METHOD AND APPARATUS TO PROVIDE VISUAL CUES INDICATIVE OF THE LEVEL OF SEVERITY OR IMPORTANCE

摘要

A method (400) of displaying information to relate level of severity orimportancecomprising the steps of (a) displaying data points (430); (b) coloring saiddata pointsin varying colors according to set levels (450); and (c) adjusting shades ofsaid colorsdepending on further defined levels within said set levels. Another method(400) ofdisplaying information to relate level of severity or importance comprisingthe stepsof (a) querying disparate information systems with a certain search parameter(410)(b) displaying data points returned from said search parameter into a singlewindow(430); (c) coloring said data points in varying colors according to set levels(450); and(d) adjusting shades of said colors depending on further defined levels withinsaid setlevels. A system (100) for displaying information according to level ofimportance orseverity comprising a database (110) , a worklist (120) and an interface (130)whereinsaid interface conveys level of importance or severity using varying shades ofcolors.