Medical network system and method for transfer of information
First Claim
16. A medical information transfer unit comprising:
- A) a display for viewing a medical file on a user interface having at least one manipulation element for view control of the medical file, and B) a browser for communicating with a server having stored therein a plurality of medical files containing multimedia medical data, the browser including a browser enhancement module configured to (i) request the medical file from the server;
(ii) decompress and/or decode the medical file after receipt from the server;
(iii) transfer the medical file to the display; and
(iv) send instructions to the server to assemble and to e-mail selected medical data from the medical file to a remote user unit separate from the information transfer unit.
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Abstract
The assembly and communication of multimedia information from a variety of modalities to remote users with improved control is provided for by the combined use of a browser enhancement module, such as a plug-in or ActiveX control, and a server. The server includes a data interface for acquiring the multimedia data and a storage unit for receiving and storing the data. An assembly unit in the server gathers selected data to form an e-mail package in response to instructions from a remote user unit. The server further includes a processing unit to encode and compress the data prior to packaging and an e-mail server to send the package to the remote user unit or another designated user unit. Transfer instructions for the server may be provided by the remote user unit through a browser and the browser enhancement module. The browser enhancement module is therefore configured to request a file from the server, to decompress and decode received files and to transfer such files along with a user interface to a display associated with the remote user unit. The browser enhancement module is further adapted to send instructions to the server to assemble and to e-mail selected data from a file to another user unit.
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61 Claims
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16. A medical information transfer unit comprising:
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A) a display for viewing a medical file on a user interface having at least one manipulation element for view control of the medical file, and B) a browser for communicating with a server having stored therein a plurality of medical files containing multimedia medical data, the browser including a browser enhancement module configured to (i) request the medical file from the server;
(ii) decompress and/or decode the medical file after receipt from the server;
(iii) transfer the medical file to the display; and
(iv) send instructions to the server to assemble and to e-mail selected medical data from the medical file to a remote user unit separate from the information transfer unit.
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22. A medical information transfer system, comprising:
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A) a server storing multimedia medical data, the server comprising;
i) a data interface for acquiring the medical data;
ii) a storage unit coupled to receive and store the medical data from the data interface into medical files;
iii) a user interface configured for viewing the medical data;
iv) an assembly unit coupled to the user interface and the storage unit or to data interface, the assembly unit configured to gather selected portions of the medical data to form an e-mail package in response to instructions from a first user unit;
v) a processing unit coupled to the assembly unit or to the data interface and configured to encode and/or compress the medical data; and
vi) an e-mail server configured to send the user interface and the e-mail package to a second user unit. B) the first user unit comprising;
i) a display for viewing at least a first one of the medical files using a user interface having at least one manipulation element for view control of the first medical file, and ii) a browser for communicating with the server, the browser including a browser enhancement module configured to;
a) request the first medical file from the server;
b) decompress and/or decode the first medical file, c) transfer the first medical file to the display; and
d) send instructions to the server to assemble and to e-mail the selected portions of the medical data from to the second user unit. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39, 40)
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37. A computer readable medium having stored therein a plurality of sequences of instructions, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor through a browser to perform the steps of:
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A) requesting from a server a medical file for viewing with a user interface having at least one manipulation element for view control of the medical file, the server having stored therein medical files containing multimedia medical data;
B) decompressing and/or decoding the medical file;
C) transferring the medical file to a display; and
E) e-mailing instructions to the server to assemble and send selected medical data from the medical file from the server to a remote user unit separate from the processor.
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41. Computer readable instructions, which when executed cause a processor to perform the steps of:
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A) requesting from a server a medical file viewable using a user interface having at least one manipulation element for view control of the medical file, the server having stored therein medical files containing multimedia medical data;
B) decompressing and/or decoding the medical file;
C) transferring the medical file to a display; and
E) e-mailing instructions to the server to assemble and send selected medical data from the medical file from the server to a remote user unit separate from the processor. - View Dependent Claims (42)
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43. A series of computer readable instructions embodied as data signals in a carrier wave, which when executed cause a processor through a browser to perform the steps of:
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A) requesting from a server a medical file viewable using a user interface having at least one manipulation element for view control of the medical file, the server having stored therein medical files containing multimedia medical data;
B) decompressing and/or decoding the medical file;
C) transferring the medical file to a display; and
E) e-mailing instructions to the server to assemble and send selected medical data from the medical file from the server to a remote user unit separate from the processor. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59)
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45-1. The method of claim 44, wherein the new medical data is received from a medical modality configured to be controlled using the browser enhancement module.
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49. A series of computer readable instructions embodied as data signals in a carrier wave, which when executed cause a processor through a browser to perform the steps of:
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A) receiving new medical data from a medical modality;
B) encoding the new medical data;
C) compressing the new medical data;
D) requesting from a server, a user interface having at least one manipulation element for viewing control of the new medical data; and
E) transferring the new medical data onto the user interface and sending the new medical data and user interface to the server.
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57. A computer readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of sequences of instructions, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the steps of:
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A) requesting medical data on a user interface from a server having a 3-D volumetric rendering element and a 3-D surface rendering element;
B) decompressing the medical data received from the server;
C) decoding the medical data received from the server;
D) transferring the medical data received from the server to a display, and E) controlling the view of a 3-D medical image generated from the medical data received from the server.
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60. A server, comprising:
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A) a data interface for acquiring clinical medical data and parameter medical data;
B) a clinical data storage unit coupled to the data interface and configured to receive the clinical medical data;
C) a parameter data storage unit coupled to the data interface and configured to receive the parameter medical data;
G) a user interface for viewing the clinical medical data;
H) an assembly unit coupled to the user interface and the storage unit or to the data interface, the assembly unit configured to gather selected portions of the clinical medical data and the parameter medical data to form an e-mail package in response to instructions from a first user unit. I) a processing unit coupled to the assembly unit or to the data interface and configured to encode and/or compress the clinical medical data and the parameter medical data; and
J) an e-mail server configured to send the user interface and the e-mail package to a second user unit.
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61. A computer readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of sequences of instructions, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the steps of:
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A) requesting from a server, multimedia clinical medical data on a user interface having at least one manipulation element for view control of a medical file including the clinical medical data and requesting associated parameter medical data;
B) decompressing the clinical medical data and parameter medical data received from the server;
C) decoding the clinical medical data and parameter medical data received from the server;
D) rearranging the clinical medical data and parameter medical data, D) transferring the clinical medical data to a display.
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