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JP-7857423-B2 - Chair preset icon synchronization

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Inventors

  • アービング， マイケル ジョン
  • アルバレス， ジェイソン ジョエル
  • フライアー， ダリル ウェイン
  • マクレランド， スコット アンドリュー
  • ネルソン， ブラッドリー ジャミン
  • ピーターソン， ブレット ダグラス

Assignees

  • エイ－デック インコーポレイテッド

Dates

Publication Date
20260512
Application Date
20230315
Priority Date
20220317

Claims (20)

  1. An interface for a dental chair with adjustable positioning, A plurality of icons, each of which is associated with a stored position of the dental chair, and each of which graphically depicts the stored position, A plurality of buttons, each of which is associated with a corresponding icon among the plurality of icons, The position of the dental chair is adjustable using the interface to select a stored position of the dental chair or to adjust the dental chair to a new position different from the stored position. The stored position associated with each of the plurality of icons can be reprogrammed after the dental chair is adjusted to a new position different from the stored position, and the adjusted position of the dental chair can be stored, and the graphical representation of the reprogrammed icon is updated to reflect the adjusted position of the dental chair. Interface.
  2. When one of the aforementioned multiple icons is updated to reflect the adjusted position, the corresponding icon among the second multiple icons on the second interface is updated to reflect the adjusted position. The interface according to claim 1, wherein the interface is a first interface, and the first interface and the second interface are each connected to the dental chair.
  3. The interface according to claim 2, wherein the first interface causes the second interface to update the corresponding icon among the second plurality of icons via data communication via the dental chair control board.
  4. The interface according to claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of icons is displayed on a touchscreen, and each of the plurality of icons includes a corresponding button.
  5. The interface according to claim 1, wherein each of the aforementioned multiple icons is separate from its corresponding button.
  6. The interface according to claim 1, wherein the interface includes a graphical representation of the position of the dental chair, which is updated when the dental chair position is adjusted.
  7. The interface according to claim 1, further comprising a selector for selecting a user profile from a plurality of stored user profiles, each of the user profiles having a plurality of stored locations, and the selection of the user profile causes the plurality of icons to reflect the plurality of stored locations of the selected user profile.
  8. The interface according to claim 1, wherein one of the plurality of buttons is configured to toggle between the stored position associated with the corresponding icon of the button and the current position of the dental chair during each operation.
  9. A dental chair that can be adjusted within the range of possible positions, A first interface for adjusting the dental chair within the range of possible positions, wherein the first interface is A first plurality of icons, each of which is associated with a stored position within the range of possible positions, and each of which graphically depicts the stored position, A system comprising a first interface including a plurality of buttons, each of which is associated with a corresponding icon from the first plurality of icons, The position of the dental chair is adjustable using the first interface to select a stored position of the dental chair or to adjust the dental chair to a new position different from the stored position. The stored position associated with each of the first plurality of icons can be reprogrammed after the dental chair is adjusted to a new position different from the stored position, and the adjusted position of the dental chair can be stored, and the graphical representation of the reprogrammed icon is updated to reflect the adjusted position of the dental chair. system.
  10. When one of the first plurality of icons is updated to reflect the adjusted position, the corresponding icon among the second plurality of icons on the second interface is updated to reflect the adjusted position. The system according to claim 9, wherein activating one of the buttons causes the dental chair to move to the stored position associated with the corresponding icon of the button.
  11. The system according to claim 9, wherein the first interface is a touchscreen interface, and each of the first plurality of icons also functions as a corresponding button among the plurality of buttons.
  12. The system according to claim 10, wherein the plurality of buttons are a first plurality of buttons, the second interface includes a second plurality of buttons separate from the second plurality of icons, and each of the second plurality of buttons is associated with a corresponding icon from the second plurality of icons.
  13. The system according to claim 12, wherein one of the first plurality of buttons and one of the second plurality of buttons are configured to toggle, each time activated, between the stored position associated with the corresponding icon of each button and the current position of the dental chair.
  14. The system according to claim 9, wherein the interface further includes a selector for selecting a user profile from a plurality of stored user profiles, each of the user profiles having a plurality of stored locations, and the selection of the user profile causes the plurality of icons to reflect the plurality of stored locations of the selected user profile.
  15. When performed by the device, the device Displaying a first set of icons on a first interface, wherein each of the first set of icons is associated with a stored position of a dental chair, and each of the first set of icons graphically represents the stored position. To select a stored position of the dental chair, or to adjust the dental chair to a new position different from the stored position, the system receives one or more commands from the first interface for adjusting the position of the dental chair. To reprogram the previously stored position of the dental chair, the system receives a command to store the adjusted position of the dental chair, Updating the graphical representation of one of the first multiple icons to reflect the adjusted position, which is different from the previously stored position of the dental chair, A non-temporary computer-readable medium (CRM) containing instructions to perform a certain action.
  16. The CRM according to claim 15, wherein the first interface further includes a plurality of buttons, each of which corresponds to one of the first plurality of icons, and the command can further adjust the position of the dental chair to match the graphical representation of the icon corresponding to the activated button when one of the plurality of buttons is activated.
  17. The CRM according to claim 15, wherein the device is the first interface, and the command causes the device to update a graphical representation of one of a second plurality of icons located on the second interface by signaling the device to the second interface that the adjusted position of the dental chair has been stored.
  18. The CRM according to claim 17, wherein the device signals to the second interface via a control board connected to the dental chair, the first interface, and the second interface.
  19. The aforementioned instruction further instructs the device, Receiving a selection of a user profile from multiple user profiles, wherein each of the multiple user profiles has multiple stored locations, The CRM according to claim 15, which can cause the first plurality of icons to reflect the plurality of stored locations from the selected user profile.
  20. The CRM according to claim 16, wherein the command can further cause the device to cause one of the plurality of buttons to toggle between the stored position associated with the corresponding icon of the button and the current position of the dental chair during each operation.

