Information Collection System
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1. A method of collecting information relating to an image, the method comprising:
- presenting the image;
receiving at a server a plurality of data items relating to said image each of said data items being received from one of a plurality of computers;
associating said data items with an identifier identifying said image at said server; and
storing each data item together with the associated identifier in a data repository.
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Abstract
A method and system of collecting information relating to an image. The method comprises presenting the image from a first computer. A plurality of second computers is connected to the first computer, and these second computers generate a plurality of data items relating to said image. Each of said data items are transmitted from a respective one of the plurality of second computers to the first computer, and each data item is received at the first computer. Said data items are associated with an identifier identifying said image, and each data item is stored together with the associated identifier in a database.
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1. A method of collecting information relating to an image, the method comprising:
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presenting the image; receiving at a server a plurality of data items relating to said image each of said data items being received from one of a plurality of computers; associating said data items with an identifier identifying said image at said server; and storing each data item together with the associated identifier in a data repository. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A method of collecting information relating to an image, the method comprising:
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presenting the image from a first computer; generating a plurality of data items relating to said image, each of said data items being generated by one of a plurality of second computers connected to said first computer; transmitting each of said data items from a respective one of the plurality of second computers to the first computer; receiving each of said data items at the first computer; associating said data items with an identifier identifying said image at said first computer; and storing each data item together with the associated identifier in a data repository. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97)
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98. A method of collecting information relating to an image, the method comprising:
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generating a data item relating to a displayed image at a second computer, and transmitting said data item from said second computer to a first computer;
wherein said first computer is configured to display said image, to receive said data item from said second computer, to receive at least one further data item from at least one further second computer, to associate said data items with an identifier identifying said image, and to store each data item together with the associated identifier in a data repository. - View Dependent Claims (99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127)
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128. A system for collecting information relating to an image, the system comprising a first computer in communication with a plurality of second computers wherein:
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the first computer is configured to present the image, each of the second computers is configured to capture a data item relating to the image and to transmit said data item to said first computer; and the first computer is configured to receive said data items, to associate an identifier identifying said image with each data item, and to output each data item together with the associated identifier to a data repository. - View Dependent Claims (129, 130, 131)
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132. A method for collecting data representing an assessment of scarring displayed in an image, the method comprising:
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presenting said image; receiving a plurality of data items relating to said image, each of said data items being received from one of a plurality of computers, and each data item representing an assessment of scarring displayed in the image associating said data items with an identifier identifying said image; and storing each data item together with the associated identifier in a database.
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133. A method for collecting assessment data relating to displayed data, the method comprising:
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providing computer program code to a plurality of second computers, said computer program code being executable at each of said second computers to control collection of said assessment data; presenting said displayed data; and receiving assessment data relating to said displayed data from each of said plurality of second computers, said assessment data being generated at each of said second computers by execution of said computer program code. - View Dependent Claims (134, 135, 136, 137, 138)
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139. Apparatus for collecting information relating to an image, the apparatus comprising:
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display means configured to present the image; receiving means configured to receive a plurality of data items relating to said image from one of a plurality of computers; processor means configured to associate said data items with an identifier identifying said image; and storage means configured to store each data item together with the associated identifier in a data repository.
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140. Apparatus for collecting information relating to an image, the apparatus comprising:
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processing means configured to generate a data item relating to a displayed image, and transmitting means configured to transmit said data item to a first computer, wherein said first computer is configured to display said image, to receive said data item from said second computer, to receive at least one further data item from at least one further second computer to associate said data items with an identifier identifying said image, and to store each data item together with the associated identifier in a data repository.
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141. A method of collecting information relating to an image, the method comprising:
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presenting the image; transmitting to each of a plurality of computers a request for a data item relating to said image; receiving at a server a plurality of data items relating to said image, each of said data items being received from one of a plurality of computers, and each of said data items being received in response to said request; associating said data items with an identifier identifying said image at said server; and storing each data item together with the associated identifier in a data repository.
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142. A method of collecting information relating to an image, the method comprising:
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presenting the image for a predetermined time period; transmitting a request to each of a plurality of computers for a data item relating to said image; receiving a plurality of data items relating to said image, each of said data items being received from one of a plurality of computers, and each of said data items being received within said predetermined time period; associating said received data items with an identifier identifying said image; and storing each data item together with the associated identifier in a data repository. - View Dependent Claims (143)
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