System and method for detecting and displaying parameter interactions

A method, comprising:

• determining whether entered parameters for a programmable medical device acceptably interact with each other according to a set of rules;
• providing a visual status indicator based on the entered parameters and the set of rules, including:
• providing a first icon for one or more acceptable parameters;
• providing a second icon for one or more allowable parameters indicating a warning to use discretion with respect to interaction of the allowable parameters to other entered parameters;
• and
• providing a third icon for one or more unacceptable parameters;
• and
• providing a feedback message for entered parameters that do not acceptably interact with each other.

A method, comprising:

• determining whether entered parameters for a programmable medical device acceptably interact with each other according to a set of rules;
• providing a visual status indicator based on the entered parameters and the set of rules;
• and
• providing a feedback message for entered parameters that do not acceptably interact with each other, wherein the feedback message includes a suggestion for how to change the entered parameters to resolve unacceptable parameter interaction.

A method, comprising:

• determining whether entered parameters for a programmable medical device acceptably interact with each other according to a set of rules;
• providing a visual status indicator based on entered parameters and the set of rules, including providing a visual indicator that the parameters do not acceptably interact with each other;
• and
• providing a feedback message for entered parameters that do not acceptably interact with each other, including displaying a suggestion for how to change the parameters that do not acceptably interact with each other to resolve unacceptable parameter interaction.

A method, comprising:

• determining whether entered parameters for a programmable medical device acceptably interact with each other according to a set of rules;
• providing a visual status indicator based on entered parameters and the set of rules, including:
• providing a visual indicator for one or more acceptable parameters;
• providing a visual indicator for one or more allowable parameters indicating a warning to use discretion with respect to the allowable parameters;
• and
• providing a visual indicator for one or more unacceptable parameters;
• and
• providing a feedback message for entered parameters that do not acceptably interact with each other, including displaying a suggestion for how to change the parameters that do not acceptably interact with each other to resolve unacceptable parameter interaction.

A method, comprising:

• determining whether entered parameters for a programmable medical device acceptably interact with each other according to a set of rules;
• providing a visual status indicator based on entered parameters and the set of rules, including providing a first icon indicating that the parameters do not acceptably interact with each other;
• providing a feedback message for entered parameters that do not acceptably interact with each other;
• determining that at least one unacceptable parameter has been changed to at least one acceptable parameter;
• and
• changing the first icon indicating that the parameters do not acceptably interact with each other to a second icon indicating that the parameters acceptably interact with each other.

A method, comprising:

• determining whether entered parameters for a programmable medical device acceptably interact with each other according to a set of rules;
• and
• providing a visual status indicator based on entered parameters and the set of rules, including:
• providing a first icon for one or more acceptable parameters;
• providing a visual second icon for one or more allowable parameters indicating a warning to use discretion with respect to the allowable parameters;
• providing a third icon for one or more unacceptable parameters;
• determining that at least one unacceptable parameter has been changed to at least one acceptable parameter;
• and
• changing the third icon indicating that the parameters do not acceptably interact with each other to the first icon indicating that the parameters acceptably interact with each other.

A method, comprising:

• determining whether entered parameters for a programmable medical device acceptably interact with each other according to a set of rules;
• providing a visual status indicator based on entered parameters and the set of rules, including:
• providing a green visual indicator for one or more acceptable parameters;
• providing a yellow visual indicator for one or more allowable parameters indicating a warning to use discretion with respect to the allowable parameters;
• and
• providing a red visual indicator for one or more unacceptable parameters;
• providing a feedback message for entered parameters that do not acceptably interact with each other;
• determining that at least one unacceptable parameter has been changed to at least one acceptable parameter;
• and
• changing the red visual indicator that the parameters do not acceptably interact to the green visual indicator that the parameters acceptably interact.

A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions adapted to:

• determine whether entered parameters for a programmable medical device acceptably interact with each other according to a set of rules;
• provide a visual status indicator based on entered parameters and the set of rules, including:
• provide a visual indicator of a first color for one or more acceptable parameters;
• provide a visual indicator of a second color for one or more allowable parameters indicating a warning to use discretion with respect to interaction of the allowable parameters to other entered parameters;
• and
• provide a visual indicator of a third color for one or more unacceptable parameters.

A programming interface, comprising:

• a computer readable medium encoded with a set of rules for determining whether parameters for a programmable medical device acceptably interact;
• and
• a display, including a visual status indicator based on entered parameters and the set of rules, and a feedback message for unacceptable parameters, wherein the display includes:
• a first icon of a first color for one or more acceptable parameters;
• a second icon of a second color for one or more allowable parameters indicating a warning to use discretion with respect to interaction of the allowable parameters to other entered parameters;
• and
• a third icon of a third color for one or more unacceptable parameters.

A programming interface, comprising:

• a computer readable medium encoded with a set of rules for determining whether parameters for a programmable medical device acceptably interact;
• and
• a display, including a visual status indicator based on entered parameters and the set of rules, and a feedback message for unacceptable parameters, wherein the display includes:
• a visual indicator for one or more acceptable parameters;
• a visual indicator for one or more allowable parameters indicating a warning to use discretion with respect to the allowable parameters;
• a visual indicator for one or more unacceptable parameters;
• and
• a feedback message displaying a suggestion for how to change the parameters that are determined to be unacceptable to resolve unacceptable parameter interaction.

A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions adapted to:

• determine whether entered parameters for a programmable medical device acceptably interact with each other according to a set of rules;
• provide a visual status indicator based on entered parameters and the set of rules;
• and
• provide a feedback message for entered parameters that do not acceptably interact with each other, wherein the feedback message includes a suggestion for how to change the parameters to resolve unacceptable parameter interaction.

A programmer, comprising:

• a display adapted to display programmable parameters of a programmable medical device;
• and
• an input device adapted to be used to modify the programmable parameters of the programmable medical device,
• wherein the display includes:
• a visual status indicator based on entered parameters and a set of rules, wherein the set of rules is used to determine whether the programmable parameters acceptably interact;
• and
• a feedback message for unacceptable parameters, wherein the feedback message includes a suggestion for how to change the unacceptable parameters to resolve unacceptable parameter interaction.