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Low-cost medical image transfer and control system and method

  • US 6,757,413 B1
  • Filed: 02/23/2000
  • Issued: 06/29/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A low-cost, medical image snap-shot formatting device, comprising:

  • an operations system;

    a remote installation;

    a camera; and

    a non-camera peripheral;

    wherein the operations system comprises an image processing circuit and a videophone, the image processing circuit comprising a first digital signal processor operably coupled to a first signal formatting component, the first digital signal processor operating under control of a first pre-determined program and a second digital signal processor operating under control of a second pre-determined program, said second digital signal processor operably coupled to said first digital signal processor, wherein said first signal formatting component is capable of receiving medical image snap-shot data from the camera and, wherein upon said first signal formatting component receiving said medical image snap-shot data, the first signal digital signal processor formats said medical image snap-shot data into a digital format, if said medical image snap-shot data is not already in a digital format, and supplies the digitally formatted medical image data to said second digital signal processor in both a first thumbnail image suitable for transfer over a plain old telephone system and a second high-resolution snap-shot image suitable for transfer over a plain old telephone system;

    wherein said second digital signal processor supplies the first thumbnail image to the videophone wherein a videophone processor transmits the first thumbnail image to the remote installation over the plain old telephone system and wherein the second digital processor stores the second high-resolution snap-shot image in an image memory;

    wherein the remote installation comprises a video display and a communication device whereupon said remote installation receives and displays said first thumbnail image and wherein said communication device communicates over the plain old telephone system to selectively request transmission of the second high-resolution image or the taking of a new medical image with the camera.

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