User interface display method, medical device and non-transitory computer readable medium

Abstract

The invention provides a user interface display method of medical equipment, comprising: displaying a medical information area and a functional area on a user interface, the functional area comprising a plurality of icons, the plurality of icons respectively corresponding to a plurality of functions of the medical equipment; availability detection is automatically carried out on the multiple functions of the medical equipment at the current moment; and automatically changing a display state of the icon based on a result of the availability detection. The invention further provides medical equipment and a non-transient computer readable medium.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the medical field, and more particularly to a method for displaying a user interface of a medical device, a medical device, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium. Background Art

[0002] With the progress of medical technology, various medical devices are widely used in the health care of patients. For different usage scenarios, medical devices are endowed with different functions to meet different usage needs of users. A monitor is a type of medical device. Users can use the monitor to monitor the vital signs of patients in real time, timely understand the physiological conditions of patients, and thus make reasonable decisions.

[0003] With the progress of technology, monitors are gradually endowed with more and more functions. On the one hand, integration enables the size and weight of the monitor to be limited within a reasonable range. However, on the other hand, the limited screen size of the monitor is given to display multiple physiological parameters and a large number of options for users to operate at the same time. Various information is compactly arranged on the limited screen, which is likely to cause visual fatigue of users. Moreover, it will also become very cumbersome to find the currently truly needed operation option from a large number of selectable options. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The above-mentioned defects, drawbacks, and problems are solved herein, and these problems and solutions will be understood by reading and understanding the following description.

[0005] Some embodiments of the present application provide a method for displaying a user interface of a medical device, including: displaying a medical information area and a function area on the user interface, the function area including a plurality of icons, the plurality of icons respectively corresponding to a plurality of functions of the medical device; automatically detecting the availability of the plurality of functions of the medical device at the current moment; and automatically changing the display state of the icons based on the result of the availability detection.

[0006] Some embodiments of the present application further provide a medical device, including a processor and a touch screen. The touch screen displays the user interface and can be touched and operated. The processor is configured to execute the following user interface display method: displaying a medical information area and a function area on the user interface, the function area including a plurality of icons, the plurality of icons respectively corresponding to a plurality of functions of the medical device; automatically detecting the availability of the plurality of functions of the medical device at the current moment; and automatically changing the display state of the icons based on the result of the availability detection.

[0007] Some embodiments of the present application also provide a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a computer program having at least one code segment that can be executed by a machine to cause the machine to perform the steps of the following method: displaying a medical information area and a function area on the user interface, the function area including a plurality of icons respectively corresponding to a plurality of functions of the medical device; automatically detecting the availability of the plurality of functions of the medical device at the current moment; and automatically changing the display state of the icons based on the result of the availability detection.

[0008] It should be understood that the above brief description is provided to introduce in a simplified form some concepts further described in the detailed implementation. This does not mean identifying the key or essential features of the claimed subject matter, the scope of which is uniquely defined by the claims after the detailed description. In addition, the claimed subject matter is not limited to the implementation that solves any disadvantages mentioned above or in any section of the present disclosure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0009] With reference to the accompanying drawings, the present application will be better understood by reading the following description of non-limiting embodiments, wherein:

[0010] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a medical device connected to a patient in some embodiments of the present application.

[0011] Figure 2 is a flowchart of a method for displaying a user interface of a medical device in some embodiments of the present application.

[0012] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of a user interface of a medical device in some embodiments of the present application;

[0013] Figure 4 is Figure 3 a schematic diagram of the user interface after adaptive adjustment in

[0014] Figure 5 is Figure 3 another schematic diagram of the user interface after adaptive adjustment in

[0015] Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of a user interface of a medical device in some other embodiments of the present application;

[0016] Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the user interface after the folding icon is operated in some embodiments of the present application;

[0017] Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of an EWS display interface in some embodiments of the present application. Detailed Embodiments

[0018] The following will describe the detailed embodiments of the present invention. It should be noted that in the specific description of these embodiments, for the sake of concise description, the present invention cannot describe all features of the actual embodiments in detail. It should be understood that in the actual implementation process of any embodiment, just as in the process of any engineering project or design project, in order to achieve the specific goals of the developer and to meet system-related or business-related restrictions, various specific decisions are often made, and these will also change from one embodiment to another. In addition, it can also be understood that although the efforts made in this development process may be complex and lengthy, for those of ordinary skill in the art related to the content disclosed in the present invention, some design, manufacturing, or production changes based on the technical content disclosed in this disclosure are only conventional technical means and should not be understood as the content of this disclosure being insufficient.

