Erik T Heath

US Patent:

20090288037, Nov 19, 2009

Filed:

May 16, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/122641

Inventors:

Kyle Lawton - Manchester NH, US
Erik Heath - Seymour CT, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715804

Abstract:

A computer software system is disclosed for single step coordination between software applications. A monitoring application automatically identifies a target application and presents a prompting window, such that if possible (but not necessarily) it appears to be attached to a side of the target window. Clicking a control in the prompting window automatically activates a secondary application, and automatically transfers information from the target application to the secondary application. Target desktop windows can be identified by their window captions and target HTML windows by their URL addresses. Controls on prompting windows can activate multiple secondary applications and/or different secondary application modes. Information can be obtained from a target application by reading a file stored for that purpose by the target application, by interprocess communication, or by screen scraping. In one general aspect, a medical test result viewing application is coordinated with a medical test result processing application.

US Patent:

20090216557, Aug 27, 2009

Filed:

Feb 24, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/036291

Inventors:

Kyle Lawton - Manchester NH, US
Erik Heath - Seymour CT, US

International Classification:

G06F 19/00

US Classification:

705 3

Abstract:

A software system is disclosed having pop-up windows that efficiently deliver informational and/or actionable messages that provide access to medical test results and related information. The otherwise invisible software receives and displays the messages on a computer where a medical professional can immediately access test results and related information. A pop-up window can include controls that delete messages and/or close the window, and can also include codes used to access medical test results, and/or hyperlinks that automatically open separate windows to display medical test results, context information, and/or other related information. Message elements can be arranged in columns and can be sorted by selecting column headers. In preferred embodiments, the medical professional provides identifying information so that only messages directed to the medical professional are displayed, and in some embodiments displayed messages and responding actions are logged.