HK1261359A1 - A method for providing a favorite menu on a computing device and a computing device - Google Patents

Description

Method for providing favorite menu on computing device and computing device

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to a method for providing favorite menu (favorite menu) on a computing device and a computing device.

Background

Even though modern insulin pumps provide a variety of advanced features to tailor insulin delivery to a patient's lifestyle, these features are often rarely used in daily life. One reason may be lack of education. Another reason may be that these advanced features typically require additional logic steps, screens, and user input that complicate usage and burden the routine for daily diabetes. The burden should be minimized as much as possible in order to avoid loss of power, poor glycemic control, exacerbations of pain, and even depression. Basic and advanced features cannot be standardized to individual patient needs, as these needs may vary with more or less aggressive lifestyle, specific circumstances, age, diabetes course, etc.

Document WO 2010/029551 a2 discloses a method for dispensing a therapeutic liquid to the body of a patient according to the type of meal. To determine single-dose (bolus) delivery, a meal type and content of a dietary intake to be consumed by a patient is received. A single-dose delivery pattern corresponding to the meal type is then retrieved from memory and a single-dose amount of therapeutic fluid corresponding to the intake is determined that is dispensed. Further, the method for providing a suitable single-dose delivery pattern may be based on reconstructing a customized single-dose profile (profile), for example, by comparing the bG response (bG — blood glucose) of a user for certain meals with the health response of the plotted profile for the same meal, and providing an appropriate pre-constructed customized single-dose delivery pattern in subsequent meals of the same type. The customized single-dose delivery pattern may be selected from a plurality of pre-established single-dose delivery patterns, wherein each pattern is assigned to a different GI range (GI — glycemic index). The user may accept the recommended bolus delivery mode and have the bolus dose delivered accordingly. In some embodiments, the selected single-dose delivery mode may be delivered without acceptance by the user. For example, the user may be notified prior to the single-dose delivery and may pause the delivery or select an alternative single-dose delivery mode.

Document US 2003/0036927 a1 discloses a record browser for a medical information system, which comprises a user interface and a search engine. The user interface includes an input device and an output device. The input device is adapted to receive search criteria related to a patient record. The output device is adapted to provide search results in response to receiving the search criteria. The search engine is adapted to perform a search in response to receiving the search criteria to generate search results. A user accesses a records browser having a user interface and a search engine from a clinical desktop of a client device. The user selects a patient for whom a search is to be performed. The record browser presents a series of search criteria on separate tabs with sub-elements for the user to select and establish criteria for a search related to the patient's record. For example, the user may select from a list of document types, visits, questions, content definitions, care plans, and medical institutions to base the search. When a user selects an item for searching, a criteria statement is created and displayed so the user can see the search criteria of the selected item. Alternatively, the user may simply use the content tags and perform a keyword search to find an explanation for the clinical terms. In particular, the file icon provides the user with access to search selections stored by file name. The favorite search menu provides the user access to predetermined stored search criteria that are frequently used by the user via a drop-down menu. After a user initiates a search, the record browser displays the search results as a list of documents or objects that meet the search criteria. The user selects those items that the user wants to view. The user may select each item individually or in a filtered view in which all selections are listed simultaneously. If the user has the appropriate privileges, the user may view or update the document or object.

Document US 2009/0147011 a1 discloses a system and method for displaying data. The computing device contains data and has an output device, and may include one or more input devices for registering user input. The program generates a screen display incorporating the display objects and can handle a wide variety of user inputs. The display object may be activated by registering a user input corresponding to the display object to cause performance of an action within the computing device. Display objects represent data that can be categorized in various ways. The program compares the data points and identifies groups of data points ("near points") that are located near each other according to predefined or interactively determined criteria. In particular, the screen display shows an abstract view of the patient data, including a main menu with display objects titled as abstract menu items, patient profiles, notes and records, charts, and collection reports; a secondary menu having display objects representing a plurality of functions such as changing a patient, printing (an icon depicting a printer), e-mail (an icon depicting an envelope), and the like; a patient identification area for displaying patient identification data; an option bar for changing display options; a first chart labeled "standard week-bG-all" for displaying medical data, and a partial view of a second chart labeled "insulin pump usage".

