Method and system for selectively cloning computer display monitors

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11520608-B1
Application number	US-202117556964-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Dec 20, 2021
Priority date	Dec 20, 2021
Publication date	Dec 6, 2022
Grant date	Dec 6, 2022

Abstract

A method for selectively cloning computer display monitors from a first one or more monitors associated with an operator, to a second one or more monitors associated with a surgeon includes: obtaining at least one configuration, such as a configuration file, that includes one or more Graphical User Interface (GUI) elements, such as windows, which are to be rendered to the second one or more monitors or not rendered to the second one or more monitors; analyzing the GUI elements displayed by the first one or more monitors against the at least one configuration for corresponding GUI elements; cloning corresponding GUI elements; and sending data representative of the cloned corresponding GUI elements to the second one or more monitors for display on the second one or more monitors. The method may also include displaying on the second one or more monitors the cloned corresponding GUI elements.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A system for selectively cloning computer display monitors, the system comprising:
a computer in communication with a first one or more monitors associated with an operator, and a second one or more monitors associated with a surgeon, the computer comprising:
storage media for storing computer components; and
at least one processor for executing the computer components, the computer components comprising:
a first computer component for storing at least one configuration comprising one or more Graphical User Interface (GUI) elements, which are to be rendered to the second one or more monitors or not rendered to the second one or more monitors;
a second computer component for analyzing GUI elements displayed by a the first one or more monitors associated with the operator, against the at least one configuration, for corresponding GUI elements; and
a third computer component for cloning the corresponding GUI elements and sending data representative of the cloned corresponding GUI elements to a second one or more monitors associated with the surgeon for display on the second one or more monitors.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the corresponding GUI elements for the second computer component comprise windows displayed on the first one or more monitors which match the windows on a whitelist of the at least one configuration.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one configuration comprises at least one configuration file.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the corresponding GUI elements for the second computer component comprise windows displayed on the first one or more monitors which do not match the windows on a blacklist of the at least one configuration.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the at least one configuration comprises at least one configuration file.

6. A computer software product, the product comprising a tangible non-transitory computer-readable medium in which program instructions are stored, which instructions, when read by a processor, cause the processor to selectively clone computer display monitors from a first one or more monitors, associated with an operator, to a second one or more monitors, associated with a surgeon, wherein the instructions cause the processor to:
obtain at least one configuration comprising one or more Graphical User Interface (GUI) elements, which are to be rendered to the second one or more monitors or not rendered to the second one or more monitors;
analyze the Graphical User Interface (GUI) elements displayed by the first one or more monitors against the at least one configuration for corresponding Graphical User Interface (GUI) elements;
clone corresponding Graphical User Interface (GUI) elements; and
send data representative of the cloned corresponding Graphical User Interface (GUI) elements to the second one or more monitors for display on the second one or more monitors.

7. The computer software product of claim 6 , wherein the instructions additionally cause the processor to:
display on the second one or more monitors the cloned corresponding GUI elements.

8. The computer software product of claim 6 , wherein the at least one configuration comprises at least one configuration file.

9. The computer software product of claim 6 , wherein the corresponding GUI elements comprise windows displayed on the first one or more monitors which match the windows on a whitelist of the at least one configuration.

10. The computer software product of claim 6 , wherein the corresponding GUI elements comprise windows displayed on the first one or more monitors which do not match the windows on a blacklist of the at least one configuration.

11. A method for selectively cloning computer display monitors from a first one or more monitors associated with an operator, to a second one or more monitors associated with a surgeon, the method comprising:
obtaining at least one configuration comprising one or more Graphical User Interface (GUI) elements, which are to be rendered to the second one or more monitors or not rendered to the second one or more monitors;
analyzing the Graphical User Interface (GUI) elements displayed by the first one or more monitors against the at least one configuration for corresponding Graphical User Interface (GUI) elements;
cloning corresponding Graphical User Interface (GUI) elements; and
sending data representative of the cloned corresponding Graphical User Interface (GUI) elements to the second one or more monitors for display on the second one or more monitors.

12. The method of claim 11 , additionally comprising:
displaying on the second one or more monitors the cloned corresponding Graphical User Interface (GUI) elements.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the Graphical User Interface (GUI) elements comprise windows.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the configuration comprises at least one configuration file.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the corresponding GUI elements comprise the windows displayed on the first one or more monitors which match the windows on a whitelist of the at least one configuration.

16. The method of claim 11 , wherein the corresponding GUI elements comprise the GUI elements displayed on the first one or more monitors which do not match the GUI elements on a blacklist of the at least one configuration.

17. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first one or more monitors are in a control room and the second one or more monitors are in an operating room.

Assignees

• Biosense Webster Israel Ltd

Inventors

• Cohen Benjamin
• Dvorkin Vladimir
• Katz Natan Sharon

Classifications

• G09G2380/08

  Biomedical applications · CPC title

• G09G2370/02

  Networking aspects · CPC title

• G06F3/1462

  with means for detecting differences between the image stored in the host and the images displayed on the remote displays · CPC title

• G06F3/1423

  controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display · CPC title

• G09G2354/00

  Aspects of interface with display user · CPC title