[0019] Unless otherwise defined, the technical terms or scientific terms used in the claims and the specification should have the ordinary meaning understood by those of ordinary skill in the art in the technical field to which they belong. The "first", "second" and similar terms used in the present invention and the claims do not indicate any order, quantity or importance, but are only used to distinguish different components. The terms such as "a" or "an" do not indicate a quantity limitation, but indicate that there is at least one. The terms such as "comprising" or "including" mean that the elements or objects appearing before "comprising" or "including" cover the elements or objects listed after "comprising" or "including" and their equivalent elements, and do not exclude other elements or objects. The terms such as "connected" or "coupled" are not limited to physical or mechanical connections, nor are they limited to direct or indirect connections.

[0020] First, referring to Figure 1 , a schematic diagram of a medical device 100 connected to a patient 110 in some embodiments of the present application is shown.

[0021] Figure 1The illustrated medical device 100 can be used to monitor various vital signs or parameters of a patient 110 operably connected to the medical device 100. It can be a monitoring or diagnostic device and system of any suitable type of monitoring device, for example, a monitor. The medical device 100 includes a display 102 of any suitable type having a user interface 103, such as a touch screen display. The touch screen enables the user interface 103 to include areas for human-machine interaction such as virtual buttons. The user interface 103 includes a medical information area 104. The medical information area 104 is used to display the monitoring data signal of the patient 110 connected to the medical device 100. Further, the user interface 103 also includes a function area 105 for operations such as human-machine interaction. In one example, the function area 105 can include a continuous area. In another example, as Figure 1 shown, it can include a plurality of discrete function areas 113. In addition, in some examples, in addition to the function area 105, the user input device can also include a separate component connected to the medical device 100, such as a keyboard (not shown) or a mouse (not shown).

[0022] In Figure 1 an embodiment, the medical device 100 can include a host 106. The medical device 100 also has sensors 109 of types such as impedance respiration / breathing. Figure 1 The connection manner 101 between the sensor and the patient is also shown. Specifically, the sensor 109 is operably connected between the host 106 and the patient 110 in any suitable manner (for example, a cable) to monitor various physiological parameters of the patient 110. In addition to the sensor 109, the medical device 100 can employ other types of sensors 108 for monitoring other parameters or statistics of the patient 110, such as a blood oxygen sensor 121 and / or an invasive pressure catheter 130 and an invasive pressure transducer 132 to measure the blood flow and blood pressure of the patient 110. In an alternative embodiment, the above physiological parameters can be compared with the data obtained from the sensor 109.

[0023] The host 106 includes a processor 112, which is operably connected to the sensors 108, 109 to receive and process data on various vital signs, statistics, or parameters of the patient 110's body functions from the sensors 108, 109. It is at Figure 1In an exemplary embodiment related to the respiratory function, it can be understood that other body functions or systems are also contemplated within the scope of the present invention. These parameter data can then be processed from the processor 112. The processed data can be transmitted to the display 102 for presentation in a specified manner on the user interface 103 of the display 102, thus facilitating the user's viewing. In an alternative embodiment, the processor 112 can be operably connected to a network (not shown), such as via a wired or wireless connection, including, among other things, devices such as televisions, health monitors, mobile phones or similar devices, laptop computers, portable electronic products, etc.

[0024] The medical device 100 also includes a memory 114 that can be in the form of a suitable computer-readable electronic storage medium, such as a RAM module. The memory 114 is connected to the processor 112 for storing data from the sensors 108, 109 and the processed data from the processor 112. The memory 114 is also suitable for storing suitable algorithms for the processor 112 to call. The medical device 100 may also include a power supply 116. The power supply 116 can provide power to the processor 112 and the medical device 100 as a whole in some usage scenarios.

[0025] In an alternative embodiment, the medical device 100 may also include input devices such as an audio speaker 117 and a microphone 140. The above input devices enable the medical device 100 to provide and receive auditory indications of various operating characteristics of the medical device 100.

[0026] Figure 1 In an example, the display 102 and the host 106 are configured to be separately arranged. However, in an alternative example, the two can be integrally arranged. The integral arrangement helps to further reduce the volume of the medical device 100 and make it more portable. In addition, it should be understood that only a monitor is taken as an exemplary illustration in the above schematic diagram 100. In another example, the medical device 100 can also be of other types. For example, it can be any medical device with a user interface, and its user interface simultaneously includes a medical information area and a function area. For example, the medical device 100 can be a monitor, an electrocardiograph, an anesthetic machine, a ventilator, or any other device. In such a medical device, a large amount of listed medical information (such as the patient's physiological parameters) and many icons (such as virtual buttons, etc.) in the function area result in a huge amount of information in the user interface. When the user observes and selects the functions to be operated, there will be many inconveniences. For example, when trying to list a large number of function buttons on a limited user interface size, it is usually necessary to sacrifice the size and arrangement interval of the function buttons. And the compact and small-sized functional buttons bring inconvenience in selection and easy misoperation during operation. At least in view of this, some embodiments of the present application propose improvements.