Document US 2013/0164718 a1 discloses a handheld diabetes management device that enables pre-selection of meals for improved treatment. By pre-planning the meal, the amount of insulin to be delivered to the patient should be adapted. The user selects a food item from a list (e.g., a favorites list) to plan a meal. A predefined meal or individual food items may be selected for specifying a pre-planned meal. Based on the nutritional information for the pre-planned meal, the single-dose calculator recommends a single dose to be delivered to the patient. The favorite food items may be grouped based on a user's preference. It is further disclosed that food items are removed from the food database due to allergies.

Document US 2014/0188398 a1 discloses a method and apparatus for remote monitoring. The method comprises the following steps: receiving, at the remote monitor, a notification message representing an event detected by the server from analyte sensor data obtained from a receiver monitoring an analyte state of the host; presenting the notification message at the remote monitor to activate the remote monitor, wherein the remote monitor is configured by the server to receive the notification message to enhance a receiver that monitors an analyte state of the host; accessing, by the remote monitor, the server in response to the presentation of the notification message; and in response to the accessing, receiving information including at least the analyte sensor data.

Disclosure of Invention

It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a method for providing favorite menus on a computing device and a computing device in order to simplify the use of the computing device.

According to aspects of the present disclosure, a method for providing a favorite menu on a computing device and a computing device are provided according to independent claims 1 and 13, respectively. Further embodiments are the subject of the dependent claims.

According to one aspect, a method for providing favorite menus on a computing device is provided. The method comprises the following steps: an item is provided, wherein at least one action is assigned to the item, the item is stored in a favorites list, and the favorites list is displayed on a display device of a computing device. The item is provided based on medical selection criteria.

According to another aspect, a computing device is provided. The computing device includes a processor, a memory, and a display device. The processor is configured to provide an item, wherein the item is assigned at least one action, store the item in a favorites list, and display the favorites list on a display device. The item is provided based on medical selection criteria.

The method provides a favorites menu (favorites list) with one or more items, where each item is assigned to an action. This allows for fast and customizable access to specific features and actions. The list of items is based on medical selection criteria to simplify menu handling for the user. In this way, the favorites list may comprise items that are assigned to a defined setting of an action, in particular a medical action.

The computing device may be a portable computing device, such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, or a tablet PC. The display device of the computing device may be a touch sensitive screen configured to receive user input.

In one embodiment, a first list may be provided that includes a number of predefined items. At least one of the predefined items may be selected from the first list based on medical selection criteria, and the at least one selected predefined item may be stored in a favorites list.

The predefined item may be adapted by assigning a further action to the predefined item and/or removing an existing action from the predefined item before storing the adapted item in the favorites list. The user should see what he desires. The project may be adapted to refer to various standard tasks of the user. The user may select items referring to previous actions he has performed before to re-use the items again as immediate action triggers by making them favorite instances. The computing device may be configured to provide a review of all recent actions, e.g., all recent actions performed during the last TBD day (TBD — total basal insulin dose). The items having the highest value to the user may be selected for adding them to the favorites list.

In another embodiment, the item may be generated by assigning at least one action to the item and the item may be stored in a favorites list. The item may be generated based on medical selection criteria. This embodiment refers to creating items from scratch. If a project is created from scratch, it can be generated from a food library or a single-dose workflow. The items may include actions that should be performed at a future time. For example, a start time may be provided for a specific amount (X%) of TBR reduction (TBR — temporal basal rate) for a specific duration. This allows for pre-programming an appropriate TBR reduction on the night that there will be an expected alcohol intake before going to the restaurant or bar. Similar situations apply to sporting events. The possibility of "one-touch" activation from the favorites list facilitates the use of such safety tools in a very convenient way when the correct insulin adaptation may be of interest.

Several actions can be grouped in a predefined item by adapting the item or by generating a new item from scratch.

The medical selection criteria may relate to a medical action, a clinical value of a medical action, or a complexity of a critical state of a medical action. As for the complexity criteria, the favorites list may list complex actions such as extended or multiple wave single-dose actions that are frequently used by the user. As for the clinical value criteria, the favorites list may list actions that are frequently used by the user and that have been demonstrated to keep the user BG level at the target. As for the criticality criteria, the favorites list may list actions critical to the BG level (single dose, carbohydrate) of the user.

