Granted Patent B2

US 9,662,503 · App. 14/279,749 · Granted May 30, 2017

Abstract

Claims (83)

1. An electronic device for displaying pain or stimulation experienced by a patient, the electronic device comprising:

a graphical user interface configured to receive an input from a user and display a visual output to the user;

a memory storage component configured to store programming code; and

a computer processor configured to execute the programming code to perform the following tasks:

concurrently displaying a first map and a second map via the graphical user interface, wherein the first map and the second map are each a pain map or a stimulation map, wherein the pain map represents a body area of the patient experiencing pain, and wherein the stimulation map represents a body area of the patient experiencing electrical stimulation;

displaying a virtual control mechanism via the graphical user interface;

detecting, through the graphical user interface, an engagement of the virtual control mechanism; and

adjusting, in response to the engagement of the virtual control mechanism, a color or shading of the virtual control mechanism while adjusting a respective visual emphasis of the first map and the second map, further comprising:

increasing a visual emphasis of at least a portion of the first map while decreasing a visual emphasis of at least a portion of the second map; or

decreasing the visual emphasis of at least a portion of the first map while increasing the visual emphasis of at least a portion of the second map;

wherein the color or shading of the virtual control mechanism is adjusted to more closely match with a color or a shading of the first map or the second map.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein:

the first map is a pain map; and

the second map is a stimulation map.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first map and the second map are the same type of maps that are one of:

acquired from different points in time;

acquired in response to different stimulation programs; or

acquired from different patients.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the concurrently displaying of the first map and the second map comprises displaying an overlap region between the first map and the second map.

5. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the tasks further comprise displaying a numerical value that indicates a size of the overlap region relative to a size of one of: the first map and the second map.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first map is a pain map and the second map is a stimulation map, and wherein the tasks further comprise displaying a sign if a portion of the stimulation map lies outside of the pain map.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein:

the displaying of the virtual control mechanism comprises displaying an elongate slider bar and a marker configured to be moved along the slider bar;

the detecting of the engagement of the virtual control mechanism comprises detecting a movement of the marker along the slider bar in one of a first direction and a second direction different from the first direction;

the increasing of the visual emphasis of at least a portion of the first map and the decreasing of the visual emphasis of at least a portion of the second map are performed in response to a detected movement of the marker along the slider bar in the first direction; and

the decreasing of the visual emphasis of at least a portion of the first map and the increasing of the visual emphasis of at least a portion of the second map are performed in response to a detected movement of the marker along the slider bar in the second direction.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the tasks further comprise:

adjusting a visual emphasis of a predefined region of one of the first and second maps.

9. A medical system, comprising:

one or more medical devices configurable to deliver a medical therapy to a patient; and

an electronic device configured to program the one or more medical devices, wherein the electronic device includes:

a graphical user interface configured to receive an input from a user and display a visual output to the user;

a memory storage component configured to store computer instructions; and

a processor component configured to execute the computer instructions to perform the following tasks:

concurrently displaying a first map and a second map via the graphical user interface, wherein the first map and the second map are each a pain map or a stimulation map, wherein the pain map represents a body area of the patient experiencing pain, and wherein the stimulation map represents a body area of the patient experiencing electrical stimulation;

displaying a virtual control mechanism via the graphical user interface;

detecting, through the graphical user interface, an engagement of the virtual control mechanism; and

adjusting, in response to the engagement of the virtual control mechanism, a color or shading of the virtual control mechanism while adjusting a respective visual emphasis of the first map and the second map, further comprising:

increasing a visual emphasis of at least a portion of the first map while decreasing a visual emphasis of at least a portion of the second map; or

decreasing the visual emphasis of at least a portion of the first map while increasing the visual emphasis of at least a portion of the second map;

wherein the color or shading of the virtual control mechanism is adjusted to more closely match with a color or a shading of the first map or the second map.

10. The medical system of claim 9 , wherein:

the first map is a pain map; and

the second map is a stimulation map.

11. The medical system of claim 9 , wherein the first map and the second map are the same type of maps that are one of:

acquired from different points in time;

acquired in response to different stimulation programs; or

acquired from different patients.