[0027] Please refer to Figure 2 , which shows a user interface display method 200 of a medical device in some embodiments of the present application. This method can be implemented by a processor. For example, it can be implemented by Figure 1 or the processor of the medical device in any embodiment of the present application.

[0028] Step 201, display a medical information area and a function area on the user interface. The function area includes a plurality of icons, and the plurality of icons respectively correspond to a plurality of functions of the medical device.

[0029] Step 203, automatically detect the availability of the plurality of functions of the medical device at the current moment.

[0030] Step 205, automatically change the display state of the icon based on the result of the availability detection.

[0031] Such a configuration method can ensure that when the user faces the medical information and the operable function information (such as function icons) arranged on the user interface with a limited size, the useless information can be excluded as quickly and accurately as possible, and the required function icon can be found accurately. Specifically, in the solution of the present application, the processor can automatically monitor whether the function icons representing different functions in the current user interface are available at this moment. According to this availability, the processor can adaptively adjust the display state of the icons in the user interface. For example, the display of the available icons can be made more prominent, and the display of the unavailable icons can be hidden. In this way, the limited space can be used as much as possible to display useful information. For a compact medical device, such a method can simplify the display of the user interface as much as possible, thereby improving the operation efficiency of the user.

[0032] In the embodiments of the present application, the availability of a function can be understood as the possibility that the function can be executed (used) or needs to be executed in the current environment. That is, the processor can perform an availability detection on the functions displayed on the user interface. The ways of availability detection can be diverse, and examples are given below.

[0033] In some embodiments, the usability detection may include detecting whether the medical device is currently configured with the function. In the traditional user interface display mode, the functions and layouts of the user interface are set. That is, after a user opens a certain user interface, regardless of whether the functions corresponding to the icons in the function area of the user interface are available, the icons will be laid out on the user interface. Although in some examples, the icons corresponding to unavailable functions may be displayed with special visual effects (e.g., gray), this cannot reduce the occupation of the user interface space, nor can it reduce the workload of the user when selecting icons. In this example of the present application, detecting whether the function is currently configured, that is, determining the unconfigured function as an unavailable function. Accordingly, the display state of the corresponding icon will be changed (e.g., hidden), so as to release more space on the user interface for other uses. It can be understood that the detection method for whether the function is configured can be various. In one example, when the function is brought by an attached device, the processor can determine whether the medical device is connected to the attached device. If the attached device is not detected, it is directly determined that the function is not configured and the function is unavailable. At this time, the corresponding icon can be directly hidden. If it is detected that the attached device is connected, it is directly determined that the function has been configured and the function is in an available state. At this time, the corresponding icon does not need to be hidden. In another example, the function may be brought by the software itself. The type of the attached device can be an attached device of the medical device itself, such as a sensor, etc. It can also be an attached device outside the medical device, such as a printer.

[0034] In some embodiments, the usability detection may include detecting whether the medical device is currently executing the function. For example, for the functions being executed by the medical device, they can be determined as available functions. At this time, due to the urgency and importance of the functions being executed, the display state of their corresponding icons can be automatically changed. The purpose of the change is to make them more prominent and easy to operate. For example, make their icons larger (the additional area for enlargement can be allocated from other hidden icons). For the functions that are not being executed, they are regarded as unavailable (or, do not need to be executed). The size of the icons corresponding to the functions that are not being executed can be reduced or even hidden. In this way, the saved space can be allocated to the icons corresponding to the available functions.

[0035] In some other embodiments, the usability detection may include detecting whether there is a possibility of executing the function in the current usage environment of the medical device. The same medical device may face different usage environments. Taking a monitor as an example, it may be used in a general ward, an intensive care unit, an operating room, etc. Monitors in general wards are usually used to perform routine physiological parameter monitoring, while in operating rooms, they are suitable for monitoring physiological parameters related to anesthesia, etc. (e.g., bispectral index). Correspondingly, it is less likely to use the physiological parameter monitoring function related to anesthesia in a general ward. At this time, the icon corresponding to the function related to anesthesia can be changed in display, for example, hidden. This rule also applies to other instruments other than monitors and will not be listed one by one.

[0036] In addition, in some examples, the manner of usability detection may be one or a combination of the above-described embodiments. Multiple combinations can further improve the display efficiency of the icons on the user interface, thereby improving the user operation efficiency.

[0037] It can be understood that the change in the display state of the icon described in the examples of the present application at least includes the space occupied by the icon on the user interface. Only in this way can the problem that the icons and medical information on the user interface are too compact to allocate a display effect matching the icon be solved.

