We аre designing аn аutоmated system tо be used in an оperating room; the system is going to pull data from several different patient vital signs monitors and integrate this data. The system can highlight individual vital signs that pass thresholds set by the surgeons (such as a heart rate that is under 60 beats per minute or over 100 beats per minute). Based on the vital signs data, the system can also provide surgeons with early warning sign alerts (EWS) for a patient that is beginning to deteriorate from normal to critical condition during long surgeries. It does this by integrating the data, identifying relevant patterns, and calculating a final EWS score; when the score crosses the critical threshold, it alerts the surgeons and gives them a set of recommended actions (such as “provide supplementary oxygen” or “stop operation and transfer to critical care”). The system has a “Quick Quiet” function so alerts can be instantly silenced if an emergency occurs with the patient until physicians are ready to reactivate the system; it will still integrate & display vital signs data until it is completely disconnected. First, what stage(s) of human information processing is this automation replacing or augmenting?