Patent ID: 7233228
Filing Date: 2007-06-19
Classification: A61J,A61M,G04F,G04G

Abstract:
1. An alerting system for use in generating an alert in respect of usage of a device relative to a prescribed regimen of usage of the device, the alerting system including a detector capable of detecting an event that is indicative of usage of the device and a display, the alerting system being arranged to invoke a selected alert state prior to the activation of a forthcoming said event by a user, the alert state being selectable from a plurality of different alert states, wherein each of the different alert states, when invoked, comprises a visual representation on the display, wherein each alert state represents a different stage of elapsed time since a previous said event, and wherein the alerting system is arranged to select an alert state in dependence on the elapsed time, wherein the different alert states comprise at least one first alert state which represents a stage of elapsed time where it is too early to use the device under the prescribed regimen, a second alert state which represents a stage of elapsed time where usage of the device is due under the prescribed regimen and at least one third alert state which represents a stage of elapsed time where usage of the device is overdue under the prescribed regimen, and wherein the visual representation of each alert state comprises a plurality of non-alphanumeric sub-regions, each sub-region representing a proportion of elapsed time within the stage to which the alert state corresponds.