Graphical user interfaces including touchpad driving interfaces for telemedicine devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10892052-B2
Application number	US-202015931451-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 13, 2020
Priority date	May 22, 2012
Publication date	Jan 12, 2021
Grant date	Jan 12, 2021

Abstract

The present disclosure describes various aspects of remote presence interfaces (RPIs) for use on portable electronic devices (PEDs) to interface with remote presence 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;
retrieving an endpoint list including a plurality of remote presence devices and one or more medical professionals currently associated with particular patients or scheduled to be associated with particular patients for a period of time to which the respective remote presence devices can navigate;
displaying the endpoint list;
receiving a filtering parameter including a name of a medical professional;
filtering the endpoint list to display only endpoints associated with the name of the medical professional in the filtering parameter;
receiving a selection of a remote presence device from the filtered endpoint list;
communicatively connecting an electronic device to the selected remote presence device;
displaying a live video feed from a camera of the selected 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 patient.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , 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.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the filtering parameter includes at least one of endpoint type, manufacturer, status, facility, building, floor, room, customer, and group.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the endpoint list includes a name of a person.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the endpoint list includes at least one of a room name or a room number.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , 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.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
selectively displaying a toolbar comprising at least one selectable setting function associated with at least one of the electronic device and the remote presence device.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
selectively displaying a plurality of destination locations within a healthcare facility;
receiving a selection of one of the plurality of destination locations within the healthcare facility as a navigation input; and
transmitting navigation instructions associated with the selected destination location to the remote presence device.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
selectively displaying a map of a healthcare facility associated with the remote presence device, and
wherein the navigation input is provided with respect to the map.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
receiving a selection of an avatar to visually represent an operator of the electronic device; and
transmitting the selected avatar to the remote presence device.

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 H
• Taka Orjeta
• Karandikar Ramchandra

Classifications

• G05D1/2232

  Touch screens · CPC title

• G05D1/2247

  providing the operator with simple or augmented images from one or more cameras · CPC title

• G05D1/2246

  displaying a map of the environment · CPC title

• G05D2107/65

  Hospitals · CPC title

• G05D2105/34

  for telepresence or videoconferencing · CPC title