The action may refer to a control command for the computing device or to a further control command for a medical device coupled to the computing device. Further control commands may be transmitted from the computing device to the medical device. The medical device may be connected to the computing device via a wired or wireless connection. The wireless connection may be established via WLAN, Wi-Fi or bluetooth. The medical device may be an insulin pump. Further control commands may be configured to control insulin delivery by the insulin pump. Controlling insulin delivery may include controlling the amount of insulin dispensed by the insulin pump and/or controlling the time/duration of insulin delivery. For example, a command to allocate the TBR may be generated by the computing device and transmitted to the insulin pump.

An item may be assigned to one or more actions. Multiple control commands for a computing device and/or for a medical device may be grouped in a single item. This allows users to quickly access complex tasks.

Actions may include control commands for insulin delivery (basal and single dosing), carbohydrate entry, BG test, and event management (health event, activity). The action may be selected from the following actions: single meal items (e.g., snacks like force racks), complex meals (e.g., standard tavern menus), insulin delivery (e.g., 4U standard single or extended single dose, 5.5U for 3:00 hours), activation of temporal basal rates (e.g., 90% for 1:50 hours), health events (e.g., illness, accident), exercise events (e.g., physical activity), basal profile changes (e.g., "weekend" versus "weekday" profiles), and adding annotations with pre-entered text. The actions may further include commands to stop the insulin pump, enter a manual single dose, add comments, or search for a particular food.

The items stored in the favorites list may enable actions assigned to the items to be performed without further user input. This may also be referred to as a "one-touch" action and enables quick selection of actions related to different lifestyle situations, such as activating a standard TBR for jogging three times a week, activating a flight mode of the computing device for frequent travelers, or always eating the same food when going to a fast food restaurant.

Items stored in the favorites list may enable actions assigned to the items to be performed after receiving confirmation, e.g., by user input. The action assigned to the item may be modified before the confirmation is received. If complex meals (including hamburgers, french fries, colas, and desserts) are stored as favorites, they may be selected using a first user input. With the second user input, the selection may be confirmed or modified prior to confirmation. For example, french fries may be deleted from the diet.

The favorites list may be accessed by a particular user input, such as by sliding vertically on the display device to access the favorites list. Direct access to favorites lists from an unlocked screen of a touch screen device (e.g., a smartphone or tablet device) may be possible.

The favorites list may be accessed on the computing device even if other operations of the computing device are locked. The operation in the so-called "child use case" allows the mother (e.g. for a kindergarten) to prepare food and store all items as collections in the first list together with pictures. Items may include, for example, bread, apples and yogurt. Children who are able to recognize food but who are not yet able to perform carbohydrate calculations may only access items in the favorites list. If the child decides to eat the apple, the child may press on the item "apple". The computing device will provide the correct amount of insulin. At night, the mother may delete the collection and program a new collection for the next day according to the food she prepared. The items may be provided as graphical items including pictures. The graphical item may be assigned to an action, such as a control command for an insulin pump connected to the computing device to deliver a specific amount of insulin. A project may also be assigned to a complex action, such as delivering a specific amount of insulin at a specific time and for a specific duration.

The favorites list may be provided with selected read permissions and/or selected write permissions for different users (e.g., for parents and children). A parent may set a favorites list (e.g., selected food items including carbohydrates) and a child may only access the items of the favorites list without modifying them.

Making items easily accessible in favorites lists can increase the overall user satisfaction with the system by introducing customizations. The user may be exposed to features that are "hidden" in the computing device. The method may make it easier and faster for a user to respond to a diabetic condition, reduce complexity, and improve overall diabetes management by elements that the user has previously used. Interaction between parents and children can be facilitated and the responsibility for diabetes self-management of children can be increased.

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Next, further embodiments are described with reference to the figures. In the context of the various figures,

figure 1 shows a schematic block diagram of a method for providing a favorites menu,

figure 2 shows a schematic block diagram of another method for providing a favorites menu,

figure 3 shows a schematic block diagram of a further method for providing a favorites menu,

figure 4 shows a schematic block diagram of a computing device and a medical device,

FIG. 5 illustrates an embodiment of a favorites menu, an

FIG. 6 illustrates an additional embodiment of a favorites menu.

Detailed Description

FIG. 1 illustrates a schematic block diagram of a method for providing a favorites menu. First, an item is provided (step 1). At least one action is assigned to the item. The item is provided based on medical selection criteria. The item is stored in the favorites list (step 2). The favorites list is then displayed on the display device of the computing device (step 3).

