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The state of the art in many fields is to represent
information with tables of numbers, waveforms, pie charts, diagrams, icons,
matrices. Often decision making depends on sifting and integrating through
screenfuls of such objects or numbers: as a result, traditional tools
often produce information overload and confusion instead of insight and
decision-making power. Some innovative technologies present some benefits
but are not intuitive and require extensive training.
IntuInfo's features:
much more information in less screen space
integration of more variables than is possible
in current displays
representation of relationships among variables
direct comparison to normative values
simultaneous monitoring of present and historical
data in real time
interactive viewpoints to see both global and
local contexts at once
a standard or a customized interface mode can
be applied
IntuInfo enables to recognize events and make decisions:
faster
more accurately
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than is possible using existing visualization
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Because of the intuitive features IntuInfo is:
easy to learn
no extensive training required.
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Figure 1. IntuInfo Anesthesiology
application. The prototype shows 13 variables on a single screen
in real time (Heart Rate: HR; Diastolic, Systolic and Mean Blood
Pressures: DBP-SBP-MBP; Arterial
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Figure 2. Traditional
display showing the same information
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