NON-DICOM OBJECT ATTACHMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method of storing content on a portable computer-readable medium, the method comprising:
- with a computer system, receiving a request to store, on the portable computer-readable medium, a medical image in a standardized format compliant with a medical imaging standard for communicating medical images between computer systems adapted to receive the medical images in the standardized format;
receiving a request to store additional data in a second format, other than the standardized format, on the portable computer-readable medium;
receiving, in a non-transitory, computer-readable memory operatively connected to the computer system, the medical image and the additional data to be stored on the portable computer-readable medium;
associating the additional data with the medical image so the additional data is stored with the medical image on the portable computer-readable medium; and
storing the medical image and the additional data on the portable computer-readable medium with content that, when processed by a user computer to which the portable computer-readable medium has been introduced, provides a user an option to access to both the medical image and the additional data on the portable computer-readable medium from a common user interface.
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Abstract
Provided is a method and apparatus for storing content on a portable computer-readable medium. A computer system receives a request to store a medical image and additional data in a different format on the portable computer-readable medium. The medical image and the additional data to be stored are received in a computer memory, and an association is established between the additional data and the medical image so the additional data is stored with the medical image on the portable computer-readable medium. The medical image and the additional data are stored on the portable computer-readable medium with an application that, when executed by a user computer, grants a user access to both the medical image and the additional data on the portable computer-readable medium.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of storing content on a portable computer-readable medium, the method comprising:
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with a computer system, receiving a request to store, on the portable computer-readable medium, a medical image in a standardized format compliant with a medical imaging standard for communicating medical images between computer systems adapted to receive the medical images in the standardized format; receiving a request to store additional data in a second format, other than the standardized format, on the portable computer-readable medium; receiving, in a non-transitory, computer-readable memory operatively connected to the computer system, the medical image and the additional data to be stored on the portable computer-readable medium; associating the additional data with the medical image so the additional data is stored with the medical image on the portable computer-readable medium; and storing the medical image and the additional data on the portable computer-readable medium with content that, when processed by a user computer to which the portable computer-readable medium has been introduced, provides a user an option to access to both the medical image and the additional data on the portable computer-readable medium from a common user interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer system that stores content on a portable computer-readable medium, the computer system comprising:
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a request receiving component that receives; a request to store, on the portable computer-readable medium, a medical image in a standardized format compliant with a medical imaging standard for communicating medical images between computer systems adapted to receive the medical images in the standardized format, and a request to store additional data in a second format, other than the standardized format, on the portable computer-readable medium; a non-transitory, computer-readable memory that stores the medical image, the additional data to be stored on the portable computer-readable medium, and content that, when processed by a user computer, provides a user selectable options to access to both the medical image and the additional data on the portable computer-readable medium from a common user interface; a processing component that associates the additional data with the medical image so the additional data is stored with the medical image on the portable computer-readable medium; and a writing component that stores the medical image, the additional data and the content on the portable computer-readable medium. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of presenting content on a portable computer-readable medium provided to a user with a user computer, the method comprising:
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with the user computer, determining that the portable computer-readable medium stores a medical image and additional data, wherein the medical image is in a standardized format compliant with a medical imaging standard for communicating medical images between computer systems each provided with a viewer specifically adapted to view medical images in the standardized format, and the additional data is in a second format, other than the standardized format; on a display of the user computer, presenting the user with a user interface for accessing both the medical image and the additional data; in response to receiving a selection of an option from the user interface to access the medical image input by the user via the user computer, executing the viewer using the user computer to present the medical image to the user; and in response to receiving a selection of an option from the user interface to access the additional data input by the user via the user computer, executing a default application installed on the user computer for presenting the additional data in the second format to the user. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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