a mobile device associated with a clinician;

determining a multi-action button that corresponds to the alert and a role associated with the clinician; and

displaying the multi-action button on the mobile device, wherein the multi-action button includes segmented functionality such that when one portion of the button is selected, the alert is accepted and another clinician is called, while another portion of the button is selected, a text messaging application is opened for the clinician to text message a second clinician regarding the alert, wherein the text message is automatically prepared and communicated to the second clinician based on the alert and/or role of the clinician.

2. The media of claim 1, wherein the alert is associated with a patient in a healthcare facility.

3. The media of claim 1, further comprising requiring acknowledgment or further action from the clinician that are integrated into the multi-action button.

4. The media of claim 1, wherein the multi-action button corresponds to a role associated with the clinician.

5. The media of claim 3, wherein acknowledging the alert automatically opens a workflow directing the clinician to perform an action.

6. The media of claim 1, wherein the multi-action button corresponds to a proximity or location associated with the clinician.

7. The media of claim 1, wherein the multi-action button corresponds to a patient associated with the alert.

8. The media of claim 1, wherein portions of the multi-action button identify other clinicians to escalate the alert.

9. The media of claim 1, wherein the multi-action button corresponds to a proximity or location associated with other clinicians.

10. The media of claim 1, wherein the multi-action button corresponds to an availability associated with other clinicians.

11. The media of claim 1, further comprising escalating the alert to another clinician.

12. The media of claim 11, wherein escalating the alert to another clinician requires the clinician to include a voice communication or text message.

13. The media of claim 1, wherein portions of the multi-action button allow the clinician to simultaneously acknowledge the alert and call or text message an identified, available clinician.

14. A computer system to facilitate providing a multi-action button for mobile devices, the computer system comprising a processor coupled to a non-transitory computer storage medium, the non-transitory computer storage medium having stored thereon a plurality of computer software components executable by the processor, the computer software components comprising:

an alert component for receiving an alert on a mobile device associated with a clinician;

a multi-action button component for determining a multi-action button that corresponds to the alert and a role associated with the clinician; and

a display component for displaying the multi-action button on the mobile device, wherein the multi-action button includes segmented functionality such that when one portion of the button is selected, the alert is accepted and another clinician is called, while another portion of the button is selected, a text messaging application is opened for the clinician to text message a second clinician regarding the alert, wherein the text message is automatically prepared and communicated to the second clinician based on the alert and/or role of the clinician.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the multi-action button component determines the multi-action button that further corresponds to a proximity or location associated with other clinicians.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein the multi-action button component determines the multi-action button that further corresponds to an availability associated with other clinicians.

17. Non-transitory computer storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, produce a graphical user interface (GUI) to facilitate providing a multi-action button for mobile devices, the GUI comprising:

an alert display area that displays an alert on a mobile device associated with a clinician; and

a multi-action display area that displays a multi-action button that corresponds to the alert and a role associated with the clinician, wherein the multi-action button includes segmented functionality such that when one portion of the button is selected, the alert is accepted and another clinician is called, while another portion of the button is selected, a text messaging application is opened for the clinician to text message a second clinician regarding the alert, wherein the text message is automatically prepared and communicated to the second clinician based on the alert and/or role of the clinician.

18. The media of claim 17, wherein the GUI further comprises a patient display area that displays information associated with a patient corresponding to the alert.

19. The media of claim 17, wherein the multi-action button is segmented with each segment performing a different function.

20. The media of claim 17, wherein the GUI further comprises a reject display area that displays a reject button for rejecting the alert and causing the alert to be communicated or escalated to another clinician.