Methods and apparatus for battery powered devices
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1. A method comprising:
- determining, for each of a plurality of imaging systems, a charge remaining in a battery associated with the respective imaging system;
receiving an input regarding at least one scan to be performed on a subject;
determining an expected battery discharge associated with the at least one scan;
identifying an imaging system capable of performing the at least one scan based on the expected battery discharge associated with the at least one scan and the charge remaining in the respective batteries of each of the plurality of imaging systems;
scheduling the at least one scan on the identified imaging system at a desired time; and
performing the at least one scan on the identified imaging system at the desired time.
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Abstract
A method includes automatically determining a specific mobile device to use from a plurality of mobile devices based on at least one of a battery metric, a patient procedure, and a location of the devices or of the patient.
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1. A method comprising:
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determining, for each of a plurality of imaging systems, a charge remaining in a battery associated with the respective imaging system; receiving an input regarding at least one scan to be performed on a subject; determining an expected battery discharge associated with the at least one scan; identifying an imaging system capable of performing the at least one scan based on the expected battery discharge associated with the at least one scan and the charge remaining in the respective batteries of each of the plurality of imaging systems; scheduling the at least one scan on the identified imaging system at a desired time; and performing the at least one scan on the identified imaging system at the desired time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon and representing a set of instructions that when executed by a computer causes the computer to:
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receive an input from each of a plurality of imaging systems, the input from each of the plurality of imaging systems indicative of a charge remaining in a battery associated with a respective imaging system, and wherein the charge remaining is defined in an application-specific unit specific to the imaging system; receive an input regarding at least one scan to be performed on a subject; determine an expected battery discharge associated with the at least one scan; identify an imaging system capable of performing the at least one scan based on the expected battery discharge associated with the at least one scan and the charge remaining in the respective batteries of each of the plurality of imaging systems; schedule the at least one scan on the identified imaging system, such that the identified imaging system performs the at least one scan at a desired time. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A mobile x-ray imaging system comprising:
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an x-ray source; an x-ray detector positioned to receive x-rays emitted from the x-ray source; a computer operationally coupled to said x-ray detector and said x-ray source; and a battery providing power to the x-ray source and the x-ray detector; wherein the computer is programmed to; determine a status of the battery indicative of a charge remaining in the battery; receive an input regarding at least one scan to be performed by the mobile x-ray imaging system; determine an expected battery discharge associated with the at least one scan; determine if the charge remaining in the battery is sufficient to allow the mobile x-ray imaging system to perform the at least one scan; and if the charge remaining in the battery is determined to be sufficient, then schedule the at least one scan to be performed on the mobile x-ray imaging system. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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