Method and apparatus for configuring and monitoring a system unit in a medical diagnostic system
First Claim
1. A method for configuring and monitoring a system unit in a medical diagnostic system, the method comprising:
- establishing a communication connection between the medical diagnostic system and a remote facility;
communicating characteristic information regarding operation of the system unit in the medical diagnostic system from the remote facility to the medical diagnostic system;
configuring the medical diagnostic system in accordance with the characteristic information regarding operation of the system unit; and
monitoring the operation information of the system unit in the medical diagnostic system using an operator workstation at the medical diagnostic system.
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Abstract
A method for configuring and monitoring a system unit in a medical diagnostic system includes establishing a communication connection between the medical diagnostic system and a remote facility, communicating characteristic information regarding operation of the system unit in the medical diagnostic system from the remote facility to the medical diagnostic system, configuring the medical diagnostic system in accordance with the characteristic information regarding operation of the system unit, and monitoring the operation information of the system unit in the medical diagnostic system using an operator workstation at the medical diagnostic system. A corresponding apparatus includes a storage medium coupled to the system unit which stores information for the system unit in the medical diagnostic system and a communication interface configured to allow communications between the medical diagnostic system and a remote facility. The communications provide for the configuring of the medical diagnostic system to accept the system unit and for monitoring of the system unit.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for configuring and monitoring a system unit in a medical diagnostic system, the method comprising:
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establishing a communication connection between the medical diagnostic system and a remote facility;
communicating characteristic information regarding operation of the system unit in the medical diagnostic system from the remote facility to the medical diagnostic system;
configuring the medical diagnostic system in accordance with the characteristic information regarding operation of the system unit; and
monitoring the operation information of the system unit in the medical diagnostic system using an operator workstation at the medical diagnostic system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus which provides for the configuring and monitoring of a system unit in a-medical diagnostic system, the apparatus comprising:
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a storage medium coupled to the system unit which stores information for the system unit in the medical diagnostic system; and
a communication interface configured to allow communications between the medical diagnostic system and a remote facility, the communications providing for the configuring of the medical diagnostic system to accept the system unit and for monitoring of the system unit. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for configuring and monitoring a system unit in the medical diagnostic system, the system comprising:
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means for communicating characteristic information regarding operation of the system unit in the medical diagnostic system from the remote facility to the medical diagnostic system;
means for configuring the medical diagnostic system in accordance with the characteristic information from the remote facility;
means for communicating operation information of the system unit in the medical diagnostic system to the remote facility; and
means for monitoring the operation information of the system unit in the medical diagnostic system. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. An x-ray tube comprising:
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a vacuum vessel;
an anode assembly disposed in the vacuum vessel and including a target;
a cathode assembly disposed in the vacuum vessel at a distance from the anode assembly, the cathode assembly being configured to emit electrons which hit the target of the anode assembly and produce x-rays;
a programmed digital processing circuit; and
an interface coupled to the processing circuit and at least the cathode assembly generating a signal representative of the cathode assembly and its operation, wherein the digital processing circuit is configured to manipulate digital data representative of the cathode assembly. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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