[0038] In some examples, automatically changing the display state of the icon based on the result of the usability detection includes: in response to detecting at least one unavailable function, automatically hiding the icon corresponding to the at least one unavailable function in the function area. An unavailable function usually means that the function has a lower priority at the current moment. At this time, the possibility of the icon corresponding to this function being operated is extremely low. At this time, it becomes unnecessary to display the icon on the user interface. In the examples of the present application, the icon corresponding to the unavailable function can be automatically hidden. On the one hand, the hidden icon will not be a candidate in the function area on the user interface and needs to be filtered by the user. On the other hand, the space saved by hiding the icon can be utilized by icons with higher priority or more useful medical information, further improving the user usage efficiency.

[0039] The space saved by hiding the icon will be able to be used to update the display of the icons not hidden in the function area. An exemplary description is given below.

[0040] In one example, the above update display may include adding new icons. In an actual usage scenario, the limited user interface often cannot display all the functions available in the medical device. At this time, the conventional practice is to configure the user interface to be able to be manually switched to another one, and arrange the icons that cannot be displayed simultaneously on another user interface. This will bring about cumbersome operations. In the above example, new icons (icons corresponding to available functions) can be adaptively added to the current user interface, thereby reducing the probability that the user needs to switch the user interface.

[0041] In addition, in a preferred example, the arrangement of the icons in the function area can be sorted according to the priority of the corresponding functions automatically determined by the processor. In this way, combined with the above embodiments of the present application, the user's usage efficiency can be further improved. Specifically, the newly added icons will be the icons corresponding to the functions with high priority determined by the processor. At this time, the functions of the newly added icons are more easily used by the user, so it is more user-friendly and conforms to the actual usage scenario.

[0042] In another example, the above update display may also include enlarging the unhidden icons. For example, when there are no new icons to be added, or when the functions corresponding to the icons already displayed on the user interface have high priority (such as in case of emergencies like alarms), at least some of the unhidden icons can be enlarged to facilitate user observation and selection.

[0043] In some examples, the update display may also include combinations between any of the above examples, which will not be elaborated here.

[0044] The inventor realized that the usage state of the medical device may change at any time. For example, even during a single use, a function that was originally unavailable may become available. At this time, if the icon corresponding to this function has been hidden, it may cause inconvenience to the user. The inventor made improvements to this problem. In some embodiments, automatically changing the display state of the icon based on the result of the availability detection further includes: performing real-time availability detection on the function corresponding to the hidden icon; and in response to the restoration of the availability of the corresponding function, restoring the display of the hidden icon.

[0045] Such an implementation ensures that the processor can immediately determine whether the function corresponding to the hidden icon has changed. Still taking the monitor as an example for illustration. In one example, when the monitor is not originally connected to a certain sensor, at this time, the function icon corresponding to the sensor can be hidden on the user interface. And when the user needs to use the sensor, only need to connect the sensor to the monitor. At this time, according to the embodiments of the present application, the icon corresponding to the sensor adaptively appears on the user interface. It can be understood that when new icons are added to the user interface, if there is no extra space at this time, the sizes of all the icons on the user interface can be adjusted, and low-priority icons can be folded according to the priority, etc., which will not be listed one by one.

[0046] In the actual usage scenario, there may be certain deviations in the results automatically judged by the processor. For example, the icons that the user actually does not want to be hidden may be hidden for some reasons. In addition, in some other scenarios, the size of the user interface cannot display all the function icons in the function area at the same time. Considering the above situation, in some embodiments of the present application, the function area further includes a folding icon, and the folding icon can be operated to display a user interface including all the hidden icons.

[0047] Such a configuration method enables the user to still open the user interface including all the hidden icons by quickly operating the folding icon (for example, finger clicking) even if some icons are hidden after the usability detection, and then select the icons that actually need to be operated from them. In addition, if some icons cannot be displayed on the user interface due to the problem of the function area size, this embodiment can effectively solve the above problems.

[0048] As described above, some medical devices may have more functions, and the icons corresponding to these functions cannot be displayed on the same user interface at the same time. In addition to setting the folding icon to solve the above problems, some embodiments of the present application further provide an optimization solution. The processor can also adaptively sort the priorities of the multiple icons displayed in the function area. That is, in the case of limited size, the processor can select the icons to be displayed and the arrangement order of these displayed icons according to the priority. For example, a part of the high-priority icons are selected to be displayed, or / and the priorities of this part of the icons are further sorted according to the priority. Such a configuration method can make the icons that the user urgently needs to use be displayed in the function area as much as possible, thereby further reducing the complexity of user operations.

