Input-output terminal for hospital information system

Claim 2

An input-output terminal for the multiple format presentation of received data and for the common transmission of data generated from multiple terminal sources, said input-output terminal including: means for receiving terminal bound data at said terminal; means for detecting indicia in said received data indicative of data destination from a set of destination codes; a plurality of data display means including: first means for displaying a data subject; and second means for displaying data message content; means responsive to detected indicia in said received data for selectively enabling said first and second display means; means for compiling data for transmission from a plurality of data sources; means for identifying to said compiling means the source of data for transmission according to a priority scheme which identifies a data source on the basis of source type; automatically operative terminal condition source composing means; first source means for composing message data to represent a data subject for which data is relevant; second source means for composing message data relevant to said subject from a repertory to represent message content; and means for applying data from said composing means to said compiling means for selective transmission under control by said identifying means according to said priority scheme.

Claim 3

The input-output terminal of claim 1 wherein said second means includes a printer selectively providing a printed separable tag format and a continuous sequence of information format.

Claim 4

The input-output terminal of claim 1 further including: third means for displaying data control indicia; and third source means for composing data control messages; said selectively enabling means being operative to selectively enable said third display means; and said data applying means being operative to apply data from said third source composing means to said compiling means for identification for transmission according to said priority scheme.

Claim 5

The input-output terminal of claim 3 wherein said first, second and third source composing means further include: respective first, second and third sections of a switch matrix; means for scanning said switch matrix to detect activation of a switch; and means for developing an output indication of a detected activated switch for application to said compiling means.

Claim 6

The input-output terminal of claim 4 further including: means for interchanging the message content repertory represented by each switch in the second section of said switch matrix with a plurality of repertories; and means for identifying the repertory in association with said second section for application to said compiling means.

Claim 7

The input-output terminal of claim 3 wherein: said third display means includes actuable means for displaying immediate action request control data; response means are provided responsive to operator actuation of said actuable means for composing message data for application to said compiling means to indicate operator response to the displayed immediate action request control data; and said identifying means includes means for identifying said response means to said compiling means for transmission of data therefrom with relative immediacy.

Claim 8

The input-output terminal of claim 1 further including: third source means for composing operator identifying message data; said applying means being operative to apply said operator identifying message data to said compiling means for transmission according to said priority scheme.

Claim 9

The input-output terminal of claim 1 further including: third source means responsive to received terminal bound data for composing acknowledgement message data to indicate receipt of said terminal bound data; said applyIng means being operative to apply said acknowledgement message data to said compiling means for selective transmission according to said priority scheme.

Claim 10

The input-output terminal of claim 1 further including: means responsive to received terminal bound data for detecting a predetermined data pattern representing a request to read data from an indicated composing means; and means responsive to the detected predetermined data pattern and indicated composing means for directing said identifying means to identify said identify said indicated composing means to said compiling means for transmission of data from said indicated composing means.

Claim 11

The input-output terminal of claim 1 further including: means for selecting one of said composing means for test transmission; and means for indicating the selected composing means to said identifying means to provide for the transmission of data from said selected composing means by said compiling means according to said predetermined scheme.

Claim 12

An input-output terminal for hospital data comprising: output means for providing an output indication of control data; output means for providing an erasable output indication of a patient for whom data is relevant; output means for providing printed output data in a selectable format; means for receiving terminal bound data having an address portion indicating one of said output means as a destination; means responsive to the received terminal bound data address portion for directing said received data to the addressed output means; message source means for composing a patient identification signal; message source means for composing an operator identifying signal; message source means for composing an instruction signal; message source means for composing a control message signal; message source means for composing a terminal status signal; and means for compiling said signals from said composing means into a signal for transmission according to a predetermined message source selection scheme which provides selection based on a priority assigned to each message type.

Claim 13

An input-output terminal for hospital data comprising: output means for providing an output indication of control data; output means for providing an erasable output indication of a patient for whom data is relevant; output means for providing printed output data in a selectable format; means for receiving terminal bound data having an address portion indicating one of said output means as a destination; means responsive to the received terminal bound data address portion for directing said received data to the addressed output means; message source means for composing a patient identification signal; message source means for composing an operator identifying signal; message source means for composing an instruction signal; message source means for composing a control message signal; message source means for composing a terminal status signal; and means for compiling said signals from said composing means into a signal for transmission according to a predetermined message source selection scheme which provides selection based on a priority assigned to each message type.

Claim 14

The input-output terminal of claim 11 further including high priority message source means responsive to a predetermined pattern in received terminal bound data for composing a data reception acknowledgement signal for application to said compiling means.

