Glucose Data Display Interface with Multi-Panel Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Diabetic patients face challenges in navigating and identifying important trends in large amounts of glucose data recorded over time, especially when viewing this data on small screens like smartphones, due to the difficulty in precisely selecting specific periods or measurements amidst hundreds or thousands of data points.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented user interface with multiple panels is provided, allowing users to view glucose data on different time scales, including a first panel for a 24-hour period and a second panel for a zoomed-in 2.5-hour period, with visual indicators for navigation and selection of specific data points, along with a third panel for detailed numerical data and a fourth panel for events of interest, enabling easier navigation and selection of specific glucose measurements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If glucose data is displayed on a small touchscreen display, then portability and accessibility are improved, but the ability to precisely select and view specific data points deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The display is segmented into multiple panels, each showing glucose data at different time scales (e.g., 24-hour view, 1-hour view, 15-minute view). This allows users to navigate from a broad overview to specific data points systematically, improving selection precision on small screens without sacrificing accessibility.
2Measurement precision
If multiple time scales are displayed simultaneously, then navigation precision is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple time scale panels are nested vertically on the display, with each panel containing a graph of glucose data at a different level of zoom. This nesting approach organizes complex information hierarchically, allowing precise navigation while maintaining a structured, manageable interface that doesn't overwhelm the user.
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AI summary
The techniques described herein relate to computerized methods and apparatus for displaying glucose data. A computing device accesses glucose data of a patient recorded over time. The computing device displays a user interface that includes a first panel with a first graph that plots the glucose data over a first time period. The first panel includes a first visual indicator associated with a subset of the glucose data plotted in the first graph. The subset of the glucose data spans a second time period that is shorter in duration than the first time period. The user interface also includes a second panel with a second graph that plots the subset of the glucose data over the second time period. The second panel includes a second visual indicator associated with one or more individual glucose measurements in the second graph. The second panel includes a third panel displaying each of the one or more individual glucose measurements in numerical format.