[0049] It can be understood that there can be various ways to determine the above priorities. In some embodiments, the priority can be based on the importance of the function. For example, functions related to the detection of the current patient's vital signs (such as heart rate, blood oxygen saturation, etc.) are considered high-priority, while functions related to the parameter adjustment of the instrument and equipment (such as screen brightness, battery power, etc.) are automatically determined as low-priority. In other embodiments, the priority can also be adaptively adjusted according to different usage scenarios. For example, the processor determines the current usage scenario of the medical device and further determines the high-priority functions in this scenario based on the current usage scenario. Taking a monitor as an example, when in the operating room, functions related to the monitoring of the anesthetic state will have high priority. When in the ward-round mode, functions such as the entry of patient parameters and the monitoring of routine vital signs have relatively high priority. No more exhaustive examples are given.

[0050] In this application, the display state of the icon can be automatically changed based on the result of the availability detection. Here, in addition to including operations such as adaptively hiding the icon corresponding to the function whose detection result shows as unavailable as described in the above embodiments, it can also include: in response to detecting at least one available function or a function being executed, automatically highlighting the icon corresponding to the at least one available function or the function being executed in the function area. Such an implementation manner improves the user's work efficiency from another perspective. That is, when there are multiple icons in the function area, the processor can automatically determine whether one or more functions are available or being executed according to the current usage environment. If so, the icon corresponding to this one or more functions is adaptively highlighted, which is beneficial for the user to more intuitively observe and operate the icon that needs to be operated.

[0051] It can be understood that the above highlighting method can be diverse. A detailed description is given below.

[0052] In some examples, the highlighting can include magnifying the display of the icon. In scenarios outside the embodiments of this application, it is difficult to achieve magnifying display. The main reason is that the display interface without an adaptive adjustment function is usually filled with various icons and medical information, and there is no space to magnify the display of one or more icons. In the examples of this application, the hiding of the icon corresponding to the unavailable function can bring additional screen space. At this time, the additional screen space can be used for magnifying the display of the icon that needs to be highlighted.

[0053] In some examples, the highlighting may include changing the icon color. The inventors have realized that even if the icons corresponding to unavailable functions are hidden through the examples above in this application, the adaptively adjusted screen may still include a large number of icons for available functions. At this time, the color of the icon can be changed to make the icon to be highlighted more eye-catching. For example, the colors of some icons with higher priorities or higher urgencies can be changed. For example, they can be changed to eye-catching colors such as red and yellow that are different from other icons. In this way, even when the user is faced with a user interface arranged with a large number of icons, they can notice the icons with changed colors in a short time.

[0054] In some examples, the highlighting may further include displaying the icon floating in the medical information area. The floating display of the icon will provide convenience in multiple aspects. On the one hand, compared with the icons arranged fixedly, the floating display icons are more easily discovered by the user. On the other hand, the floating display makes it easier to adjust the size of the icon. For example, in one example, the size of the floating display icon can be enlarged. Since the icon is floating, the enlargement of the icon will not occupy the display space of other icons or medical information. In particular, when an available function is being used, the processor can, in response to a certain function being used, display its corresponding icon floating. The space saved by the floating display can be used for the enlarged display of the medical information corresponding to the above function. In this way, on the one hand, it is more conducive for the user to observe the medical information area, and on the other hand, the floating position of the floating display icon can be moved to a suitable position, which neither affects the observation of the medical information nor is convenient for operation.

[0055] In other embodiments, the highlighting may include a combination of any of the above methods. For example, changing the color while enlarging the icon, or changing the color (including changing the transparency) while floating the icon and appropriately enlarging it. Details are not listed one by one.

[0056] The user interface display method above in this application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that in the examples of this application, the interface of a monitor is taken as an example for detailed description, but those skilled in the art can use it in other medical devices facing the same problem under the teaching of this disclosure to improve the user operation efficiency.

[0057] First, please refer to Figure 3 , which shows a schematic diagram of a user interface 300 of a medical device according to some embodiments of this application. As Figure 3As shown, the user interface 300 may include a medical information area 302 and a function area 301. Among them, the medical information area 302 displays various required patient physiological parameters for reference by users (such as doctors). The function area 301 includes multiple icons that can be operated by users. Depending on the different medical devices or user settings, the layout and functions of the icons can be different. As described in any corresponding embodiment above in this application, usability detection can be performed on the functions corresponding to these icons in this application. After the usability detection, the icons 311 corresponding to the available functions and the icons 312 corresponding to the unavailable functions in the function area 301 can be determined. Among them, the method of usability detection can be as described in the embodiments above in this application, and will not be elaborated here. Figure 3 In the example, the icon 312 may represent non-invasive blood pressure measurement. The way to determine that this function is unavailable may be based on the non-invasive blood pressure measurement device not being connected, or invasive blood pressure measurement being in progress, etc. Figure 3 As can be clearly seen from the example, although the icon 312 is determined to correspond to an unavailable function, the overall layout of the user interface 300 has not changed. The icon corresponding to the unavailable function is still fixed on the user interface 300. Icons that are actually not needed or cannot be used not only occupy extra space but also interfere with decision-making in actual user operations.

