Universal Interface For Medical Imaging Receptors
First Claim
1. An image data processing system comprising:
- generic image data processing circuitry adapted to receive image data in a generic format, to process the generic format image data and to send commands in a generic command format;
generic format conversion circuitry adapted to receive image receptor output data, to convert the image receptor output data into generic format image data, to send generic format image data to said generic image data processing circuitry, to receive generic format commands from said generic image data processing circuitry and to convert the generic format commands into image receptor commands; and
a bus adapted to receive image receptor output data, to send the image receptor output data to said generic format conversion circuitry, and to receive image receptor commands from said generic format conversion circuitry;
wherein;
the image receptor output data may be any type of a plurality of types of image receptor output data; and
the image receptor commands may be any type of a plurality of types of image receptor commands.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a plurality of interchangeable modules each of which is adapted to interface with at least one image receptor having predetermined physical interface parameters, including means for receiving image data from the at least one image receptor, processing means for converting the received image data into a converted, common format, and bus means for adapting to and communicating with a mother board. The interchangeable modules can be embodied in a plurality of daughter boards that are adapted for electrical connection to a mother board. Each daughter board can include the physical interface corresponding with the image receptor for which it has been programmed to receive data, with the physical interface being adapted for extending outwardly from a cabinet enclosing the daughter board and the mother board.
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20 Claims
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1. An image data processing system comprising:
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generic image data processing circuitry adapted to receive image data in a generic format, to process the generic format image data and to send commands in a generic command format; generic format conversion circuitry adapted to receive image receptor output data, to convert the image receptor output data into generic format image data, to send generic format image data to said generic image data processing circuitry, to receive generic format commands from said generic image data processing circuitry and to convert the generic format commands into image receptor commands; and a bus adapted to receive image receptor output data, to send the image receptor output data to said generic format conversion circuitry, and to receive image receptor commands from said generic format conversion circuitry; wherein; the image receptor output data may be any type of a plurality of types of image receptor output data; and the image receptor commands may be any type of a plurality of types of image receptor commands. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An image data processing system comprising:
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generic image data processing circuitry adapted to receive image data in a generic format, to process the generic format image data and to send commands in a generic command format; generic format conversion circuitry adapted to receive image receptor output data, to convert the image receptor output data into generic format image data, to send generic format image data to said generic image data processing circuitry, to receive generic format commands from said generic image data processing circuitry and to convert the generic format commands into image receptor commands; a bus adapted to receive image receptor output data, to send the image receptor output data to said generic format conversion circuitry, and to receive image receptor commands from said generic format conversion circuitry; and a plurality of interchangeable modules, each interchangeable module being adapted to receive image receptor commands from said bus, to send the image receptor commands to a respective external image receptor, to receive the image receptor output data from its corresponding external image receptor, and to send the image receptor data to said bus; wherein; the plurality of external image receptors include more than one type of image receptor; the image receptor output data includes more than one type of image receptor output data; and the image receptor commands include more than one type of image receptor commands. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An image data receiving and processing system comprising:
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generic image data processing circuitry adapted to receive image data in a generic format, to process the generic format image data and to send commands in a generic command format; generic format conversion circuitry adapted to receive image receptor output data, to convert the image receptor output data into generic format image data, to send generic format image data to said generic image data processing circuitry, to receive generic format commands from said generic image data processing circuitry and to convert the generic format commands into image receptor commands; a bus/interface assembly adapted to receive image receptor output data, to send the image receptor output data to said generic format conversion circuitry, and to receive image receptor commands from said generic format conversion circuitry; a plurality of image receptors, with each image receptor being adapted to receive image receptor commands from said bus/interface assembly, to generate image receptor output data in response to the image receptor commands and to radiation received from an external source, and to send the image receptor output data to said bus/interface assembly; wherein said plurality of image receptors includes at least one radiographic based image receptor and at least one non-radiographic based image receptor.
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