US Patent 9195385 Physiological monitor touchscreen interface

A physiological monitor touchscreen interface which presents interface constructs on a touchscreen display that are particularly adapted to finger gestures. The finger gestures operate to change at least one of a physiological monitor operating characteristic and a physiological touchscreen display characteristic. The physiological monitor touchscreen interface includes a first interface construct operable to select a menu item from a touchscreen display and a second interface construct operable to define values for the selected menu item. The first interface construct can include a first scroller that presents a rotating set of menu items in a touchscreen display area and a second scroller that presents a rotating set of thumbnails in a display well. The second interface construct can operate to define values for a selected menu item.