Patents by Inventor Kiron Rao

Kiron Rao 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: 7590932
    Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide a method for creating an electronic form for use in healthcare management. The method can comprise initiating generation of at least one display image supporting a user in: selecting a template form from a repository of template forms; modifying said selected template form by linking a user selected object from a predetermined list of objects with a user selected data field of said selected template form, objects in said predetermined list being associated with at least one of, (a) a particular role of a healthcare worker and (b) a particular activity being performed in providing healthcare to a patient, said selected object being usable in determining a query to be used in soliciting data for entry in said user selected data field; and associating a name with said modified form. The method can also comprise storing said modified form in response to user command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Catherine Britton, Kiron Rao, Terri H. Steinberg
  • Publication number: 20040015778
    Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide a method for creating an electronic form for use in healthcare management. The method can comprise initiating generation of at least one display image supporting a user in: selecting a template form from a repository of template forms; modifying said selected template form by linking a user selected object from a predetermined list of objects with a user selected data field of said selected template form, objects in said predetermined list being associated with at least one of, (a) a particular role of a healthcare worker and (b) a particular activity being performed in providing healthcare to a patient, said selected object being usable in determining a query to be used in soliciting data for entry in said user selected data field; and associating a name with said modified form. The method can also comprise storing said modified form in response to user command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventors: Catherine Britton, Kiron Rao, Terri H. Steinberg
  • Publication number: 20040008223
    Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide a method for creating user navigable graphical documentation for use in a healthcare information system, comprising the activities of: creating documentation by supporting a user in: importing a graphical image element from a repository, decomposing said graphical image element into a plurality of segments, establishing links between individual segments of said plurality of segments and an encompassing graphical image element to support navigation within said encompassing graphical image element responsive to a user navigation command, and linking a graphical image element segment with an object comprising text associated with said graphical image element segment. The method can also comprise the activities of associating a name with said documentation, and storing said created documentation in response to a user command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2003
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Inventors: Catherine Britton, Kiron Rao, Terri H. Steinberg