Description

[0001] Related Application This application claims priority to U.S. Nonprovisional Application No. 17/697,497, filed on 17 March 2022, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. [0002] The disclosed embodiments relate to an operating interface for dental equipment, and more particularly to an interface for an adjustable dental chair. [0003] In most dental treatments, the patient sits in a chair specially configured for the practice of dental care. Such a chair may be equipped with various accessories and instruments used in dental treatment, for example, some possible instruments include a dental handpiece, ultrasonic scaler, air/water syringe, intraoral camera, suction device, rinsing bowl, and surgical light. The chair is typically adjustable to several different degrees, for example, manually or via an actuator system such as electromechanical or hydraulic. For example, the chair may be height-adjustable and recline-adjustable so that the dentist can properly position the patient for a given dental procedure, taking into consideration the dentist's comfort and ease of treatment. The type of control used for adjustment can vary greatly depending on the configuration of a given chair and the features equipped on the chair. When the chair is adjusted by an actuator system, the chair's actuator system may be equipped with a controller that has the ability to memorize the position and control the chair to the memorized position. [0004] The background information provided herein is intended to provide an overall context for this disclosure. Unless otherwise indicated herein, the material described in this section is not prior art to the claims of this application, nor is it deemed to be prior art by being included in this section. [0005] Embodiments will be readily understood by the following detailed description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. For the sake of this description, similar reference numerals indicate similar structural elements. Embodiments are shown in the figures of the accompanying drawings as examples, not limitations. The first exemplary interface of an adjustable dental chair having a touchscreen with icons that reflect stored chair position presets, according to various embodiments, is shown.A second exemplary interface for an adjustable dental chair, according to various embodiments, is shown, the second exemplary interface including icons corresponding to separate buttons for adjusting the chair to a previously stored position, the icons reflecting the stored chair position preset associated with the corresponding button.Several exemplary icons reflecting stored chair positions in various embodiments are shown.This illustrates the function of icons that reflect the stored chair position when controlling a dental chair to a stored position using various embodiments.This document illustrates the process flow for adjusting chair position using various embodiments, and how memorizing the adjusted position changes the icon associated with the memorized position.This is a flowchart illustrating the operation of methods for loading and updating icons that reflect stored chair positions, according to various embodiments.This is an exemplary computer block diagram that can be used to implement some or all of the components of the interfaces, process flows, systems, and/or methods disclosed herein, in various embodiments.This is a block diagram of a computer-readable storage medium that can be used to implement some of the components of the systems or methods disclosed herein, in various embodiments. [0014] The following detailed description refers to the accompanying drawings that form part of this specification, where similar reference numerals throughout the drawings indicate similar parts, and where possible embodiments are shown as examples. It should be understood that other embodiments may be used and structural or logical modifications may be made without departing from the scope of this disclosure. Therefore, the following detailed description should not be construed as restrictive, and the scope of embodiments is defined by the accompanying claims and their equivalents. [0015] Aspects of this disclosure are disclosed in the accompanying description. Alternative embodiments of this disclosure and their equivalents can be devised without departing from the spirit or scope of this disclosure. Note that similar elements disclosed below are indicated by similar reference numerals in the drawings. [0016] Various operations may be described as multiple separate actions or operations in the manner most useful for understanding the claimed subject matter. However, the order of description should not be interpreted as meaning that these operations are necessarily order-dependent. In particular, these operations do not have to be performed in the order presented. The operations described may be performed in a different order than in the described embodiments. In additi