Patent ID: 8786624

Claim:
A method for displaying information to a user, the method comprising: accepting input from the user selecting a metric to be displayed, said selected metric being associated with a multi-channel signal derived from outputs of a plurality of sensors positioned to acquire physiological signals, wherein each channel of the multi-channel signal corresponds to a different one of the plurality of sensors; displaying with a processor and a computer graphical display interface at least one time-series plot of the selected metric associated with the multi-channel signal; using a backdrop pattern, indicating on the at least one time-series plot portions of the plot having at least one identified characteristic; for each of the at least one time-series plot displayed, displaying with the processor and the computer graphical display interface a time event index wherein the corresponding metric meets a predetermined condition, wherein the predetermined condition comprises the selected metric being greater than a predetermined threshold; accepting input from the user as to whether to display further information associated with the time event index; and displaying the further information associated with the time event index when the user so specifies.