| CPC G16H 40/63 (2018.01) [A61G 7/001 (2013.01); A61G 7/012 (2013.01); A61G 7/015 (2013.01); A61G 7/018 (2013.01); A61G 7/0509 (2016.11); A61G 7/0514 (2016.11); A61G 7/0524 (2016.11); A61G 7/05769 (2013.01); A61G 7/05792 (2016.11); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 9/453 (2018.02); G16H 40/60 (2018.01); G16H 40/67 (2018.01); G16H 50/20 (2018.01); G16H 50/30 (2018.01); G16H 70/20 (2018.01); A61G 2203/12 (2013.01); A61G 2203/16 (2013.01); A61G 2203/20 (2013.01); A61G 2203/36 (2013.01); A61G 2203/40 (2013.01); A61G 2210/90 (2013.01)] | 9 Claims |
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1. A patient support system comprising:
a patient support apparatus comprising a patient support deck providing a patient support surface configured to support a patient, a controller in operable communication with an operational device for performing an operational function, and a touchscreen display in communication with the controller and comprising a user interface configured to receive an input from a user; and
an information output device configured to provide an instruction to the user, wherein the controller is configured to:
(a) receive an input signal from the user interface based on the input from the user to the user interface and determine a multi-step operational function of the patient support apparatus based on the input;
(b) determine a guidance protocol for control of the multi-step operational function by the user based on the input signal, the guidance protocol comprising at least two correlated steps of the instruction provided to the user with the information output device, and a user-performed action to be performed by the user in response to one of the at least two correlated steps of instruction;
(c) provide a display signal to the touchscreen display to provide elements to and/or modify elements of at least one indicia to visually emphasize the at least one indicia on the touchscreen display, wherein the at least one indicia is associated with the instruction for the at least two steps of the multi-step operational function such that the user-performed action comprises selection of the indicia on the touchscreen display while the at least one indicia is visually emphasized on the touchscreen display;
(d) provide a display signal to the touchscreen display to provide a first of the at least one visually emphasized indicia on the touchscreen display associated with at least one of a plurality of options that can be selected by the user for performance of a first step of the at least two correlated steps of instruction;
(e) in response to the user selecting the first of the at least one visually emphasized indicia displayed on the touchscreen display, transmit a control signal to the operational device to control the first step of the at least two steps of the multi-step operational function of the patient support apparatus;
(f) provide a display signal to the touchscreen display to provide a second of the at least one visually emphasized indicia on the touchscreen display dependent on and subsequent to receiving input a user selection associated with the first of the at least one visually emphasized indicia, the second of the at least one visually emphasized indicia associated with at least one of a plurality of options that can be selected by the user for performance of a second step of the at least one of the at least two correlated steps of instruction; and
(g) in response to the user selecting the second of the at least one visually emphasized indicia displayed on the touchscreen display, transmit a control signal to the operational device to control the second step of the at least two steps of the multi-step operational function of the patient support apparatus.
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