Patent ID: 8645865
Filing Date: 2014-02-04
Classification: G06F,G06Q,G16H

Abstract:
1. A graphical user interface displayed on a display of a computing device, having a processor and a memory, for specifying characteristics of a custom-made medical or dental item comprising: an item selection screen configured to display a selectable medical or dental item; and a graphical order generator arranged in a geometric pattern, and displayable in response to selection of the selectable medical or dental item, including: an order input tool including: a category section configured to display a plurality of inter-dependent dynamically filtered medical or dental category indicators arranged in a sequential and user-modifiable hierarchy, each medical or dental category indicator including a graphical representation of an active state, a complete state, or an incomplete state, and an option section configured to display a plurality of selectable medical or dental option indicators associated with a category indicator, where the medical or dental category indicator includes the graphical representation of the active state or incomplete state prior to selection of an option indicator, and the medical or dental category indicator includes the graphical representation of the complete state after selection of the option indicator, a communication tool configured to display a plurality of selectable communication indicators, the communication indicators associated with one or more past or current communication messages, and a contextual information tool configured to display one or more selectable information indicators, the information indicators dynamically updateable in response to a change of state of the medical or dental category indicator and in response to a change of selectable option indicators; wherein the geometric pattern of the graphical order generator includes a plurality of nested ring elements, the order input tool being in a form of a first ring element of the plurality of nested ring elements, the communication tool being in a form of a second ring element of the plurality of nested ring elements, and the contextual information tool being in a form of a third ring element of the plurality of ring elements; wherein the communication indicators of the communication tool are associated with a plurality of communication messages including annotations by a user of the graphical user interface and/or communication messages sent to and/or received from other users; wherein when an order is finished the graphical order generator is configured to generate an order identification˜print a label of the order identification for mailing a specimen for the order to a laboratory and transfer an electronic copy of the order identification in an electronic dataset with other parameters of the order to the laboratory for processing; and wherein the graphical order generator includes an inbound message portion configured to receive digital output from the laboratory indicating a status of processing of the order at the laboratory.