Emergency facility video-conferencing system
First Claim
1. A method for diagnosing and treating a medical condition utilizing a video-conferencing system having a central video-teleconferencing station and one or more remote video-teleconferencing stations, the central video-teleconferencing station having at least one central video monitor, audio transmitter and speaker and a controller unit in controllably telemetry connected relation, a communications link establishing communications with said central video-teleconferencing station and at least one of said remote video-teleconferencing stations having a mobile emergency center cart having a remote video monitor, audio speaker and transmitter and a video-conferencing camera being in electronic connection with the communications link and capable of responding to said controller unit for panning and zoom movement, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) locating a patient and medical personnel within a remote video-conferencing station;
(b) locating said mobile emergency center cart within the remote video-conferencing station and in desired relation with the patient and medical personnel;
(c) actuating said controller unit and via said communications link for selecting a remote video-conferencing station for patient diagnosis and treatment video-conferencing;
(d) actuating said controller unit for selective panning and zoom control of said video-conferencing camera of the selected remote video-conferencing station to present a desired video image of the patient and/or medical personnel on the video monitor of the central video-conferencing station; and
(e) directing the medical personnel via the video-telecommunications link to perform medical treatment on the patient, with such medical treatment being visible on the central video-teleconferencing monitor.
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Abstract
A medical video-teleconferencing and treatment system, having a central video-conferencing station and one or more remote video-conferencing stations and a communications link establishing video-conferencing communication therebetween. A central video monitor and audio system is located at the central video-conferencing station, and a controller unit is coupled with the communications link. The remote video-conferencing stations each have a mobile emergency center cart including a remote video monitor and audio system and a video-conferencing camera controlled by the controller unit via the communications link and capable of responding to control signals of the controller unit for panning and zoom movement of said video-conferencing camera by a medical practitioner located at the central video-conferencing station. The arrangement enables the medical practitioner to observe and to diagnose the condition of the patient and direct the medical personnel of the selected video-conferencing station to provide treatment of the patient.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for diagnosing and treating a medical condition utilizing a video-conferencing system having a central video-teleconferencing station and one or more remote video-teleconferencing stations, the central video-teleconferencing station having at least one central video monitor, audio transmitter and speaker and a controller unit in controllably telemetry connected relation, a communications link establishing communications with said central video-teleconferencing station and at least one of said remote video-teleconferencing stations having a mobile emergency center cart having a remote video monitor, audio speaker and transmitter and a video-conferencing camera being in electronic connection with the communications link and capable of responding to said controller unit for panning and zoom movement, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) locating a patient and medical personnel within a remote video-conferencing station;
(b) locating said mobile emergency center cart within the remote video-conferencing station and in desired relation with the patient and medical personnel;
(c) actuating said controller unit and via said communications link for selecting a remote video-conferencing station for patient diagnosis and treatment video-conferencing;
(d) actuating said controller unit for selective panning and zoom control of said video-conferencing camera of the selected remote video-conferencing station to present a desired video image of the patient and/or medical personnel on the video monitor of the central video-conferencing station; and
(e) directing the medical personnel via the video-telecommunications link to perform medical treatment on the patient, with such medical treatment being visible on the central video-teleconferencing monitor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A medical video-teleconferencing and treatment system, comprising:
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(a) a central video-conferencing station and one or more remote video-conferencing stations and a communications link establishing video-conferencing communication between said central video-conferencing station and said remote video-conferencing stations;
(b) a central video monitor and audio system being located at said central video-conferencing station;
(c) a controller unit being in controlling relation with said communications link;
(d) said remote video conferencing stations each having a mobile emergency center cart having a remote video monitor and audio system and a video-conferencing camera being in controlled relation with the controller unit via said communications link and capable of responding to control signals of said controller unit for panning and zoom movement of said video-conferencing camera by a person located at said central video-conferencing station. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A medical video-teleconferencing and treatment system, comprising:
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(a) a central video-conferencing station and one or more remote video-conferencing stations and a communications link establishing video-conferencing communication between said central video-conferencing station and said remote video-conferencing stations;
(b) a central video monitor and audio system located at said central video-conferencing station;
(c) a controller unit in controlling relation with said communications link; and
(d) said remote video-conferencing stations each having a mobile emergency center cart having a remote video monitor and audio system, a video-conferencing camera and a document viewing video camera in a controlled relation with the controller unit via said communications link and capable of responding to control signals of said controller unit for selective panning, zoom and focusing movement of said video-conferencing camera by a person located at said central video-conferencing station and manipulating said controller unit;
(e) said mobile emergency center cart having a cart frame which has a monitor support shelf and has wheels to enable manual positioning there of within a room;
(f) a video monitor supported and positioned by said monitor support shelf for ease of viewing by a person standing in the room; and
(g) said video-conferencing camera has a lens being supported by said video monitor with said lens positioned substantially at eye level of a person standing in the room, said video-conferencing camera having the capability for panning movement and zoom movement and having controlled electronic interconnection with said communications link for controlling panning and zoom movement thereof by said controller unit via said communications link. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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