CENTRALIZED MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM SERVICE METHOD AND APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A system for providing remote service to a plurality of medical diagnostic stations, the system comprising:
- a server for automatically handling a service request from a medical diagnostic station;
a messaging module for formulating and transmitting a reply message to the station in response to the service request; and
communications circuitry coupled to the server and to the messaging module for receiving the service request and transmitting the reply message.
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Abstract
A technique is disclosed for providing remote service to medical diagnostic systems via a centralized service facility. The service facility is configured to receive service requests from diagnostic systems of different modalities, type, location, and so forth. The service requests are handled by one or more servers, and are directed to work stations or technicians for addressing the service requests. The work stations or technicians are selected in accordance with the modality of the diagnostic system as identified by the service request. A subscription status check may be performed for verifying the service arrangements between the requesting diagnostic systems and the centralized service facility. Reply messages are transmitted from the service facility to the requesting diagnostic systems in response to the service requests, providing interactive service exchange between the facility and the diagnostic systems.
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37 Claims
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1. A system for providing remote service to a plurality of medical diagnostic stations, the system comprising:
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a server for automatically handling a service request from a medical diagnostic station;
a messaging module for formulating and transmitting a reply message to the station in response to the service request; and
communications circuitry coupled to the server and to the messaging module for receiving the service request and transmitting the reply message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A centralized service facility for providing remote service to a plurality of medical diagnostic systems, the service facility comprising:
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at least one server for receiving service requests from a plurality of diagnostic systems and transmitting service messages in response to the service requests;
communications circuitry coupled to the at least one server for receiving and transmitting the service requests and service messages; and
at least one database coupled to the at least one server for storing historical service data for the plurality of diagnostic systems. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for providing remote service to a plurality of medical diagnostic systems, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving at a service facility a service request from a medical diagnostic system;
verifying a subscriber status based upon the service request and stored subscription data;
assigning the service request a reference code; and
transmitting a reply message from the service facility to the diagnostic system, the reply message including data representative of the reference code. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method for providing remote service to a plurality of medical diagnostic systems, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a plurality of service requests from at least a first diagnostic system of a first modality and a second diagnostic systems of a different modality;
accessing service files for the first and the second diagnostic systems;
addressing the service requests to respective modality technicians for handling; and
transmitting reply messages to the first and the second diagnostic systems in response to the service requests. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37)
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