MULTI-SITE VIDEO BASED COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSTIC AND ANALYTICAL PLATFORM

• US 20140282018A1
• Filed: 03/14/2014
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Eagleyemed, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Eagleyemed, Inc.
• Inventors: Amble, Ravi, Raza, Farooq
• Granted Patent: US 9,021,358 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/733
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/002 Monitoring the patient using a local or closed circuit, e.g. in a room or building A61B5/0017 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 7/52074 Composite displays, e.g. split-screen displays; Combination of multiple images or of images and alphanumeric tabular information
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/20 for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/02 for separating internal from external traffic, e.g. firewalls
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/166 at the transport layer
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a stream of biometric imaging data of a patient; receiving medical data about the patient; receiving a video stream depicting a source of the biometric imaging data; receiving supplemental information selected from a group consisting of: a second video stream depicting a human, one or more use cases corresponding to the biometric imaging data, an image of anatomy comparable to the biometric imaging data; and preparing for simultaneous output to a graphical user interface on a single display screen: the biometric imaging data, the medical data, the video stream depicting a source of the biometric imaging data, and the supplemental information. Each of the biometric imaging data, the medical data about the patient, the video stream depicting a source of the biometric imaging data, and the supplemental information is simultaneously output in a unique region of the graphical user interface.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving a stream of biometric imaging data of a patient;

receiving medical data about the patient;

receiving a video stream depicting a source of the biometric imaging data;

receiving supplemental information selected from a group consisting of;

a second video stream depicting a human, one or more use cases corresponding to the biometric imaging data, an image of anatomy comparable to the biometric imaging data; and

preparing for simultaneous output to a graphical user interface on a single display screen;

the biometric imaging data, the medical data about the patient, the video stream depicting a source of the biometric imaging data, and the supplemental information;

wherein each of the biometric imaging data, the medical data about the patient, the video stream depicting a source of the biometric imaging data, and the supplemental information is simultaneously output in a unique region of the graphical user interface.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the biometric imaging data is ultrasound sonograph data.

3. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the biometric imaging data is radiography data.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the stream of biometric imaging data is received in real time concurrently with the video stream, and further comprising sending user input to a location of the source of the biometric imaging data.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising sending changes to the supplemental information to a remote server for saving said changes.

6. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the supplemental information includes the second video stream, wherein the second video stream is of a medical practitioner, wherein the medical practitioner also sees the information on the graphical user interface.

7. A method, comprising:

receiving biometric imaging data from a medical device;

transmitting a stream of the biometric imaging data of a patient to a remote location;

transmitting a video stream depicting a source of the biometric imaging data;

receiving instructions to alter an acquisition characteristic of the biometric imaging data from the remote location; and

outputting the instructions to alter the acquisition characteristic of the biometric imaging data.

8. The method as recited in claim 7, wherein the biometric imaging data is ultrasound sonograph data.

9. The method as recited in claim 7, wherein the biometric imaging data is radiography data.

10. The method as recited in claim 7, wherein the stream of biometric imaging data is transmitted in real time concurrently with the video stream.

11. The method as recited in claim 7, wherein the instructions are live voice instructions from a user at the remote location, the instructions being audibly output.

12. The method as recited in claim 7, wherein the instructions are control instructions from a user at the remote location, the instructions being output to a device acquiring the biometric imaging data.

13. The method as recited in claim 7, wherein the biometric imaging data is compressed and transmitted at a rate of less than 800 kilobits per second.

14. A method, comprising:

receiving from a first location via a network a stream of biometric imaging data of a patient, wherein the biometric imaging data includes ultrasound sonograph data;

receiving medical data about the patient;

receiving a video stream depicting a source of the biometric imaging data;

receiving supplemental information selected from a group consisting of;

a second video stream depicting a human, one or more use cases corresponding to the biometric imaging data, an image of anatomy comparable to the biometric imaging data;

preparing for simultaneous output on a graphical user interface on a single display screen at a second location that is remote from the first location;

the biometric imaging data, the medical data about the patient, the video stream depicting a source of the biometric imaging data, and the supplemental information;

sending the biometric imaging data, the medical data about the patient, the video stream depicting a source of the biometric imaging data, and the supplemental information to a device having the display screen at the second location;

wherein each of the biometric imaging data, the medical data about the patient, the video stream depicting a source of the biometric imaging data, and the supplemental information is simultaneously output in a unique region of the graphical user interface;

receiving user input from the first location for controlling a device acquiring the ultrasound sonograph data; and

sending the user input to the second location of the source of the biometric imaging data.

15. The method as recited in claim 14, wherein the biometric imaging data further includes radiography data.

16. The method as recited in claim 14, wherein the stream of biometric imaging data is received and sent in real time concurrently with the video stream.

17. The method as recited in claim 14, further comprising sending changes to the supplemental information to a remote server for saving said changes.

18. The method as recited in claim 14, wherein the supplemental information includes the second video stream, wherein the second video stream is of a medical practitioner, wherein the medical practitioner also sees the information on the graphical user interface.

19. The method as recited in claim 14, comprising automatically selecting the image of anatomy comparable to the biometric imaging data based on an analysis of the biometric imaging data without receiving user input, the selected image being sent to the second location.