Method and system for remote monitoring of processing status in computer-aided detection systems
First Claim
1. A method for providing remote monitoring of status information to a film-based CAD system user comprising:
- providing a CAD system with a film digitizer;
providing films to be processed to the film digitizer;
performing a processing operation on the films;
identifying a status change in the digitizer during the processing operation; and
transmitting notification of the status change to a user located remotely from the digitizer.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a method and system for remotely monitoring computer-aided detection (CAD) system processing status. In film-based CAD systems digital images are created by a film digitizer, which is typically loaded with 50 or 100 films. Occasionally, film feeding errors occur which halt the digitization. This invention provides a method and system for detecting the stoppage and for notifying an operator who is not in the vicinity of the digitizer. Notification is accomplished by a variety of methods including pager, telephone, cell phone, and mobile computing devices. In addition to notification of stoppages, the operator may choose to be notified when a certain number of films remain to be processed. This allows the digitizer to be loaded with additional films before the CAD system completes processing of the originally loaded set of films. System efficiency is increased by eliminating idle intervals where the CAD system is stopped awaiting input data.
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31 Claims
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1. A method for providing remote monitoring of status information to a film-based CAD system user comprising:
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providing a CAD system with a film digitizer; providing films to be processed to the film digitizer; performing a processing operation on the films; identifying a status change in the digitizer during the processing operation; and transmitting notification of the status change to a user located remotely from the digitizer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for operating a digitizer comprising:
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providing a CAD system, the CAD system including a film digitizer and a user specific configuration file having information for initiating contact with a user; providing films to be processed to the film digitizer; performing a processing operation on the films; identifying a status change in the digitizer during the processing operation; and transmitting notification of the status change to a user located remotely from the digitizer. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for providing remote monitoring of status information to a film-based CAD system user comprising:
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providing a CAD system with a film digitizer; providing films to be processed to the film digitizer; performing a processing operation on the films; identifying a status change in the digitizer during the processing operation; and initiating contact with a user located remotely from the digitizer in response to the identification of a status change. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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28. A method for providing remote monitoring of status information to a CAD system user comprising:
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providing input imagery to the CAD system; performing a processing operation on the input imagery; identifying a status change in the processing operation; and transmitting notification of the status change to a user located remotely from the CAD system. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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