LEVELS OF ACCESS TO MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC FEATURES BASED ON USER LOGIN

• US 20080184330A1
• Filed: 01/25/2007
• Published: 07/31/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/25/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: General Electric Company
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Wan, Xin, Lal, Rakesh M., Jones, Cheryl R, Bernard, Guy G, Peng, Helen H., Launay, Laurent, Le, Toan T., Mack, David C.
• Application Number:
  US11/627,342
• Publication Number:
  US 20080184330A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2149 Restricted operating environment

Abstract

Systems, apparatus, and computer methods are provided for controlling access to advanced medical diagnostic imaging applications based on the login credential of a user and the access policy for that user. All users are categorized based on training, authorization, and status with an identified project. The advanced medical diagnostic imaging applications are configured based on the retrieved access policy for the user.

Claims

1. A computer-accessible medium having executable instructions for controlling the access of users to advanced medical diagnostic imaging applications, the executable instructions capable of directing a processor to perform:

receiving login credential from a user;

retrieving based on the received login credential of the user the access policy to advanced medical diagnostic imaging applications for the user;

configuring desired advanced medical diagnostic imaging applications based on the retrieved access policy for the user; and

presenting the configured advanced medical diagnostic imaging applications to the user.

2. The computer-accessible medium of claim 1, wherein the login credential from the user is one or more password, token, data signal, login identification.

3. The computer-accessible medium of claim 1, wherein the access policy is one of no access to the advanced medical diagnostic imaging applications, limited access to the advanced medical diagnostic imaging applications, or unfettered access to the advanced medical diagnostic imaging applications.

4. The computer-accessible medium of claim 1, wherein users are one or more key user, authorized user, trained user, untrained user, unauthorized user, invited user.

5. The computer-accessible medium of claim 1, wherein configuring desired advanced medical diagnostic imaging applications is one of denying access to the user, providing access only to some of the features of the desired advanced medical diagnostic imaging applications, denying access to control features of the desired advanced medical diagnostic imaging applications, denying access to some features and to control features of the desired advanced medical diagnostic imaging applications.

6. The computer-accessible medium of claim 5, wherein a control feature is at least editing feature, saving feature, deleting feature, opening feature.

7. A computer method for controlling the access of users to advanced medical diagnostic imaging applications comprising:

retrieving based on a received login credential the access policy to advanced medical diagnostic imaging applications for the user;

receiving a request for advanced medical diagnostic imaging applications from the user;

configuring the advanced medical diagnostic imaging applications based on the retrieved access policy for the user; and

presenting the configured advanced medical diagnostic imaging applications to the user.

8. The computer method of claim 7, wherein the login credential from the user is one or more password, token, data signal, login identification.

9. The computer method of claim 7, wherein the access policy is one of no access to the advanced medical diagnostic imaging applications, limited access to the advanced medical diagnostic imaging applications, or unfettered access to the advanced medical diagnostic imaging applications.

10. The computer method of claim 7, wherein users are one or more key user, authorized user, trained user, untrained user, unauthorized user, invited user.

11. The computer method of claim 7, wherein configuring desired advanced medical diagnostic imaging applications is one of denying access to the user, providing access only to some of the features of the desired advanced medical diagnostic imaging applications, denying access to control features of the desired advanced medical diagnostic imaging applications, denying access to some features and to control features of the desired advanced medical diagnostic imaging applications.

12. The computer method of claim 11, wherein a control feature is at least editing feature, saving feature, deleting feature, opening feature.

13. A system to control the access of users to advanced medical diagnostic imaging applications comprising:

a processor;

a storage device coupled to the processor for storing access policy to advanced medical diagnostic imaging applications for each user;

software means operative on the processor for;

retrieving based on a received login credential the access policy for the user from the storage device;

receiving request for advanced medical diagnostic imaging applications from the user;

configuring the advanced medical diagnostic imaging applications based on the retrieved access policy for the user; and

presenting the configured advanced medical diagnostic imaging applications to the user.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the login credential from the user is one or more password, token, data signal, login identification.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the access policy is one of no access to the advanced medical diagnostic imaging applications, limited access to the advanced medical diagnostic imaging applications, or unfettered access to the advanced medical diagnostic imaging applications.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein users are one or more key user, authorized user, trained user, untrained user, unauthorized user, invited user.

17. The system of claim 13, wherein configuring desired advanced medical diagnostic imaging applications is one of denying access to the user, providing access only to some of the features of the desired advanced medical diagnostic imaging applications, denying access to control features of the desired advanced medical diagnostic imaging applications, denying access to some features and to control features of the desired advanced medical diagnostic imaging applications.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein a control feature is at least editing feature, saving feature, deleting feature, opening feature.

19. The system of claim 13, the system further comprising:

a user interface for adding new users and modifying access policy of users of the advanced medical diagnostic imaging applications.

20. The system of claim 17, the system further comprising:

adding to the storage device a grouping of user types that have the same permission level.