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Method and apparatus for transmission and storage of digital medical data

  • US 20040139222A1
  • Filed: 01/14/2003
  • Published: 07/15/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/14/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for transmission of digital medical data between at least two geographically separate locations connected by data paths of limited bandwidth, the method comprising the steps of:

  • separating said medical data arriving at one of said locations into at least bulk content and metadata;

    associating said bulk content with a content identifier;

    transmitting said bulk content to at least one other of said locations and storing it;

    extending said metadata to comprise said content identifier and a list of all of said locations where said bulk content has been and stored; and

    transmitting said extended metadata to at least one of said locations and storing it.

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