US 4,907,191 AGranted

Data processing apparatus and data processing method

AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba

InventorAkihiko Sato

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Abstract

A data processing method uses a file which has sequentially arranged records each having a data area for designating the number of measurements for each object or target to be measured, a data area provided for each of a plurality of pre-set measurement items, and a data area for storing data relating to the different times at which the items were measured. When measured data of each item are entered in the file, the time which has elapsed since the entry of the preceding measured data is determined. If the time is greater than a predetermined time, or if it is smaller than the predetermined time but the measured items are the same as the previously-measured items, then the data of the number of the preceding measurements is updated, the current measured data is stored in the data areas of the associated measurement items of the next record, and the data of the current measuring time is stored in the measuring time data area of that record. If the time which has elapsed is within the predetermined time and the measured items differ from the previous ones, the current measured data is stored in the data areas of the associated measurement items of the same record as used for recordintg the preceding measured data.

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Dependent claims

A terminal for handling records each including, a number set area for setting a number of measurements, a data area provided for each of a predetermined number of categories, and a time area for recording a measuring time, said terminal comprising:

computer means for managing said records;
input means for inputting measured data for each of said categories into said computer means;
timer means for informing said computer means of a time at which data input is performed through said input means,
wherein said computer means has the following functions:
(a) storing time data from said timer means into said time area;
(b) storing measured data from said input means into said data areas;
(c) detecting a time difference between preceding time data stored in said time area and current time data from said timer means, and comparing said detected time difference with a predetermined value;
(d) detecting whether preceding categories stored in said data areas substantially match present categories from said input means;
(e) updating measurement number data stored in said number set area, storing the measured data from said input means into said data areas of a record associated with said updated measurement number data, and storing said current time data from said timer means into said time area, when said time difference is greater than said predetermined value, or when said time difference is smaller than said predetermined value and said preceding categories stored in said data areas substantially match said present categories from said input means;
and
(f) leaving said measurement number data stored in said number set area to remain un-updated, and storing the measured data from said input means into said data areas of a record associated with measurement number data prior to updating, when said time difference is smaller than said predetermined value and said categories stored in said data areas differ from said present categories from said input means.

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A data processing method for handling records each including, a number set area for setting a number of measurements, a data area provided for each of a predetermined number of categories, and a time area for recording a measuring time, said method comprising the steps of:

(a) storing time data into said time area;
(b) storing measured data into said data areas;
(c) detecting a time difference between preceding time data stored in said time area and current time data, and comparing said detected time difference with a predetermined value;
(d) detecting whether preceding categories stored in said data areas substantially match present categories initiated in a present measurement;
(e) updating measurement number data stored in said number set area, storing said measured data into said data areas of a record associated with said updated measurement number data, and storing said present time data into said time area, when said time difference is greater than said predetermined value, or when said time difference is smaller than said predetermined value and said preceding categories stored in said data areas substantially match said present categories;
and
(f) leaving said measurement number data stored in said number set area to remain un-updated, and storing the measured data into said data areas of a record associated with measurement number data prior to updating, when said time difference is smaller than said predetermined value and said categories stored in said data areas differ from said present categories.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 07/180,845Filed 12 Apr 1988
Priority: JP 62-8863913 Apr 1987
Granted: 6 Mar 1990
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification4 codes

G16H 10/60
ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data: for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic…
Y10S 707/99953
Coherency, e.g. same view to multiple users: recoverability
G16H
Healthcare informatics, i.e. information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for the
Y10S
Technical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests