Image archiving and communications system
First Claim
1. A system for facilitating the communication of images, said system comprising:
- a central computer;
at least one remote computer in communication with said central computer via a communication link;
computer executable instructions executing on said at least one remote computer which automatically and without user input determine whether an image is available for download from said central computer, and if an image is available for download from said central computer, automatically and without user input download the image in the background;
computer executable instructions executing on said at least one remote computer which, after the download of the image is completed, generate and cause to be displayed a notification that the image is ready for display; and
computer executable instructions executing on said at least one remote computer which, in response to a request to display the downloaded image, cause the image to be displayed.
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Abstract
A system for facilitating the communication of images includes a central computer and at least one remote computer in communication with the central computer via a communication link. Computer executable instructions executing on the at least one remote computer automatically and without user input determine whether an image is available for download from the central computer, and if an image is available for download from the central computer, automatically and without user input download the image in the background. Additional computer executable instructions executing on the at least one remote computer, after the download of the image is completed, generate and cause to be displayed a notification that the image is ready for display. Further computer executable instructions executing on the at least one remote computer, in response to a request to display the downloaded image, cause the image to be displayed.
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29 Claims
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1. A system for facilitating the communication of images, said system comprising:
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a central computer;
at least one remote computer in communication with said central computer via a communication link;
computer executable instructions executing on said at least one remote computer which automatically and without user input determine whether an image is available for download from said central computer, and if an image is available for download from said central computer, automatically and without user input download the image in the background;
computer executable instructions executing on said at least one remote computer which, after the download of the image is completed, generate and cause to be displayed a notification that the image is ready for display; and
computer executable instructions executing on said at least one remote computer which, in response to a request to display the downloaded image, cause the image to be displayed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for facilitating the communication of medical images from an imaging center to at least one physician, said system comprising:
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an imaging center computer;
a referring physician computer in communication with said imaging center computer via a communication link;
computer executable instructions executing on said referring physician computer which automatically and without user input poll said imaging center computer periodically or from time-to-time to determine whether an image is available for download, and if an image is available for download from said imaging center computer, automatically and without user input download the image in the background;
computer executable instructions executing on said referring physician computer which, after the download of the image is completed, generate and cause to be displayed a notification that the image is ready for display; and
computer executable instructions executing on said referring physician computer which, in response to a request to display the downloaded image, cause the image to be displayed. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for facilitating the communication of images, said method comprising the steps of:
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determining, automatically and without user input, whether an image is available for download from a central computer;
downloading, if it is determined that an image is available for download, the image in the background of a computer operating system automatically and without user input;
notifying, after the download is completed, a user that the image is available for viewing;
receiving a request for display of the image from the user; and
displaying the image to the user. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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