Gauge having a dynamically updated indicia of a value's normal range, and methods and means to facilitate the display and update of same

A number of machine-readable media having stored thereon sequences of instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform the actions of:

• receiving a plurality of measurement values, wherein at least some of the measurement values are received with a number of corresponding filter keys;
• dynamically determining from the received measurement values, a normal range for a current one of the measurement values, said dynamically determining the normal range comprising determining the normal range based on ones of the measurement values sharing at least one common filter key with the current one of the measurement values;
• and
• displaying and dynamically updating a gauge having 1) a normal range indicia that indicates the normal range for the current one of the measurement values, and 2) an indicia of the current one of the measurement values.

A gauge, comprising:

• a dynamically updated indicia of a current measurement value;
• and
• a dynamically updated indicia of a normal range for the current measurement value, the normal range being dynamically determined based on a plurality of past measurement values,
• wherein the gauge receives a plurality of measurement values over time and dynamically determines from the received measurement values, a normal range for a current one of the measurement values, the dynamically determining the normal range comprising determining the normal range in terms of a plurality of the measurement values received at particular times and determining a standard deviation of the measurement values received at the particular times.

A computer-implemented method of displaying measurement values, comprising:

• collecting a plurality of measurement values;
• in response to a user-certified group of the measurement values, determining a normal range for a current one of the measurement values;
• and
• displaying and dynamically updating a gauge having 1) a normal range indicia that indicates the normal range for the current one of the measurement values, the normal range dynamically determined by determining the normal range in terms of a plurality of the measurement values received at particular times and determining a standard deviation of the measurement values received at the particular times, and 2) an indicia of the current one of the measurement values.

A computer-implemented method of displaying measurement values, comprising:

• receiving a plurality of measurement values;
• in response to a predicted trend for the measurement values, dynamically predicting a normal range for a current one of the measurement values;
• and
• displaying and dynamically updating a gauge having 1) a normal range indicia that indicates the predicted normal range for the current one of the measurement values, the normal range dynamically determined by determining the normal range in terms of a plurality of the measurement values received at particular times and determining a standard deviation of the measurement values received at the particular times, and 2) an indicia of the current one of the measurement values.