[0058] The adaptive user interface adjustment method of this application solves the above problems. Please continue to refer to Figure 4 which shows Figure 3 a schematic diagram of the user interface 400 after the user interface in Figure 3 has been adaptively adjusted. Other similar parts will not be elaborated here. Combining 4 this application will introduce the adaptive adjustment method in detail. In the example of this application, after the usability detection, in response to detecting at least one unavailable function (for example, Figure 3 the non-invasive blood pressure measurement function corresponding to the icon 312 in Figure 4 ), the icon 312 corresponding to the at least one unavailable function in the function area will be automatically hidden. As can be seen from Figure 3 the icon 312 that originally existed in the user interface 300 has been hidden, and the space it originally occupied has been released for further use.

[0059] It should be noted that in the above embodiments, the function area is a continuous and complete area, but in an alternative embodiment, the function area can be discretely distributed at multiple positions on the user interface (for example, Figure 1 the way shown in

[0060] In addition, in the manner of changing the display state of an image based on the availability detection result as described in the embodiments above in this application, in addition to being able to hide the icons corresponding to unavailable functions (for example, Figure 3 icon 311), it is also possible to highlight the icons corresponding to the detected available functions. With reference to Figure 3 , 4 for a comprehensive description. Figure 3 The icon 311 corresponding to the unavailable function in Figure 4 is hidden in Figure 4 . Correspondingly, the icons of available functions, for example, Figure 4 icon 411 in can be enlarged. In this way, icon 411 is easier to observe and easier to be operated by the user (such as clicking). In this embodiment, the hiding of the icons of unavailable functions and the highlighting of the icons of available functions cooperate with each other. On the one hand, the hiding operation provides additional screen space. On the other hand, the additional screen space can be further fully utilized by the icons of available functions.

[0061] It can be understood that Figure 4 the embodiment shows the case where only one icon 411 (for example, the alert icon) is highlighted. In other examples, there can also be multiple highlighted icons, which will not be enumerated one by one.

[0062] In addition to the above highlighting method, in some additional embodiments, the highlighting can also include displaying the icon by hovering it over the medical information area. Such a configuration method, on the one hand, highlights that there is no situation where there is no screen space available for occupation, and on the other hand, the highlighting effect is more obvious. It can be understood that the highlighted icon can correspond to an available but unused function, but in a preferred example, it mainly corresponds to the function being used. The following will be described by referring to Figure 5 , 6 for an exemplary illustration.

[0063] First, please refer to Figure 5 , which shows another schematic diagram of a user interface 500 after the adaptive adjustment of the user interface in Figure 3 . Among them, an icon 511 floating over the medical information area 302 is shown. In this embodiment, the processor detects that an alert is occurring, that is, the adjustment function of this alert can be used at this time. And the corresponding icon 511 is displayed in a floating manner, which is beneficial for the user to discover in time on the one hand and beneficial for the user to operate on the other hand. Compared with the alert icon in the function area 301, icon 511 can be configured with a larger size and more functions (for example, it can be configured with functions such as alert mute, jump to alert details, alert volume adjustment, etc. from top to bottom in sequence). It should be noted that Figure 5In the example, the icon 312 corresponding to the unavailable function is not hidden. However, under the teachings of the present disclosure, Figure 5 the example can be combined with the adaptive user interface adjustment method of any embodiment of the present application. For example, Figure 5 the adaptive highlighting of the icons corresponding to the available functions in can be used together with Figure 4 the adaptive hidden display of the icons corresponding to the unavailable functions in. This will not be listed one by one.

[0064] Next, please refer to Figure 6 . Figure 6 FIG. is a schematic diagram of a user interface 600 of a medical device according to some other embodiments of the present application. In addition to Figure 5 the highlighting method in (highlighting the icons that can be used), Figure 6 FIG. shows another highlighting method. Please refer to Figure 3 and Figure 6 together. In one scenario, by operating the icon 613, the medical information area of the user interface can jump from other (e.g., Figure 3 the medical information area 302 in ) to Figure 6 the medical information area 602 in. Figure 6 The medical information area 602 in is illustrated by taking the change trend of physiological parameters as an example. In a non-adaptive user interface, the user can select a specific time period, start and end times of data, etc. by adjusting the function area icon 613 below the physiological parameter trend line to obtain the required change trend of physiological parameters. It is not difficult to see that the above-mentioned discretely distributed icons are small in size and difficult to operate. Figure 6 In the embodiment of, after determining the function being used, the processor can generate an icon 612 corresponding to the function and display it in a floating manner. Figure 6 As can be seen in, the icon 612 has a larger size and is easier to operate. Especially compared with the conventional icon 613, the adaptively adjusted icon 612 will be more beneficial for the user to use.