FIG. 2 illustrates a schematic block diagram of another method for providing a favorites menu. In step 10, a list comprising a number of predefined items is provided. Next, at least one of the predefined items is selected from the list (step 11). The selection is based on medical selection criteria. The selected item is stored in the favorites list (step 12). In step 13, the favorites list is displayed on a display device of the computing device. The selected item may be modified before it is stored in the favorites list.

FIG. 3 shows a schematic block diagram of a further method for providing a favorites menu. In step 20, a new project is created by assigning at least one action to the project. The creation is based on medical selection criteria. The new item is stored in a favorites list (step 21), which is displayed on a display device (step 22).

Fig. 4 shows a schematic representation of a computing device 30 coupled to a medical device 40. Computing device 30 includes a processor 31, a memory device 32, a display device 33, and a communication device 34. The processor 31 is configured to provide a favorites list according to the steps disclosed herein. The favorites list may be stored in the memory device 32 and shown on the display device 33. A connection is established to the medical device 40 via the communication device 34. Medical device 40 comprises a further processor 41, a further memory device 42, a further communication device 43 and an insulin delivery device 44. The medical device 40 may be an insulin pump. The medical device 40 may receive control signals from the computing device via the further communication device 43. Further processor 41 may be configured to control insulin delivery by insulin delivery device 44 based on the received control signals.

An embodiment of a favorites menu is shown in FIG. 5. A first list 50 is shown on the left side of fig. 5. This first list 50 comprises several items 51 referring to actions of diabetes management. A button 52 is provided. By activating the button 52, the selected item is stored in the favorites list 53. The favorites list 53 includes a filter button 54 for filtering items. The favorites 58 of the favorites list 53 may be selected by clicking on the favorites 58. This opens a new window 55 in which the details of the selected favorite are shown in the new window 55. Window 55 includes a confirm button 56 and an edit button 57. Pressing the confirm button 56, the user accepts the selected item without change. Thus, the user may activate the collection 58 with only two user interactions, i.e., selection and confirmation. Alternatively, the selected favorites may be adapted to the specific situation by pressing the edit button 57.

FIG. 5 illustrates an additional embodiment of a graphical user interface for a favorites menu.

Claims (13)

1. A method for providing a favorites menu on a computing device (30), the method comprising:

-providing (1) an item, wherein at least one action is assigned to the item,

-storing (2; 12; 21) said items in a favorites list, and

-displaying (3; 13; 22) the favorites list on a display device (33) of the computing device (30),

wherein the item is provided based on medical selection criteria.

2. Method according to claim 1, wherein a first list (10) comprising several predefined items is provided, wherein at least one of the predefined items is selected (11) from the first list based on the medical selection criterion, and wherein at least one selected predefined item is stored (12) in the favorites list.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the predefined item is adapted by assigning a further action to the predefined item and/or removing an existing action from the predefined item before storing the adapted item in the favorites list.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the item (20) is generated by assigning at least one action to the item and stored in the favorites list (21), and wherein the item is generated based on the medical selection criteria.

5. The method according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the medical selection criterion relates to a medical action, a clinical value of the medical action or a complexity of a critical state of the medical action.

6. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the action refers to a control command for the computing device (30) or to a further control command for a medical device (40) coupled to the computing device (30).

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the further control command is configured to control insulin delivery by an insulin pump coupled to the computing device (30).

8. The method of any preceding claim, wherein the items stored in the favorites list enable an action assigned to the item to be performed without further user input.

9. The method of any of claims 1-7, wherein the items stored in the favorites list enable an action assigned to the items to be performed after receiving a confirmation.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein an action assigned to the item is modified prior to receiving the confirmation.

11. The method of any of the preceding claims, wherein the favorites list is accessible on the computing device (30) even if other operations of the computing device (30) are locked.

12. The method according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the favorites list is provided with selected read permissions and/or selected write permissions for different users.

13. A computing device (30) comprising a processor (31), a memory (32), and a display device (33), wherein the processor (31) is configured to

-providing an item, wherein at least one action is assigned to the item,

-storing said item in a favorites list, an

-displaying the favorites list on the display device,

wherein the item is provided based on medical selection criteria.