Medical imaging system with integrated service interface
First Claim
1. An improved medical diagnostic system comprising:
- a medical diagnostic station for acquiring data for reconstruction into an image;
a system controller operatively coupled to the station, the system controller regulating operation of the station;
an operator station coupled to the system controller and disposed at the diagnostic station, the operator station including an operator interface device displaying a plurality of graphical user interface pages at the diagnostic station for composing a service request and transmitting the service request to a remote service facility via a network connection.
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Abstract
A user interface is disclosed for interactively exchanging service data between medical diagnostic systems and remote field service facilities. The interface provides a series of user-viewable pages for the display and input of service requests, service reports, messages, protocols, and so forth. The user interface may further include on-screen input devices, such as graphical buttons, for executing service requests, accessing service messages and reports, and so forth. The user interface is uniform over a variety of system modalities, including magnetic resonance imaging systems, computed tomography systems, x-ray systems, and so forth, facilitating the exchange of service data despite differences in the modality system configurations.
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28 Claims
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1. An improved medical diagnostic system comprising:
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a medical diagnostic station for acquiring data for reconstruction into an image;
a system controller operatively coupled to the station, the system controller regulating operation of the station;
an operator station coupled to the system controller and disposed at the diagnostic station, the operator station including an operator interface device displaying a plurality of graphical user interface pages at the diagnostic station for composing a service request and transmitting the service request to a remote service facility via a network connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A graphical user interface for exchanging service data between a medical diagnostic system and a remote service facility, the medical diagnostic system including a medical diagnostic station for acquiring data for reconstruction into an image, the interface comprising:
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an operator station coupled to the diagnostic station and disposed at the diagnostic station and including an operator interface device displaying a plurality of graphical user interface pages for composing a service request at the diagnostic station and transmitting the service request to a remote service facility via a network connection based upon data from the diagnostic station;
at least one service request page accessible on the user interface device, the service request page including fields for input of service request data including data descriptive of operation of the diagnostic station; and
a service request transmission command device on the user interface device for selectively transmitting the service request data to a remote service facility via a network connection. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A medical diagnostic system comprising:
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a first diagnostic station of a first modality serviceable from a remote location;
a second diagnostic station of a second modality serviceable from the remote location, the second modality being different from the first modality;
a uniform user interface installed on the first and the second diagnostic stations for transmitting and receiving service data. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A graphical user interface for a medical diagnostic system, the interface comprising:
a plurality of user viewable interface pages including a service request page having plurality of fields for composing a service request, the interface pages including a plurality of graphical command devices for navigating through the interface pages and for transmitting and receiving service data, the interface pages being configurable for at least two different medical diagnostic system modalities in a uniform navigation sequence via the graphical command devices. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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