Radiographer support system

• US 7,359,483 B2
• Filed: 10/18/2004
• Issued: 04/15/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/21/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Konica Minolta Medical & Graphic Incorporated (Konica Minolta Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Konica Minolta Medical & Graphic Incorporated (Konica Minolta Inc.)
• Inventors: Koshiji, Fukuro
• Primary Examiner(s): SONG, HOON K
• Application Number:
  US10/966,061
• Publication Number:
  US 20050097220A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,275 Days
• Field of Search: 378/116, 378189-191, 378/98.8, 378/210, 250/370.09, 340/573.1
• US Class Current: 378/116
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 2223/076 X-ray fluorescence
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 23/223 by irradiating the sample with X-rays or gamma-rays and by measuring X-ray fluorescence
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 42/04 Holders for X-ray films

Abstract

A radiographer support system containing a storage apparatus provided in a case including a recoding medium for recording radiographic image data a recording device for recording radiograph related data of the first radiographic image data a first communication device electrically connected to the recording device for a data communication and a first electrode electrically connected to the first communication device capable of being in contact with a human body, and a wearable apparatus including a second communication device for communicating with the first communication device and a second electrode electrically connected to the second communication device capable of being in contact with a human body wherein the first communication device communicate with the second communication device for transmitting the radiographic image data or X-ray photograph related data each other via a human body as a transmission line.

Claims

1. A radiographer support system comprising:

a storage apparatus provided in a case including;

a recoding medium for recording radiographic image data;

a recording device for recording radiograph related data of the radiographic image data;

a first communication device electrically connected to the recording device for data communication; and

a first electrode electrically connected to the first communication device and capable of being in contact with a human body, and

a wearable apparatus including;

a second communication device for communicating with the first communication device; and

a second electrode electrically connected to the second communication device capable of being in contact with a human body;

wherein the first communication device communicates with the second communication device to transmit the radiographic image data or the radiograph related data each other via a human body as a transmission line.

2. The radiographer support system of claim 1, wherein the radiograph related data includes one at least of a name of patient to be radiographed, a name of a portion to be radiographed, a name of radiographer or a radiographing date.

3. The radiographer support system of claim 1, wherein

the wearable apparatus includes a display device for displaying the radiographic image data or the radiograph related data, or a voice outputting device for outputting the radiograph related data in a voice.

4. The radiographer support system of claim 2, wherein

the wearable apparatus includes a display device for displaying the radiographic image data or the radiograph related data, or a voice outputting device for outputting the radiograph related data in a voice.

5. The radiographer support system of claim 3, wherein

the wearable apparatus displays that the storage apparatus is unused for a radiograph when the storage apparatus is unused, or outputs in a voice.

6. The radiographer support system of claim 4, wherein

the wearable apparatus displays or outputs in a voice that the storage apparatus is unused for a radiograph when the storage apparatus is unused, or outputs in a voice.

7. The radiographer support system of claim 1, wherein the wearable apparatus communicates with another wearable apparatus being put on a human body of the same human being via the human body as a transmission line.

8. The radiographer support system of claim 2, wherein the wearable apparatus communicates with another wearable apparatus being put on a human body of the same human being via the human body as a transmission line.

9. The radiographer support system of claim 3, wherein the wearable apparatus communicates with another wearable apparatus being put on a human body of the same human being via the human body as a transmission line.

10. The radiographer support system of claim 4, wherein the wearable apparatus communicates with another wearable apparatus being put on a human body of the same human being via the human body as a transmission line.

11. The radiographer support system of claim 5, wherein the wearable apparatus communicates with another wearable apparatus being put on a human body of the same human being via the human body as a transmission line.

12. The radiographer support system of claim 6, wherein the wearable apparatus communicates with another wearable apparatus being put on a human body of the same human being via the human body as a transmission line.

13. The radiographer support system of claim 1, wherein

the storage apparatus further comprising:

a power receiving antenna for receiving power; and

the wearable apparatus further comprising;

a power transmitting antenna for transmitting power to the receiving antenna, wherein

the wearable apparatus transmits power needed for data communication to the storage apparatus either via a human body or an air space as a transmission line.

