Graphical user interfaces including touchpad driving interfaces for telemedicine devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10658083-B2
Application number	US-201816045608-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 25, 2018
Priority date	May 22, 2012
Publication date	May 19, 2020
Grant date	May 19, 2020

Abstract

The present disclosure describes various aspects of remote presence interfaces (RPIs) for use on portable electronic devices (PEDs) to interface with remote telepresence devices. An RPI may allow a user to interact with a telepresence device, view a live video feed, provide navigational instructions, and/or otherwise interact with the telepresence device. The RPI may allow a user to manually, semi-autonomously, or autonomously control the movement of the telepresence device. One or more panels associated with a video feed, patient data, calendars, date, time, telemetry data, PED data, telepresence device data, healthcare facility information, healthcare practitioner information, menu tabs, settings controls, and/or other features may be utilized via the RPI.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, are configured to cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
retrieving a list of patients;
selectively displaying the list of patients;
receiving a selection of a patient from the patient list;
automatically selecting a remote presence device from a plurality of remote presence devices, wherein automatically selecting comprises:
connecting to an admissions, discharges, and transfers (ADT) data source for a facility;
determining using the ADT data source a current location of the selected patient within the facility; and
selecting a remote presence device nearest the current location of the selected patient within the facility;

communicatively connecting an electronic device to the selected remote presence device;
displaying a live video feed from a camera of the remote presence device in a video panel on an electronic display of the electronic device; and
updating the live video feed as the selected remote presence device moves to the selected destination.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , the operations further comprising:
receiving a selection of a patient from the patient list;
displaying an endpoint list including a plurality of remote presence devices and their respective connectivity states, wherein the endpoint list is text searchable and includes one or more persons who are currently or scheduled for a period of time to be associated with the selected patient;
communicatively connecting an electronic device to a selected remote presence device;
displaying a live video feed from a camera of the remote presence device in a video panel on an electronic display of the electronic device; and
updating the live video feed as the selected remote presence device moves to the selected destination.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 2 , wherein the operation of communicatively connecting an electronic device to a remote presence device is responsive to receiving a selection of a remote presence device from the endpoint list.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 2 , wherein the connectivity states include at least two of ready state, a busy state, and an offline state.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 2 , wherein the endpoint list is filterable based on a filtering parameter.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 5 , wherein the filtering parameter includes at least one of endpoint type, manufacturer, status, facility, building, floor, room, customer, and group.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 2 , wherein the endpoint list includes a name of a person.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 2 , wherein the destination list includes at least one of a room name or a room number.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 2 , wherein the endpoint list includes a name of a person that is scheduled for a period of time to be associated with the selected patient.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , the operations further comprising:
receiving a selection of a patient from the patient list;
automatically selecting a remote presence device from a plurality of remote presence devices in proximity to the selected patient while minimizing travel to the selected patient through an area of poor wireless connectivity;
communicatively connecting an electronic device to the selected remote presence device;
displaying a live video feed from a camera of the remote presence device in a video panel on an electronic display of the electronic device; and
updating the live video feed as the remote presence device moves to the selected destination.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein a remote presence device within a same room as the selected patient is automatically selected.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein a remote presence device on a same floor as the selected patient is automatically selected.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the automatically selected remote presence device is a remote presence device that has been previously assigned to the selected patient.

Assignees

• Intouch Tech Inc
• Irobot Corp

Inventors

• Jordan Charles S
• Young Andy
• Ng Mei Sheng
• Lurie Yair
• Lai Fuji
• Wright Timothy C
• Herzog Cody
• Whitney Blair
• Rizzi Bill
• Ballantyne James
• Wang Yulun
• Wong Cheuk Wah
• Kearns Justin
• Taka Orjeta
• Karandikar Ramchandra

Classifications

• G06F3/04883

  for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text · CPC title

• G06F3/04847

  Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials · CPC title

• G06Q10/10

  Office automation; Time management · CPC title

• H04N7/142

  Constructional details of the terminal equipment, e.g. arrangements of the camera and the display · CPC title

• G16Z99/00

  Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass · CPC title