Device, method, and graphical user interface for searching, filtering and displaying event-aligned information sets related to diabetes

Abstract

A device, method, and graphical user interface for displaying diabetes related information sets aligned by the occurrence of a particular event are disclosed. After receiving a request for an event-aligned display of diabetes related information based on an event, a search for a plurality of tagged occurrences of the event and retrieval of an information set for each of the plurality of tagged occurrences is provided. Each information set may include diabetes related information chronologically related to the tagged occurrence. The retrieved information sets is displayed on a display, wherein the retrieved information sets are shown on the display aligned by their tagged occurrences such that all diabetes related information is positioned relative the event based on its chronological relationship with the event.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for displaying diabetes related information comprising:
 determining an event and a time frame for analysis; and   requesting an event-aligned display of diabetes related information based on the event and the time frame via an input device of a device having a display, a processor and memory, wherein the event is entered via the input device, the processor searches the memory for a plurality of tagged occurrences of the event within the time frame, retrieves an information set for each of the plurality of tagged occurrences, each information set comprises diabetes related information chronologically related to the tagged occurrence, and displays the retrieved information sets on the display, the information sets being aligned by their tagged occurrences such that all diabetes related information is positioned relative to the event based on its chronological relationship with the event.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the event is entered through selecting the event from a dropdown display listing a plurality of events. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising determining a number of tagged occurrences for analysis. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising selectively adding or removing individual information sets. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising scrolling the display forwards or backwards in time. 
     
     
         6 . A graphical user interface for displaying event-aligned information sets on a device with a display, comprising:
 a graph area;   a date range list box;   wherein:
 in response to processing of the device on a time frame listed in the date range list box and a request for an event-aligned display of diabetes related information based on an event, information sets are displayed in the graph area aligned by tagged occurrences of the event within the time frame such that all diabetes related information are positioned relative the event based on their chronological relationship with the event. 
   
     
     
         7 . The graphical user interface of  claim 6  wherein the graph area comprises an independent axis and a dependant axis indicating chronological time lapse and blood glucose level, respectively, as the information sets. 
     
     
         8 . The graphical user interface of  claim 7  wherein the independent axis of the graph area further comprises an event indicator that represents when the event occurred and the amount of time lapsed either before or after the event. 
     
     
         9 . The graphical user interface of  claim 7  wherein the dependent axis further comprises a label indicating the information sets shown in the graph area. 
     
     
         10 . The graphical user interface of  claim 9  wherein the label is one of blood glucose (bG). 
     
     
         11 . The graphical user interface of  claim 9  wherein four information sets based on the event can be shown in the graph area. 
     
     
         12 . The graphical user interface of  claim 6  wherein the information sets shown in the graph area comprise information within ± 3  hours of the event and are referenced by a legend in the graph area. 
     
     
         13 . The graphical user interface of  claim 6  wherein each of the information sets may be selectively removed from the graph area. 
     
     
         14 . The graphical user interface of  claim 6  further comprises a forward arrow and a backwards arrow which may be selected to cycle through the information sets displayed in the graph area.