[0065] In addition to magnifying and floating the display of the icons corresponding to the available functions, the icons can also be highlighted by changing their colors. For example, Figure 3 - 6 the function areas in all have icons with changed colors. Compared with the icons corresponding to the unavailable functions and / or the icons corresponding to the available but low-priority functions, the above-mentioned icons with changed colors will be more easily selected quickly from a large number of icons.

[0066] In some examples, the function area further includes a collapse icon, and the collapse icon can be operated to display a user interface including all the hidden icons. In combination with Figure 7 for exemplary illustration. Figure 7The user interface 700 shows the functional area 712 after the folding icon 711 is operated. The functional area 712 includes a large number of function icons, so that all the hidden icons can be displayed. In this way, even if any misoperation occurs during the adaptive adjustment of the processor, the hidden icons can be quickly retrieved by opening the functional area 712.

[0067] It should be noted that for which icons in the user interface 700 are displayed and which are folded, reference can be made to the above embodiments of this article. For example, the icons corresponding to unavailable functions are automatically hidden and folded. Or, the icons of available functions are sorted according to various factors such as priority, importance, and the possibility of being operated in the current usage environment, and the icons with high priority are displayed. In this embodiment, it can also be coordinated with the above embodiment of hiding icons. For example, once the processor hides the icon corresponding to the unavailable function, at this time, the originally folded icons can be filled into the non-folded functional area in sequence.

[0068] In the embodiments of the present application, according to the different types of medical devices, the functions to be detected for availability can include a variety. For example, when the medical device is a monitor or other device for monitoring vital signs, one of the corresponding functions can include the Early Warning Score (EWS) function. Correspondingly, the above-mentioned multiple icons can include an EWS icon, and the EWS icon can be operated to display the EWS interface. EWS is a physiological scoring system widely used in the medical field. Based on bedside indicators that are easily and quickly obtained, such as heart rate, respiratory rate, systolic blood pressure, and blood oxygen saturation (SpO2), this system can quickly and accurately identify patients at high risk of clinical deterioration. Now, various EWSs have been developed for the early identification of clinical risks. In one usage scenario, EWS quickly and accurately identifies patients at high risk of clinical deterioration based on multiple indicators such as heart rate, respiratory rate, systolic blood pressure, and blood oxygen saturation. In the present application, the above EWS type can be any in the monitoring field, for example, NEWS, MEWS, etc., and the present application does not make a limitation. As Figure 7 shown, the EWS icon 721 is arranged in the functional area 712. Or, it can be displayed in any other functional area. Once operated, the EWS interface can be displayed for the user to refer to.

[0069] In a preferred example, the above EWS interface includes scoring windows for multiple physiological parameters and a human body icon; the multiple scoring windows are respectively associated with different parts of the human body and are mapped to different parts of the human body icon based on this association. In this way, the user can not only observe the total EWS score and each sub-score, but also quickly understand the clinical part and clinical significance corresponding to the sub-score. The following is an exemplary description in combination with Figure 8 for illustration.

[0070] Figure 8 It is a schematic diagram of the EWS display interface 800 in some embodiments of the present application. It includes a total score window 801 and each sub-score window 802-806. Different from the traditional EWS display method, the above-mentioned multiple sub-score windows 802-806 are distributed dispersedly on various parts of the human body icon 811. And, the sub-score windows 802-806 are related to different parts of the human body and are mapped to different parts of the human body icon 811 based on the relationship. For example, the sub-score window 802 is mapped to the head of the human head icon 811, which can represent the consciousness score. The sub-score window 803 is mapped to the mouth and nose part of the human body icon 811, which can represent the respiratory rate score. The sub-score window 804 is mapped to the elbow part of the human body icon 811, which can represent the systolic blood pressure score. The sub-score window 805 is mapped to the heart part of the human body icon 811, which can represent the heart rate. The sub-score window 806 is mapped to the end of the hand of the human body icon 811, which can represent the blood oxygen saturation score.

[0071] The above is only an exemplary illustration. The EWS may also include other types of sub-scores, which can also be mapped under the above teachings of the present disclosure, and will not be listed one by one.

