Radiography network system and radiographic image capturing system control method
First Claim
1. A radiography network system, which is equipped with a radiographic image capturing system having at least a plurality of image capturing apparatus for detecting radiation that has passed through a subject in a radiographic image capturing process and converting the radiation into radiographic image information, and a plurality of controllers for controlling the image capturing apparatus based on image capture command information supplied from the exterior, at least the plurality of image capturing apparatus and the plurality of controllers of the radiographic image capturing system being interconnected over a wireless network, wherein:
- a portion or all of the plurality of image capturing apparatus each include respectively a communication device for establishing a communication link with one of the controllers from among the plurality of controllers, and transmitting the obtained radiographic image information to the one controller;
the plurality of controllers each include respectively a backup unit therein, which is operated in the case that the communication link is not established;
the backup unit comprising;
a unit for monitoring the network, reading the radiographic image information during transmission thereof via the network, and temporarily storing the read radiographic image information as backup data; and
a unit for transmitting a portion or all of the backup data to the one controller as supplementary data in accordance with a data supplementing request from the one controller.
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Abstract
An image capturing apparatus establishes a communication link with one console and transmits obtained radiographic image information to the one console. The one console includes a backup unit therein. The backup unit includes means (network monitoring unit, backup data storage unit) for monitoring a network, reading the radiographic image information during transmission thereof via the network, and temporarily storing the read radiographic image information as backup data, and means (supplementary data extraction unit, supplementary data transmitter) for transmitting to another console as supplementary data a portion or all of the backup data, in accordance with a data supplementing request from the other console.
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11 Claims
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1. A radiography network system, which is equipped with a radiographic image capturing system having at least a plurality of image capturing apparatus for detecting radiation that has passed through a subject in a radiographic image capturing process and converting the radiation into radiographic image information, and a plurality of controllers for controlling the image capturing apparatus based on image capture command information supplied from the exterior, at least the plurality of image capturing apparatus and the plurality of controllers of the radiographic image capturing system being interconnected over a wireless network, wherein:
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a portion or all of the plurality of image capturing apparatus each include respectively a communication device for establishing a communication link with one of the controllers from among the plurality of controllers, and transmitting the obtained radiographic image information to the one controller; the plurality of controllers each include respectively a backup unit therein, which is operated in the case that the communication link is not established; the backup unit comprising; a unit for monitoring the network, reading the radiographic image information during transmission thereof via the network, and temporarily storing the read radiographic image information as backup data; and a unit for transmitting a portion or all of the backup data to the one controller as supplementary data in accordance with a data supplementing request from the one controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A radiographic image capturing system control method, for controlling through a wireless network at least a plurality of image capturing apparatus and a plurality of controllers, which constitute a radiographic image capturing system comprising at least the plurality of image capturing apparatus for detecting radiation that has passed through a subject in a radiographic image capturing process and converting the radiation into radiographic image information, and the plurality of controllers for controlling the image capturing apparatus based on image capture command information supplied from the exterior, at least the plurality of image capturing apparatus and the plurality of controllers of the radiographic image capturing system being interconnected over the wireless network, comprising the steps of:
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establishing a communication link between a portion or all of the image capturing apparatus and one of the controllers from among the plurality of controllers, and transmitting the obtained radiographic image information to the one controller; and performing backup processing in the event that the communication link is not established; the backup processing step further comprising the steps of; monitoring the network, reading the radiographic image information during transmission thereof via the network, and temporarily storing the read radiographic image information as backup data; and transmitting a portion or all of the backup data to the one controller as supplementary data in accordance with a data supplementing request from the one controller.
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