Patents by Inventor Tommy L. Hinton

Tommy L. Hinton has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8768741
    Abstract: A user interface for use in, e.g., a healthcare computing environment, for displaying an item of work in a workflow context associated with a particular resource is provided In one embodiment, the user interface includes a first workflow context display area configured to display a current workflow state of the item of work and at least one of a past workflow state and a potential future workflow state of the item of work. The user interface may further include a selectable workflow view indicator, whereby following the selectable workflow view indicator allows a user to navigate to a second workflow context display area configured to display an identity of at least one additional resource associated with the item of work and a status of the item of work as it pertains to the additional resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc.
    Inventors: Tommy L. Hinton, Jerald T. Chamberlain, James Robert Collins
  • Publication number: 20100169142
    Abstract: A user interface for use in, e.g., a healthcare computing environment, for displaying an item of work in a workflow context associated with a particular resource is provided In one embodiment, the user interface includes a first workflow context display area configured to display a current workflow state of the item of work and at least one of a past workflow state and a potential future workflow state of the item of work. The user interface may further include a selectable workflow view indicator, whereby following the selectable workflow view indicator allows a user to navigate to a second workflow context display area configured to display an identity of at least one additional resource associated with the item of work and a status of the item of work as it pertains to the additional resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: CERNER INNOVATION, INC.
    Inventors: TOMMY L. HINTON, JERALD T. CHAMBERLAIN, JAMES ROBERT COLLINS
  • Publication number: 20100106657
    Abstract: A user interface for use in, e.g., a healthcare computing environment, for displaying an item of work in a workflow context associated with a particular resource is provided In one embodiment, the user interface includes a first workflow context display area configured to display a current workflow state of the item of work and at least one of a past workflow state and a potential future workflow state of the item of work. The user interface may further include a selectable workflow view indicator, whereby following the selectable workflow view indicator allows a user to navigate to a second workflow context display area configured to display an identity of at least one additional resource associated with the item of work and a status of the item of work as it pertains to the additional resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: CERNER INNOVATION, INC.
    Inventors: TOMMY L. HINTON, JERALD T. CHAMBERLAIN, JAMES ROBERT COLLINS
  • Patent number: 7464021
    Abstract: A method for translating medical test results into plain language is provided. The method includes receiving a medical test result for a type of medical test and, after making a threshold determination whether the medical test result will initially be automatically interpreted by the computer system independent of clinician input, identifying a template or set of templates associated with the type of medical test. The method also includes selecting the template matching the medical test result and outputting a plain language explanation based on the selected template.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne R. Myers, Angela K. Rouse, Tommy L. Hinton