System for processing image representative data
First Claim
1. A method for automatically converting a graphical trace of acquired patient data into digital data suitable for digital signal processing, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a first file comprising data representative of an image including said graphical trace of acquired patient data;
analyzing said received data to identify individual pixels comprising said graphical trace in said image representative data;
automatically generating a second file, different to said first file, comprising graphical trace representative data including a plurality of pixel representative data elements in a desired data format identifying the relative location of said individual pixels in relation to a reference point;
generating said desired data format by identifying the relative location of said individual pixels and identifying at least one of, (a) color of said individual pixels and (b) luminance amplitude of said individual pixels; and
storing said generated pixel representative data elements comprising said second file.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a system for converting a graphical trace of acquired patient data into digital data suitable for digital signal processing, which includes the steps of receiving data representative of an image including the graphical trace of acquired patient data; analyzing the received data to identify individual pixels comprising the graphical trace in the image representative data; generating a plurality of pixel representative data elements in a desired data format identifying the relative location of the individual pixels in relation to a reference point; generating the desired data format by identifying the relative location of the individual pixels and identifying at least one of, (a) color of said individual pixels and (b) luminance amplitude of said individual pixels; and storing the generated pixel representative data elements in a file. In addition, the received data may be formatted into a format compatible with a procedure located at a remote destination, wherein the procedure is for processing the data representative of the graphical trace to provide processed data suitable for use in presenting the graphical trace in a displayed image; and communicating the formatted data to the remote destination in response to a user command; and generating the displayed image at the remote destination using the formatted data.
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48 Claims
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1. A method for automatically converting a graphical trace of acquired patient data into digital data suitable for digital signal processing, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a first file comprising data representative of an image including said graphical trace of acquired patient data; analyzing said received data to identify individual pixels comprising said graphical trace in said image representative data; automatically generating a second file, different to said first file, comprising graphical trace representative data including a plurality of pixel representative data elements in a desired data format identifying the relative location of said individual pixels in relation to a reference point; generating said desired data format by identifying the relative location of said individual pixels and identifying at least one of, (a) color of said individual pixels and (b) luminance amplitude of said individual pixels; and storing said generated pixel representative data elements comprising said second file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for automatically converting a graphical trace into digital data suitable for digital signal processing, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a first file comprising data representative of an image including a graphical trace; analyzing said received data to identify individual pixels comprising said graphical trace in said image representative data; receiving user color selection information specifying a color; automatically generating a second file, different to said first file, comprising graphical trace representative data including a plurality of pixel representative data elements of pixels of said specified color in a desired data format identifying the relative location of said individual pixels in relation to a reference point; and storing said generated pixel representative data elements comprising said second file. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for automatically converting a graphical trace of acquired patient data into digital data suitable for digital signal processing, comprising the steps of:
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receiving data representative of an image including said graphical trace of acquired patient data; automatically generating a second file, different to said first file, comprising formatted data representing graphical trace representative data including a plurality of pixel representative data elements in a desired data format compatible with a procedure located at a remote destination, said procedure being for processing said data representative of said graphical trace to provide processed data suitable for use in presenting said graphical trace in a displayed image; communicating said formatted data to said remote destination in response to a user command; and generating said displayed image at said remote destination using said formatted data. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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21. A method for automatically converting a graphical trace of acquired patient data into digital data suitable for digital signal processing, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a first file comprising data representative of an image including said graphical trace of acquired patient data; automatically generating a second file comprising graphical trace representative formatted data including a plurality of pixel representative data elements incorporating data fields conveying said data representative of said graphical trace; initiating execution of a procedure for accessing said data fields conveying said data representative of said graphical trace and exclusive of establishing customized security protocol settings enabling access by said procedure to said formatted data, said procedure processing said data representative of said graphical trace to provide processed data suitable for use in presenting said graphical trace in a displayed image.
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25. A system for automatically converting a graphical trace of acquired patient data into digital data suitable for digital signal processing, comprising:
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an image reader programmed to; (1) receive a first file comprising data representative of an image including said graphical trace of acquired patient data; (2) analyze said received data to identify individual pixels comprising said graphical trace in said image representative data; (3) automatically generate a second file comprising graphical trace representative data including a plurality of pixel representative data elements in a desired data format identifying the relative location of said individual pixels in relation to a reference point; (4) generating said desired data format by identifying the relative location of said individual pixels and identifying at least one of, (a) color of said individual pixels and (b) luminance amplitude of said individual pixels; and a data object programmed to store said generated pixel representative data elements comprising said second file. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A system for automatically convening a graphical trace into digital data suitable for digital signal processing, comprising:
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an image reader programmed to; (1) receive a first file comprising data representative of an image including a graphical trace; (2) analyze said received data to identify individual pixels comprising said graphical trace in said image representative data; (3) receive user color selection information specifying a color; (4) automatically generate a second file comprising graphical trace representative data including a plurality of pixel representative data elements of pixels of said specified color in a desired data format identifying the relative location of said individual pixels in relation to a reference point; and a data object programmed to store said generated pixel representative data elements comprising said second file. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A system for automatically converting a graphical trace of acquired patient data into digital data suitable for digital signal processing comprising:
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an image processor programmed to receive a first file comprising data representative of an image including said graphical trace of acquired patient data and automatically generate a second file comprising graphical trace representative formatted data including a plurality of pixel representative data elements in a desired data format compatible with a procedure located at a remote destination, said procedure being for processing said data representative of said graphical trace to provide processed data suitable for use in presenting said graphical trace in a displayed image; and an imaging object programmed to communicate said formatted data to said remote destination in response to a user command to generate said displayed image at said remote destination using said formatted data. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48)
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44. A system for automatically converting a graphical trace of acquired patient data into digital data suitable for digital signal processing comprising:
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an image processor programmed to receive a first file comprising data representative of an image including said graphical trace of acquired patient data and automatically generate a second file comprising graphical trace representative formatted data including a plurality of pixel representative data elements incorporating data fields conveying said data representative of said graphical trace; and an imaging object programmed to initiate execution of a procedure for accessing said data fields conveying said data representative of said graphical trace and exclusive of establishing customized security protocol settings enabling access by said procedure to said formatted data, said procedure processing said data representative of said graphical trace to provide processed data suitable for use in presenting said graphical trace in a displayed image.
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