Patent ID: 7107102

Claim:
For a neuromodulation system having a memory to store a plurality of independent instructions to effect an equal number of stimulation profiles, method for providing an identifier to enable a visual recognition of a functionality of each instruction, the steps comprising: creating an instruction data file, which includes a plurality of variables that operatively defines a therapeutic application, to effect a stimulation profile when executed; executing the instruction data file; generating, on a first device, a graphical anatomical representation that effectively depicts a perceived stimulation profile; assessing the anatomical representation and generating a representative graphical image for a second device; and modifying the instruction data file to include data corresponding to the representative graphical image; wherein the anatomical representation is formed by a plurality of regions; wherein the anatomical representation is comprised of a plurality of source images, and each source image is formed by a plurality of related regions; wherein the step of assessing the anatomical representation and generating the representative graphical image includes effectively merging the plurality of source images, on a region-by-region basis, into a single image; wherein the step of assessing the anatomical representation and generating the representative graphical image includes effectively merging the plurality of images, on a region-by-region basis, into a single image having fewer regions than a source image of the anatomical representation.