Claim 15

The input-output terminal of claim 11 further including means responsive to a predetermined signal and the address portion of received terminal bound data indicative of a read instruction for a terminal located message source means for causing said compiling means to respond to signals from the addressed terminal located message source means for transmission thereof.

Claim 16

The input-output terminal of claim 11 further including test operator activated means for causing data in a selected composing means to be applied to said compiling means for transmission.

Claim 17

The input-output terminal of claim 11 further including immediate action indicating-response means comprising: means responsive to received terminal bound data with addressing for said control data output means for detecting a predetermined signal therein indicative of an immediate action request; immediate action alarm means responsive to detection of said predetermined signal for providing an indication thereof; and means associated with said alarm means and responsive to operator activation thereof for composing a terminal status signal indicative of operator attention to the alarm indication for application to said compiling means for transmission.

Claim 18

The input-output terminal of claim 11 wherein said instruction, control and patient identifying signal composing means include: a switch matrix arranged in first, second and third sections for respectively said instruction, control and patient identifying signals; a plurality of interchangeable instruction repertories adaPted for selective association with said first section and having a repertory identifying key; means for detecting said repertory identifying key and for composing a repertory identifying signal for application to said compiling means; means for scanning said switch matrix to detect switch activation; and means for providing a digital representation of detected activated switches for application to said compiling means.

Claim 19

A data input-output terminal for a hospital information system comprising: data display devices including: a patient name display operative to indicate the indentification of a patient for whom data is relevant; a printer operative to provide output information in different formats for use at hospital and medical office locations; means for displaying at said terminal an indication of terminal condition in association with data flow between said terminal and said hospital information system; means for receiving data from said hospital information system and for detecting indicia in said data indicating a data display device address; means for providing said received data to the apropriate display device according to the detected address; message generating devices including: an operator actuable operator identification detection system; automatically operative means for indicating terminal condition; an operator actuable data input keyboard divided into a plurality of portions including a portion to provide selection of data phrases from a plurality of selectable repertories of predetermined data phrases adapted to provide selectable instructions concerning a given patient, a patient identification input portion adapted to permit operator identifying of a patient for whom instructions are being entered, and a control instruction portion operative to generate predetermined control signals; means for identifying a message generating device for transmission according to a predetermined priority scheme; means operative in response to operator actuation of said operator identification means, said means for indicating terminal condition and the plurality of portions of said keyboard to provide an output digital signal for transmission to said hospital information system according to said predetermined priority scheme and to provide in said data indicia of the originating message generating device.

Claim 20

A data input-output terminal for a hospital information system comprising: data display devices including: a patient name display operative to indicate the indentification of a patient for whom data is relevant; a printer operative to provide output information in different formats for use at hospital and medical office locations; means for displaying at said terminal an indication of terminal condition in association with data flow between said terminal and said hospital information system; means for receiving data from said hospital information system and for detecting indicia in said data indicating a data display device address; means for providing said received data to the apropriate display device according to the detected address; message generating devices including: an operator actuable operator identification detection system; automatically operative means for indicating terminal condition; an operator actuable data input keyboard divided into a plurality of portions including a portion to provide selection of data phrases from a plurality of selectable repertories of predetermined data phrases adapted to provide selectable instructions concerning a given patient, a patient identification input portion adapted to permit operator identifying of a patient for whom instructions are being entered, and a control instruction portion operative to generate predetermined control signals; means for identifying a message generating device for transmission according to a predetermined priority scheme; means operative in response to operator actuation of said operator identification means, said means for indicating terminal condition and the plurality of portions of said keyboard to provide an output digital signal for transmission to said hospital information system according to said predetermined priority scheme and to provide in said data indicia of the originating message generating device.

Claim 21

The input-output terminal of claim 17 further including: means associated with said generating and display devices for generating a condition indicating signal representative of predetermined generating and display device conditions and for applying said condition indicating signal to said output digital signal providing means.

Claim 22

The input-output terminal of claim 17 further including: means responsive to received data for detecting whether said data follows a predetermined data format; and means responsive to detection of said predetermined format for generating an acknowledging signal for application to said output digital signal providing means for transmission with a relatively high priority.

Claim 23

The input-output terminal of claim 17 further including: means operative to detect predetermined data patterns in received data indicating a read request from an identified message generating device; and means operative in response to detection of said message generating device read request in received data for activating said output digital signal providing means to produce an output digital signal representative of data from the identified message generating device.