System and method for patient controlled communication of DICOM protected health information
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for verifying coupling in a differential via pair group, comprising:
- identifying said differential via pair group in a design database;
identifying a victim differential via pair in said differential via pair group, all other differential via pairs in said differential via pair group being culprit differential pairs, wherein said differential via pair group comprises at least one culprit differential via pair;
obtaining a total coupling threshold level;
calculating a total coupling factor for said victim differential via pair within said differential via pair group; and
flagging said victim differential via pair if said calculated total coupling factor exceeds said total coupling threshold level.
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Abstract
A method for verifying coupling in a differential via pair group includes identifying a differential via pair group in a design database and identifying a victim differential via pair in the differential via pair group. All other differential via pairs in the differential via pair group are identified as culprit differential pairs. The differential via pair group includes at least one culprit differential via pair. The method also includes obtaining a total coupling threshold level and calculating a total coupling factor for the victim differential via pair within the differential via pair group. The method also includes flagging the victim differential via pair if the calculated total coupling factor exceeds the total coupling threshold level.
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23 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for verifying coupling in a differential via pair group, comprising:
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identifying said differential via pair group in a design database;
identifying a victim differential via pair in said differential via pair group, all other differential via pairs in said differential via pair group being culprit differential pairs, wherein said differential via pair group comprises at least one culprit differential via pair;
obtaining a total coupling threshold level;
calculating a total coupling factor for said victim differential via pair within said differential via pair group; and
flagging said victim differential via pair if said calculated total coupling factor exceeds said total coupling threshold level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for checking a coupling level within a differential via pair group, comprising:
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a. at least one computer readable medium; and
b. computer readable program code stored on said at least one computer readable medium, said computer readable program code comprising;
i. program code for identifying a victim differential via pair in a design database;
ii. program code for calculating a total coupling value between said victim differential via pair and at least one culprit differential via pair in said design database; and
iii. program code for flagging said victim differential via pair if said total coupling factor is not within a predetermined range. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An apparatus for verifying differential via pair coupling within a differential via pair group, comprising:
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means for identifying a victim differential via pair and a plurality of culprit differential via pairs from a circuit design database, said victim differential via pair and said plurality of culprit differential via pairs comprising said differential pair group;
means for calculating a total coupling value from said culprit differential via pairs to said victim differential via pair; and
means for flagging said victim differential via pair if said total coupling factor exceeds a range identified as acceptable.
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23. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein electrical conductors in said differential via pair group are assigned polarities during said calculating, and wherein said total coupling value comprises a worst case coupling value that is maximized for any possible arrangement of polarity assignments.
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