Data distribution system
First Claim
Patent Images
1. An interactive method for allowing a user to obtain image data for diagnostic purposes from a server having access to stored data, comprising:
- connecting a user'"'"'s computer to the server over a communication network;
receiving from the server image selection software for the user'"'"'s computer;
requesting specific image data for transmission from the server to the user'"'"'s computer, using the image selection software;
progressively transmitting the requested specific data over the network to the user'"'"'s computer;
reconstructing images of progressively improving quality from the progressively received data;
using the produced improved images of progressively produced quality to decide on processing of the images; and
interactively selecting regions of interests in the images based on said progressively improved images, prior to the progressively received data being completely received, wherein said data transmission continues while said regions are being selected on an image reconstructed from previously transmitted data of a lower quality.
3 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
An interactive system for obtaining data for diagnostic purposes from a server having access to stores of said data wherein the server supplies the data and software to a data requesting user that enables the user to receive the data progressively so as to decide during the receipt of the data what portions of the data are to be received thereby decreasing the time required to receive the data and that enables the user to load the software to process the supplied data.
-
Citations
24 Claims
-
1. An interactive method for allowing a user to obtain image data for diagnostic purposes from a server having access to stored data, comprising:
-
connecting a user'"'"'s computer to the server over a communication network;
receiving from the server image selection software for the user'"'"'s computer;
requesting specific image data for transmission from the server to the user'"'"'s computer, using the image selection software;
progressively transmitting the requested specific data over the network to the user'"'"'s computer;
reconstructing images of progressively improving quality from the progressively received data;
using the produced improved images of progressively produced quality to decide on processing of the images; and
interactively selecting regions of interests in the images based on said progressively improved images, prior to the progressively received data being completely received, wherein said data transmission continues while said regions are being selected on an image reconstructed from previously transmitted data of a lower quality. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 21, 22)
-
-
7. An interactive method for allowing a user to obtain image data for diagnostic purposes from a server having access to stored data, comprising:
-
connecting a user'"'"'s computer to the server over a communication network;
receiving from the server image selection software for the user'"'"'s computer;
requesting specific image data for transmission from the server to the user'"'"'s computer, using the image selection software;
reducing the bit-per-pixel ratio of parts of the data being transmitted, responsive to said request, which fewer bits represent a gray scale component of said image, wherein said converting does not affect the number of pixels in said image; and
transmitting the reduced data. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
-
-
10. An interactive method for allowing a user to obtain image data for diagnostic purposes from a server having access to stored data, comprising:
-
connecting a user'"'"'s computer to the server over a communication network;
segmenting an image into background parts and tissue parts; and
transmitting the tissue parts first. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 24)
-
-
14. An interactive method for allowing a user to obtain image data for diagnostic purposes from a server having access to stored data, comprising:
-
connecting a user'"'"'s computer to the server over a communication network;
receiving from the server image selection software for the user'"'"'s computer;
requesting specific image data for transmission from the server to the user'"'"'s computer, using the image selection software;
transmitting the requested specific image data over the network from the server to user'"'"'s computer;
stopping said transmission at an arbitrary point, by command from a user at said user'"'"'s computer, responsive to said user viewing at least one image reconstructed from said image data; and
continuing said transmission after a time, responsive to a command from said user. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 20)
-
-
18. An interactive method for allowing a user to obtain image data for diagnostic purposes from a server having access to stored data, comprising:
-
connecting a user'"'"'s computer to the server over a communication network;
receiving from the server image reconstruction software for the user'"'"'s computer;
requesting specific image data for transmission from the server to the user'"'"'s computer;
transmitting the requested specific image data over the network from the server to user'"'"'s computer; and
reconstructing a diagnostic quality image, from the image data, using the reconstruction software on the user'"'"'s computer. - View Dependent Claims (19, 23)
-
Specification