[0072] In addition to mapping the position, the above sub-score window may also have other functions. For example, it is similar to the function of an icon. When it is clicked or other operations are performed, the user interface can be used to display the specific information of the sub-score. In addition, the above total score window 801 and each sub-score window 802-806 can also be configured with different colors according to the score level. For example, a low score is green, a medium score is orange, and a high score is red. In this way, the user can intuitively and quickly understand the critical condition of the current patient from the interface 800. And quickly understand through the sub-score window which part or parts have too high a score, so as to take corresponding measures in time.

[0073] Some embodiments of the present application also provide a non-transitory computer-readable medium, the non-transitory computer-readable medium stores a computer program, the computer program has at least one code segment, and the at least one code segment can be executed by a machine to enable the machine to execute the steps of the method described in any of the above embodiments of the present application.

[0074] Some embodiments of the present application provide a medical device, including a processor and a touch screen. Wherein the processor is configured to execute the user interface display method described in any of the above embodiments of the present application. The touch screen displays the user interface and can be touched and operated.

[0075] It can be understood that other components of the above medical device can also refer to those described in any of the above embodiments (for example, Figure 1of the embodiments), which will not be elaborated here.

[0076] In addition, in some of the above embodiments, the medical device is described by taking a monitor as an example. However, the present application is not limited thereto. In some embodiments, the medical device includes at least one of a monitor, an electrocardiograph, an anesthetic machine, and a ventilator.

[0077] Correspondingly, the present disclosure can be implemented in the form of hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software. The present disclosure can be implemented in a centralized manner in at least one computer system, or in a distributed manner in which different elements are distributed over several interconnected computer systems. Any type of computer system or other device suitable for implementing the methods described herein is appropriate.

[0078] Various embodiments can also be embedded in a computer program product, which includes all the features capable of implementing the methods described herein, and when the computer program product is loaded into a computer system, it can execute these methods. A computer program in this context means a set of instructions in any language, code, or notation that is intended to cause a system with information processing capabilities to directly or after any one or both of the following perform a specific function: a) be converted into another language, code, or notation; b) be reproduced in a different material form.

[0079] The purpose of providing the above specific embodiments is to make the understanding of the disclosure of the present invention more thorough and comprehensive, but the present invention is not limited to these specific embodiments. Those skilled in the art should understand that various modifications, equivalent replacements, and changes can be made to the present invention, etc., as long as these transformations do not violate the spirit of the present invention, they should be within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for displaying a user interface of a medical device, comprising: displaying a medical information area and a function area on the user interface, the function area including a plurality of icons respectively corresponding to a plurality of functions of the medical device; automatically detecting the availability of the plurality of functions of the medical device at the current moment; and automatically changing the display state of the icons based on the result of the availability detection.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The availability detection includes at least one of the following: detecting whether the medical device is currently configured with the function; detecting whether the medical device is currently executing the function; detecting whether there is a possibility of executing the function in the current usage environment of the medical device.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein, Automatically changing the display state of the icons based on the result of the availability detection includes: in response to detecting at least one unavailable function, automatically hiding the icon corresponding to the at least one unavailable function in the function area.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein, Automatically changing the display state of the icons based on the result of the availability detection further includes: real-time detecting the availability of the function corresponding to the hidden icon; and in response to the restoration of the availability of the corresponding function, restoring the display of the hidden icon.

5. The method according to claim 3, wherein The function area further includes a collapse icon, and the collapse icon can be operated to display a user interface including all hidden icons.

6. The method according to claim 3, wherein Automatically changing the display state of the icons based on the result of the availability detection further includes: updating the display of the unhidden icons in the function area, the update display including at least one of adding new icons and enlarging the unhidden icons.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein Automatically changing the display state of the icons based on the result of the availability detection includes: in response to detecting at least one available function or a function being executed, automatically highlighting the icon corresponding to the at least one available function or the function being executed in the function area.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein, The highlighting includes at least one of the following: enlarging the display of the icon; changing the color of the icon; displaying the icon floating on the medical information area.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein The plurality of icons includes an Early Warning Score (EWS) icon, and the EWS icon can be operated to display an EWS interface.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein, The EWS interface includes a scoring window for a plurality of physiological parameters and a human body icon; the plurality of scoring windows are respectively associated with different parts of the human body and are mapped to different parts of the human body icon based on the association.

11. A medical device, comprising: a processor configured to execute the user interface display method according to any one of claims 1-10; and a touch screen for displaying the user interface and capable of being touched and operated.

12. The medical device according to claim 11, wherein the medical device includes at least one of a monitor, an electrocardiograph, an anesthetic machine, and a ventilator.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a computer program having at least one code segment executable by a machine to cause the machine to perform the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1-10.

Images