Patent ID: 11911195
Assignee: SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  F  G | IPC A  F  G

Claim 24:
25. A method of using a visual indicator system, comprising:
generating, by a laser distance meter, an emitted laser in a finger groove placed along the side of an imaging patient bed;
performing, by a human finger, one or more preconfigured finger gestures in the finger groove, the gestures including at least tapping the human finger within the finger groove and moving the finger along the finger groove or any combination thereof;
receiving, by the laser distance meter, a reflected laser caused by reflection of the emitted laser from the human finger;
generating, by the laser distance meter, based upon properties of the emitted laser and the reflected laser, one or more distance measurements each time the finger reflects the emitted laser;
communicating, to a microcontroller, the one or more distance measurements; and
determining, by the microcontroller, the one or more preconfigured finger gestures;
illuminating, by the microcontroller, one or more light strips in a manner corresponding to the one or more distance measurements received from the laser distance meter and the one or more preconfigured finger gestures.