System for adaptively identifying data for storage

• US 20030050937A1
• Filed: 09/06/2002
• Published: 03/13/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions Health Services Corporation (Siemens AG)
• Inventors: Racis, Frank W., Flamma, Bruce M., Lusen, William D.
• Granted Patent: US 7,003,529 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/104.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/10 File systems; File servers
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/922 Communications
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/941 Human sciences
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99933 Query processing, i.e. searching
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing

Abstract

The invention is directed to a system for adaptively identifying data to be stored in a document-imaging system that includes an identification processor programmed for identifying the existence of a new and previously absent stored data object in at least one of a plurality of file directories, the identified new stored data object being associated with a particular medical entity, a decision processor programmed for comparing at least a portion of a filename of an identified new stored data object with stored predetermined filename data and identifying a new stored data object containing data indexing information in response to a filename data match; and a communication processor programmed for providing communication among the identification processor, the decision processor and the document-imaging system for processing an identified new stored data object containing data indexing information differently from other identified new stored data objects.

Claims

1. A system for adaptively identifying data to be stored in a document imaging system comprising:

an identification processor programmed for identifying existence of a new and previously absent stored data object in at least one of a plurality of file directories, said identified new stored data object being associated with a particular medical entity;

a decision processor programmed for identifying a new stored data object containing received data indexing information generated in response to a filename data match; and

a communication processor programmed for providing communication among said identification processor, said decision processor and said document-imaging system for processing said identified new stored data object containing data indexing information differently from other identified new stored data objects.

2. A system according to claim 1, wherein said particular medical entity includes one or more selected from the group consisting of (a) a hospital, (b) a physician group, (c) a clinic, (d) a healthcare payer institution, (e) a healthcare provider institution, and (f) a hospital department.

3. A system according to claim 1, wherein said document-imaging system processes an identified new stored data object containing data indexing information with a first executable application and processes other identified new stored data objects for acquisition and storage using a different second executable application.

4. A system according to claim 3, wherein said document-imaging system processes said other identified new stored data objects for storage in a data repository associated with said particular medical entity.

5. A system according to claim 1, wherein said identification processor identifies existence of a new and previously absent stored data object in at least one of a plurality of file directories by:

receiving an alert indicating a new data object has been stored in a file directory; and

intermittently polling file directories to determine if there is a new stored data object addition to a directory.

6. A system according to claim 5, wherein said identification processor intermittently polls a file directory upon expiration of a predetermined file directory inactivity time interval.

7. A system according to claim 1, wherein said communication processor is further programmed to:

detect failure of at least one operation selected from the group consisting of (a) processing of an identified new stored data object containing data indexing information and (b) acquisition of other identified new stored data objects for storage; and

scheduling said operation to be retried.

8. A system according to claim 1, further comprising a configuration interface programmed to allow a user to install, configure, and operate said identification processor, said indexing processor, and said communication processor.

9. A method for adaptively identifying data to be stored in a document imaging system comprising the steps of:

identifying a stored data object in at least one of a plurality of file directories, said data object being associated with a particular medical entity;

receiving data indexing information for said data object in response to a filename data match for said stored data object; and

communicating at least a portion of said data indexing information to said document-imaging system for processing of said data object differently from other identified new stored data objects using data indexing information.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein said particular medical entity includes one or more selected from the group consisting of (a) a hospital, (b) a physician group, (c) a clinic, (d) a healthcare payer institution, (e) a healthcare provider institution, and (f) a hospital department.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein said document-imaging system processes an said data object using said data indexing information with a first executable application and processes other identified data objects using a different second executable application.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein said document-imaging system processes said other identified data object in a repository associated with said particular medical entity.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein said identification of said data object occurs after the additional steps of:

receiving an alert indicating a new data object has been stored in a file directory; and

intermittently polling file directories to determine if there is a new stored data object addition to a directory.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein said step of intermittently polling said file directory occurs upon expiration of a predetermined file directory inactivity time interval.

15. The method of claim 9, further comprising the steps of:

detecting failure of at least one operation selected from the group consisting of (a) processing of an identified said data object using said data indexing information and (b) acquisition of other identified data objects; and

scheduling said operation to be retried.