ABSTRACTION OF COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS FOR PACS COLLABORATION SOFTWARE
First Claim
1. A collaboration framework enabling electronic communication in a healthcare environment, said framework comprising:
- a communication framework interface providing a general set of features and actions to facilitate access to a plurality of healthcare enterprise communications applications; and
a plurality of communication abstraction layers accessible via said communication framework interface, each of said plurality of communication abstraction layers defining interface functionality for a communication application.
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Abstract
Certain embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems for collaboration between systems in a healthcare environment. Certain embodiments provide a collaboration framework enabling electronic communication in a healthcare environment. The framework includes a plurality of communication abstraction layers, each of the plurality of communication abstraction layers defining interface functionality for a communication method. In certain embodiments, each of the plurality of communication abstraction layers includes a general set of features and actions. In certain embodiments, the general set of features and actions is representative of features and actions for a specific protocol or technology. The method includes transmitting data from a first system to a second system, abstracting data format and/or protocol to a general format and/or protocol and receiving the abstracted data at the second system.
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20 Claims
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1. A collaboration framework enabling electronic communication in a healthcare environment, said framework comprising:
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a communication framework interface providing a general set of features and actions to facilitate access to a plurality of healthcare enterprise communications applications; and a plurality of communication abstraction layers accessible via said communication framework interface, each of said plurality of communication abstraction layers defining interface functionality for a communication application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for abstracted communication in a healthcare environment, said method comprising:
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transmitting data from a first system to a second system, the data formatted according to at least one of a first format and a first protocol; selecting an abstraction for the data from among a plurality of communication abstraction layers according to a function of the first system and the second system; abstracting at least one of the first format and first protocol for the data according to the selected abstraction to form abstracted data in at least one of a general format and general protocol; and receiving the abstracted data at the second system. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer readable medium having a set of instructions for execution by a computer, said set of instructions comprising:
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a communication framework interface routine proving a general set of features and actions to facilitate access to a plurality of healthcare enterprise communications applications; and a plurality of communication abstraction layers accessible via said communication framework interface, each of said plurality of communication abstraction layers defining interface functionality for a communication application. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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