Illumination apparatus
First Claim
1. A viewing device for viewing at least one image transparency having an associated tracking memory, the viewing device comprising:
- an illumination device having at least one viewing surface adapted to present at least one illumination pattern;
at least one radio frequency read write device for obtaining electronic data stored in the tracking memory of an image transparency positioned proximate to the viewing surface said tracking memory having a set of access privileges stored therein;
at least one display device for viewing at least one electronic image related to said at least one image transparency; and
a viewing area radio frequency read write device adapted to send a first electromagnetic field into a viewing area and to receive a second electromagnetic field sent from at least one radio frequency transponder associated with at least one viewer in response to the first electromagnetic field, said second electromagnetic field having information stored in a memory of the at least one radio frequency transponder, said stored information including information from which viewing privileges can be determined; and
a control processing unit adapted to receive said obtained data from said associated tracking memory and to use the obtained data for forming the at least one electronic image, said control processing unit being adapted to use information obtained from the tracking memory to define access privileges required for viewing patient related data, without reference to external data sources, and to determine viewing privileges for any identified viewer from information provided in any received second electromagnetic field, said control processing unit being adapted to prevent the illumination device and the display device from facilitating viewing of an image transparency, other patient related images, or patient related content unless the defined access privileges correspond to the determined viewing privileges.
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Abstract
A viewing device is provided for viewing at least one image transparency having an associated tracking memory. The viewing device comprises an illumination device having at least one viewing surface adapted to present at least one illumination pattern, at least one radio frequency read write device for obtaining electronic data stored in an associated tracking memory of an image transparency positioned proximate to the viewing surface and at least one display device for viewing at least one electronic image related to said at least one image transparency. A control processing unit is adapted to receive said obtained data from said associated tracking memory and to use the obtained data for forming the at least one electronic image.
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29 Claims
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1. A viewing device for viewing at least one image transparency having an associated tracking memory, the viewing device comprising:
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an illumination device having at least one viewing surface adapted to present at least one illumination pattern; at least one radio frequency read write device for obtaining electronic data stored in the tracking memory of an image transparency positioned proximate to the viewing surface said tracking memory having a set of access privileges stored therein; at least one display device for viewing at least one electronic image related to said at least one image transparency; and a viewing area radio frequency read write device adapted to send a first electromagnetic field into a viewing area and to receive a second electromagnetic field sent from at least one radio frequency transponder associated with at least one viewer in response to the first electromagnetic field, said second electromagnetic field having information stored in a memory of the at least one radio frequency transponder, said stored information including information from which viewing privileges can be determined; and a control processing unit adapted to receive said obtained data from said associated tracking memory and to use the obtained data for forming the at least one electronic image, said control processing unit being adapted to use information obtained from the tracking memory to define access privileges required for viewing patient related data, without reference to external data sources, and to determine viewing privileges for any identified viewer from information provided in any received second electromagnetic field, said control processing unit being adapted to prevent the illumination device and the display device from facilitating viewing of an image transparency, other patient related images, or patient related content unless the defined access privileges correspond to the determined viewing privileges. - 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 viewing device having for viewing at least one image transparency having an associated tracking memory, comprising:
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an illumination device having at least one viewing surface adapted to present at least one illumination pattern; a display device adapted to form at least one electronic image related to said at least one image transparency; a radio frequency read write device for obtaining electronic data stored in a tracking memory of an image transparency positioned proximate to the viewing surface, said electronic data including access privilege information and for obtaining electronic data including viewing privilege information stored in a radio frequency transponder associated with at least one viewer in a viewing area; and a control processing unit adapted to receive said obtained data from said associated tracking memory and to use the obtained data for forming the at least one electronic image and for controlling the appearance of at least one illumination pattern; wherein the control processing unit does not allow the illumination device to form an illumination area for viewing the image transparency or to present the formed image unless the control processing unit determines that the access privilege information corresponds to the viewing privilege information. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A viewing device for viewing an image transparency having a tracking memory;
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a means for reading data from the tracking memory and means for obtaining data from a radio frequency transponder associated with at least one viewer in a viewing area, said data including viewing privilege data; a means for presenting at least one image on a display surface; a means for forming an illumination pattern for viewing the image transparency so that the transparency can be viewed in the viewing area; a means for using the obtained data in presenting at least one of the electronic image and the illumination pattern; and
,a means for operating the illumination device so that the illumination device does not form an illumination area for viewing the image transparency unless the control processing unit determines, from the data obtained from the tracking memory and from the data obtained from the radio frequency transponder associated with the viewer that the viewer is authorized to view the image transparency. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
- the apparatus comprising;
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