14. The radiographer support system of claim 2, wherein

the storage apparatus further comprising:

a power receiving antenna for receiving power; and

the wearable apparatus further comprising;

a power transmitting antenna for transmitting power to the receiving antenna, wherein

the wearable apparatus transmits power needed for data communication to the storage apparatus either via a human body or an air space as a transmission line.

15. The radiographer support system of claim 3, wherein

the storage apparatus further comprising:

a power receiving antenna for receiving power; and

the wearable apparatus further comprising a power transmitting antenna for transmitting power to the receiving antenna, wherein

the wearable apparatus transmits power needed for data communication to the storage apparatus either via a human body or an air space as a transmission line.

16. The radiographer support system of claim 4, wherein

the storage apparatus further comprising:

a power receiving antenna for receiving power; and

the wearable apparatus further comprising;

a power transmitting antenna for transmitting power to the receiving antenna, wherein

the wearable apparatus transmits power needed for data communication to the storage apparatus either via a human body or an air space as a transmission line.

17. The radiographer support system of claim 5, wherein

the storage apparatus further comprising:

a power receiving antenna for receiving power; and

the wearable apparatus further comprising;

a power transmitting antenna for transmitting power to the receiving antenna, wherein

the wearable apparatus transmits power needed for data communication to the storage apparatus either via a human body or an air space as a transmission line.

18. The radiographer support system of claim 6, wherein

the storage apparatus further comprising:

a power receiving antenna for receiving power; and

the wearable apparatus further comprising;

a power transmitting antenna for transmitting power to the receiving antenna, wherein

the wearable apparatus transmits power needed for data communication to the storage apparatus either via a human body or an air space as a transmission line.

19. The radiographer support system of claim 7, wherein

the storage apparatus further comprising:

a power receiving antenna for receiving power; and

the wearable apparatus further comprising;

a power transmitting antenna for transmitting power to the receiving antenna, wherein

the wearable apparatus transmits power needed for data communication to the storage apparatus either via a human body or an air space as a transmission line.

20. The radiographer support system of claim 8, wherein

the storage apparatus further comprising:

a power receiving antenna for receiving power; and

the wearable apparatus further comprising;

a power transmitting antenna for transmitting power to the receiving antenna, wherein

the wearable apparatus transmits power needed for data communication to the storage apparatus either via a human body or an air space as a transmission line.

21. The radiographer support system of claim 9, wherein

the storage apparatus further comprising:

a power receiving antenna for receiving power; and

the wearable apparatus further comprising;

a power transmitting antenna for transmitting power to the receiving antenna, wherein

the wearable apparatus transmits power needed for data communication to the storage apparatus either via a human body or an air space as a transmission line.

22. The radiographer support system of claim 10, wherein

the storage apparatus further comprising:

a power receiving antenna for receiving power and the wearable apparatus further comprising;

a power transmitting antenna for transmitting power to the receiving antenna, wherein

the wearable apparatus transmits power needed for data communication to the storage apparatus either via a human body or an air space as a transmission line.

23. The radiographer support system of claim 11, wherein

the storage apparatus further comprising:

a power receiving antenna for receiving power; and

the wearable apparatus further comprising;

a power transmitting antenna for transmitting power to the receiving antenna, wherein

the wearable apparatus transmits power needed for data communication to the storage apparatus either via a human body or an air space as a transmission line.

24. The radiographer support system of claim 12, wherein

the storage apparatus further comprising:

a power receiving antenna for receiving power; and

the wearable apparatus further comprising;

a power transmitting antenna for transmitting power to the receiving antenna, wherein

the wearable apparatus transmits power needed for data communication to the storage apparatus either via a human body or an air space as a transmission line.

25. The radiographer support system as in any one of claims 1-24, wherein

the wearable apparatus is designed in a shape of a wristwatch, a head-mounted display, a headphone or a personal digital assistance.