12. The medical system of claim 9 , wherein the concurrently displaying of the first map and the second map comprises displaying an overlap region between the first map and the second map.

13. The medical system of claim 12 , wherein the tasks further comprise displaying a numerical value that indicates a size of the overlap region relative to a size of one of: the first map and the second map.

14. The medical system of claim 9 , wherein the first map is a pain map and the second map is a stimulation map, and wherein the tasks further comprise displaying a sign if a portion of the stimulation map lies outside of the pain map.

15. The medical system of claim 9 , wherein:

the displaying of the virtual control mechanism comprises displaying an elongate slider bar and a marker configured to be moved along the slider bar;

the detecting of the engagement of the virtual control mechanism comprises detecting a movement of the marker along the slider bar in one of a first direction and a second direction different from the first direction;

the increasing of the visual emphasis of at least a portion of the first map and the decreasing of the visual emphasis of at least a portion of the second map are performed in response to a detected movement of the marker along the slider bar in the first direction; and

the decreasing of the visual emphasis of at least a portion of the first map and the increasing of the visual emphasis of at least a portion of the second map are performed in response to a detected movement of the marker along the slider bar in the second direction.

16. The medical system of claim 9 , wherein the tasks further comprise: adjusting a visual emphasis of a predefined region of one of the first and second maps.

17. A method of displaying pain or stimulation experienced by a patient, the method comprising:

providing a graphical user interface configured to receive an input from a user and display a visual output to the user;

concurrently displaying a first map and a second map via the graphical user interface, wherein the first map and the second map are each a pain map or a stimulation map, wherein the pain map represents a body area of the patient experiencing pain, and wherein the stimulation map represents a body area of the patient experiencing electrical stimulation;

displaying a virtual control mechanism via the graphical user interface;

detecting, through the graphical user interface, an engagement of the virtual control mechanism; and

adjusting, in response to the engagement of the virtual control mechanism, a color or shading of the virtual control mechanism while adjusting a respective visual emphasis of the first map and the second map, further comprising:

increasing a visual emphasis of at least a portion of the first map while decreasing a visual emphasis of at least a portion of the second map; or

decreasing the visual emphasis of at least a portion of the first map while increasing the visual emphasis of at least a portion of the second map;

wherein the color or shading of the virtual control mechanism is adjusted to more closely match with a color or a shading of the first map or the second map;

wherein the providing of the graphical user interface, the concurrently displaying the pain map and the stimulation map, the displaying of the virtual control mechanism, the detecting of the engagement of the virtual control mechanism, and the adjusting of the respective visual emphasis are each performed by one or more electronic processors.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein:

the first map is a pain map; and

the second map is a stimulation map.

19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the first map and the second map are the same type of maps that are one of:

acquired from different points in time;

acquired in response to different stimulation programs; or

acquired from different patients.

20. The method of claim 17 , wherein the concurrently displaying of the first map and the second map comprises displaying an overlap region between the first map and the second map.

21. The method of claim 20 , further comprising displaying a numerical value that indicates a size of the overlap region relative to a size of one of: the first map and the second map.

22. The method of claim 17 , wherein the first map is a pain map and the second map is a stimulation map, and further comprising displaying a sign if a portion of the stimulation map lies outside of the pain map.

23. The method of claim 17 , wherein:

the displaying of the virtual control mechanism comprises displaying an elongate slider bar and a marker configured to be moved along the slider bar;

the detecting of the engagement of the virtual control mechanism comprises detecting a movement of the marker along the slider bar in one of a first direction and a second direction different from the first direction;

the increasing of the visual emphasis of at least a portion of the first map and the decreasing of the visual emphasis of at least a portion of the second map are performed in response to a detected movement of the marker along the slider bar in the first direction; and

the decreasing of the visual emphasis of at least a portion of the first map and the increasing of the visual emphasis of at least a portion of the second map are performed in response to a detected movement of the marker along the slider bar in the second direction.

24. The method of claim 17 , further comprising: adjusting a visual emphasis of a predefined region of one of the first and second maps.

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